Memorial day weekend was the perfect start to summer for the Eby family this year! The forecast looked as though it would be a Michiganesque weekend with temps in the low to mid sixties, but the weather warmed quicker than expected and we got ourselves a very nice weekend with nothing to do except enjoy some much needed family time. It was so nice to have virtually nothing to do and just enjoy the break, especially since we have 3 weeks of insanity starting, but I'll get to that in a bit.
Monday ended up being about eighty degrees so after I mowed the lawn we pulled out the sprinkler and kicked summer off!
We then gave a new hamburger recipe a try:
I had wanted a new hamburger recipe because all the hamburgers we had made at home were just ok. And so I searched "Juicy Hamburger recipe" and this is what I got. We were very happy with the recipe, they turned out very yummy and even the kids agreed. As a note, I took a few suggestions from the reviews and used bread soaked in milk rather than store bought bread crumbs and evaporated milk. Anyway, we have found a recipe we like and that makes me very happy.
And then we ended the day with Snickers Ice Cream bars! YUMMY!
So summer was kicked off with the weekend and by Tuesday it is in full swing! Jake had Select Soccer tryouts for Cincinnati United on Tuesday and Wednesday night. He has done very well in the SCSA league, but it has been pretty clear that he is a talented player and if he wants to continue to grow those skills he's going to need to do Select soccer. Anyone can tryout and you guaranteed to at least be able to participate in their developmental program if you don't make a team. We also told Jake that this first time at the tryouts is really to see what its all about because its a big financial jump from Rec soccer to Select and we want to make sure its something he really wants. The tryouts went well and Jake isn't sure what he wants so I'm sure I'll have more about this in the next week or so.
Here's a shot of Rylan at the tryouts - She's wearing Miles's 6 month pants because she had an accident and that's all I had for her!
The boys last day of school was today. The school tried something new this year and let the kids and parents know Tuesday who they would have for teachers next year and then on their last day (today) they would get to spend about an hour in their classroom for next year to meet the teacher and see who else was in the class. I personally thought this was a great idea and the kids seemed to really like it too. Brenden found out he would get one more year with Mrs. Yeatts as she will be moving up to 1st grade next year - we were ECSTATIC to hear this news! Mrs. Yeatts has been great for Brenden and he truly seems to like her. Jake will have 2 teachers - Mrs. Fabe and Mrs. Cannon. When we moved here last year Mrs. Cannon was his teacher for the final month of school and Jake seemed to like her a lot. I don't know much about Mrs. Fabe, but I do think 2 teachers will be good for him.
So schools out so its time for some vacations. First, we'll be taking the entire family of 6 to Cleveland this weekend. On Tuesday my mom will come to town to watch the kids - all 4 of them - while Chris and I go to Jamaica for 5 days. Two days after Chris and I get back, I'll leave for Purdue University for a dive meet. And after I get home from that Chris will leave for 3 days for work.
WOW, that's a lot in the next 3 weeks! But I'm excited for all of it, especially my first kid free vacation in about 4 years!
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