the Schrader 5

It is Halloween Eve! If the kids' at school behavior today is any indicator of what is to come tomorrow, I'm quite afraid! They are all so excited and it certainly is showing. Halloween Eve is also Mike's birthday, so, a big happy birthday to Mike. Tonight the boys are at the Boy Scout Halloween party. I stayed home to ride my bike. I am surprised that I didn't get blown away. It is crazy windy here. It made for a challenging ride tonight.

Will and Noah had a game last night. Will was happy to score two goals. He tried his hardest to give Melissa another three, but it just didn't work out for him. Their team won 3-0.

Will working for his G-O-A-L!
Ethan watching his brothers' game. Oh, oops, Ethan goofing off with his friends William and Andy while Will and Noah played.
Since we have basically been living at the fields for the last few weeks, Chris has resorted to eating dinner there!
Oh, imagine that, Noah using his tongue to play soccer!
Here are a couple pictures from Melissa's sweet Halloween party! I wore Chris' costume since he was playing soccer and didn't go to the party Sunday night. Yes, I'm making that face on purpose. I was totally in character!

Ethan had a soccer game on Saturday and I never got around to posting any pictures. They only had 5 kids show up, so needless to say, they played down the entire game. Sadly, they actually performed better than usual! A lot of the kids that normally just crowd the ball and essentially get in the way, weren't there so they had some room to work for once. Above, Coach Chris in typical coach's form. Below, Will watches the game, unlike his brothers!

It looks like Ethan had some tips from Noah on how using your tongue is truly an excellent soccer strategy.

Ethan and Matt look like they are thinking strategy here.

Will and Noah are looking forward to their Harvest Day tomorrow at school. The kindergartners all dress like cowboys. After school the boys will begin assembling their elaborate outdoor trick-or-treating decorations. Good times!