First Lacrosse game as a family!

A few years ago, The Big Guy Lowe was the head coach for King's Way Lacrosse.

He's a great coach, and the team was so disappointed when he determined that he wouldn't be able to take that much time out of his other responsibilities.  While he's been extremely busy in all areas of his life, he has tried to maintain his relationship with the team.

After the wonderful day of Lacrosse yesterday, The Big Guy Lowe was ecstatic when he found out King's Way had a home game that night!!  We knew what we were doing as a family!

I wish I would have taken more pictures.  It was the cutest thing watching each of the boys walk up to the game holding their sticks.  J even had his little stick!  We brought warm blankets and were bundled up.  I brought secret treats just in case the younger boys started to lose interest before the game ended.

We found our seats and immediately The Big Guy Lowe went to talk with some parents that he knew.  They immediately made room for him and started catching up.  It made me so happy to see him amongst all the families.  He is such a great coach and an even better example.  No, he's not perfect, but he is wonderful and I love him dearly!

It was getting dark pretty fast, but I tried to get a picture of him when he took J across the field to talk with the current head coach and team.

After being stopped by more parents and some returning players that he had coached, he spent the remainder of the game sharing the ins and outs of the game with G, who loved every minute of it!

Unfortunately, King's Way lost that game, but I don't think that either The Big Guy Lowe or G could have been any happier!  G decided that he really wants to play lacrosse and The Big Guy Lowe can't wait to coach him!

It doesnt' get better than this...

Somedays are perfect! 

Perfect!  Really! 

Nothing I would change!  I love those days!!

Today was one of those days!!  :)

We started out with plans of spending time at the coast!  We were excited about it, but when the day came, The Big Guy Lowe had some important things he needed to do that morning.  Because the weather was freakishly amazing, the boys and I headed outside.  After awhile, we realized we wouldn't be able to head out to the ocean, but we weren't too disappointed.  This day just felt like it was going to be wonderful...and it was!!

We started out doing some yard work!  Boy does that feel good--especially when it's been months and months since the last time getting dirt in your fingernails!!  J and I worked in the front yard while The Big Guy Lowe took the other two boys over to the church to paint a sign frame.  The temperature was in the 60s and sunny--warm enough to make everything enjoyable!

Now that it was time to play, the Lacrosse sticks were the first thing brought out!  The Big Guy Lowe and G worked on their skills throughout the morning.  It was so fun to see how much G loved playing!

 

 

Big D was loving riding his bike...

and J did a little bit of everything!!

Take a look at some of these moves!

and then, somehow, we knew it was time for lunch.  Hmmmm.  :)

After a good lunch, we headed out to the soccer fields with the rockets!!  YAY!!

First things first though.  We played a quick game of tag!

 

Then it was time for set up.

Big D was first up to launch!

BLAST-OFF!

There was a bit of wind which took the rocket over towards the school!

You have to look carefully, but you can see the red parachute toward the top of the picture.

The troops went to investigate!

But they came back empty-handed.  We need to remember to tell the school janitor about our rocket.  We've learned how to handle when we misplace things on the school's roof.  This isn't our first rodeo you know.  ;)

Next was setup for G's turn.  Don't try this at home people, these are trained professionals.  :)

BLAST-OFF! 

The boys love to catch the rockets before they hit the ground whenever possible.

Nice!

J was ready for his turn too!

BLAST-OFF! 

We all took turns blasting the rockets off.  I don't think we had any idea how much we would love these rockets when we first got them for Christmas!  They're the best!!

We then played for a bit on the swings before heading back to the house.

Now it was time to try something new...for big D!

The Big Guy Lowe wanted to see how he would do riding his bike without training wheels!

Truthfully, he was a bit skeptical...

but still gave it a try.

The Big Guy Lowe ran...

and ran, while Big D pedalled and balanced... 

and got up after falling... 

Until HE DID IT!!! 

YAHOO!!  Congrats D!  You kept working at it until you did it!  Good job!!

He did ask The Big Guy Lowe to put the training wheels back on the bike a few days later when there wasn't a parent to help him ride!  We'll keep working at it!

To top the day off, we had a fun dinner, the boys got haircuts and we all went to be tired...and happy.

I'm so grateful our plans didn't work out making today possible.  :)

For the love of a sport

Have you picked up that The Big Guy Lowe is a HUGE Lacrosse fan?  He's an amazing athlete and loves the sport completely.  While he learned to play when his family was living out East, he played in College on the West Coast and has coached different teams when the opportunity has presented itself.

As parents, both The Big Guy Lowe and I have agreed that we won't ever push our boys to play specific sports; if they have an interst in something, we'll support it, but we won't push.

That being said, I know The Big Guy Lowe would absolutely *LOVE* to have his boys play Lacrosse. 

So he takes the opportunity to introduce the sport while their young...just in case they might show an interest that we could support.  :)

Our two youngest were interested today, and The Big Guy Lowe was very supportive of their interest.

Did you know when you dig a ball, you need to use both hands on your stick?  J knows.

Success!!

The Big Guy Lowe might say that there's nothing more beautiful than a boy and his Lacrosse Stick.  That is, until he met The Lowe Girl.  ;)

Big D was showing all sorts of interest too!

What cute boys natural athletes we have.

And what a great coach!

Days that I love, smiles in my heart

Today was one of those days that bring a smile to my heart. Nothing crazy or clever, just enjoying a day outside together. We worked, we ate lunch, we played. I found myself watching my family and feeling such gratitude in my heart. Our family is filled with many different types of days and amid it all we are blessed with love for eachother. I know families are forever and that Heavenly Father has made that possible. I am so grateful. I love my family and I am in love with my husband.

Our youngest longingly looking on as the others work in the yard.
The afternoon ends with lacrosse in the street. Oh the joy of Saturdays together...