Weekend in Ridgecrest

Troy, Jackson, and I went up to Ridgecrest this past weekend. Ridgecrest is known for their hot weather this time of year, but we were blessed with a cool, cloudy Saturday with some sprinkles and for the remainder of the weekend, clear, beautiful weather! Troy played in a soccer tournament up there with a few friends. After soccer, we stayed with our friends for a couple nights. They took us off-roading in the hills in the back of their house. It was beautiful...it looked similar to Joshua Tree, but it was higher up, so the view was magnificent! It was great fun to spend time with this family after four years of intending to visit them!

Here are some pictures from the soccer tournament:

Jackson doesn't seem to be too happy in this picture...perhaps he was approaching nap time!

Beautiful blue eyes!

Jackson enjoyed watching his daddy play soccer...one day, he too, will play!

Winners! (Out of 3 games...2 wins, 1 tie)If Powerade is looking for models...they're your guys!

Troy and I...I love this man!

Tiffany and I in our Galaxy jerseys ...actually, I am wearing Troy's (I want my own...his a bit big on me...but sooooo comfortable!)

1st Baby Shower

Saturday was the first of three baby showers for Jackson. This shower was for the church ladies. Quite a few women showed up and I received quite a few necessities for Jackson! It was such a blessing! We had fun playing the classic baby food game and a few other games. The food was wonderful...
Chinese Chicken Salad...need I say more? The cupcakes had little frogs on top of them to match Jackson's jungle animals theme. Cute! Troy came and picked me up at the end of the shower in his parent's SUV (our cars were too small to fit all the gifts!). Troy's favorite gift was definitely a little soccer ball for Jackson. He was absolutely thrilled about that! Overall, the Lord has really, really blessed us and Jackson with the items we need. Just think...there are two more showers to go!

Soccer Days

Troy played his last soccer game last night for his summer league. He was playing in an open league which means that any age can play on a team. His team, made up of 20-year-olds to 40-year-olds, had one win out of all the games. Some guys would go home after that last game really bummed out. Not Troy (thank the Lord for that!). He has such a positive attitude about things. I must note that this is one of the reasons why I love him. He just walked away from that last game knowing that he needs to get in shape if he is going to play next year and thankful he had the opportunity to play soccer with his friends. I know this is extremely cheesy, but I'm going to say it anyway...that attitude is what makes him a winner in my book!