Tyler's soccer team decided to go to the Ice Breakers soccer tournament in St. George over Presidents Day weekend. We decided that it would be a great chance to get out of the deep freeze of the North and enjoy the slightly warmer conditions in the south. YEAH RIGHT! The rain started Friday night (thankfully after we had finished our drive) and didn't really stop until Sunday afternoon. BUT, here's the complete run down:
Friday:
We left Riverdale about 2:00. After stops in Draper, Beaver, and who knows where else we finally made it to St. George. A little down time with Mike's mom and dad and it was off to bed since Ty's first game was at 8am! Our night was AWFUL. I don't think that Nick slept at all! As I was up all night I got to lay there and listen to the rain and stress. ugh.
Saturday:
Well, the rain never stopped. BUT the kids were all up early and excited for the day :) Tom made a great breakfast and we were off. As we got closer to the soccer field I got more stressed. The fields are actually at a sod farm. In the fall the farmer cuts everything out except for what's needed for the fields. A text from the Mosses warned me "careful it's muddy. We've already been stuck". Muddy was putting it mildly. It was a bog. But Tyler played well and didn't mind the water and mud too much. :) it's a good thing he's a boy. They lost, but they all played so well I really didn't mind :)
then it was off to their second game.
Second game wasn't so great. It started out with a kid from the other team running Isaac over and knocking him down in the mud. Tyler played so hard and I was so impressed. Up side was that Tayah came to watch the boys play:) Isaac got taken out by a kid on the other team, and ended up COVERED with mud. He was so upset at first, but.....when the game got a little long for Isaac and Lucas and so they entertained themselves by playing in the mud. I think people thought I was nuts to just give in and let them, but really there wasn't any way around it. Besides, mud is kinda cool! After the game we loaded up and went to buy new shoes. There really wasn't anything else we could do. There was no way ANYONE's shoes were going to be wearable.
Once bed time rolled around everyone was beat and I was praying that Nick would sleep.
Sunday:
Well, Sunday started with a snow storm. Nice. But I have to say it's nice to be somewhere where I don't have a ton to do. Sunday is much more relaxing! Especially when Grandma and Grandpa play with the kids so mom and dad can nap :)
Monday:
Monday THANKFULLY was dry. COLD but dry. MUDDY but no rain making it worse! Tyler's game was at 8am. It was 32 degrees when we started, but without the rain it almost felt warm! The kids totally rocked the game. The team we were playing was a VERY dirty team, and toe coach was horrible which made it so satisfying to totally kill them! Such a satisfying end to the tournament! I love watching my kids play sports. They just have so much fun.
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