Soccer Surprise

This Saturday we got a fantastic surprise. Guess who showed up for Jacob's soccer game?

Ephraim recognized our visitors right away! Luckily Jacob was on the sidelines when we pointed out Grandma and Grandpa Heiner to him.

They made it to the soccer game not too long after it started. Grandpa said he wanted to see Jacob play! I think there may have been another reason they wanted to come too.

It has been quite a while since Grandpa has seen Amelia, and she sure has grown!

Grandpa and Grandma got to see quite an exciting game! There were several times that Jacob managed to run away with the ball. He really is quite fast!

This one almost went in!

Coach told Jacob after the game that he did a great job running away with the ball and now he just needs to shoot when he gets close to the goal.

I am sure that as he keeps playing, he will get better at being confident and shooting the ball. It will be fun to see how he does in the spring season.

After the game we went out to lunch. Amelia had a fun time sitting up in the booth by Grandma and Grandpa. She is getting to be so big!

What a cutie!

After lunch we went shopping at Cabellas together. The kids love to look at the fish, the animals, and the and the airplane with skis. After shopping we had to say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa. It was so fun to see them, even if it was for a short time. Ephraim had so much fun that he passed out on the way home.

Later at home, Joe took the training wheels off Jacob's bike for a minute.

Jacob is not quite up to balancing by himself, but I am sure he will get there soon enough.

Joe did not leave the training wheels off because then Jacob would not be able to ride by himself. Maybe in a few months or next summer Jacob will be ready to ride by himself!

What a busy day! It was busy, but tons of fun!