Hosting, Soccer and a week on the go!!!

   So last Sunday night we all got in the car and drove up to the main gate to pick up our coaches that would be staying with us.  Ben and Rhys, outside of a page on each we knew nothing about them and where praying that we would all fit together and make it till next weekend.  Lucky for me their had their our car, so I did not have to run around like a chicken with my head cut off.  They were ready to go when we got there so the girls stayed in the car and we came right back to the house.  

The girls sign we made for the boys on Thursday night game!!

   In that time Matthew and I had a little time to talk, and think about what we were going to do that night and whatnot.  Made it back and got the girls out of the car and was able to meet what we lovingly call the boys now.  At first I miss Rhys name and it was not till about an hour later when Ben said it but we are all good now.  We had Tacos for dinner and then after dinner took them out to Fro Yo!  Here on base it's something that they love.  Spent a good amount of time talking and getting to know each other, and let them see in our game room!  Which I think they both like.  

After the game!  Everyone that played Coaches and Marines

   Monday came, and we hit the ground running, it was the first day of camp.  And I had a list of things that I wanted to get done with Jessalla was there, that all went to the waste side when she ask me to stay!  So I stayed for hour-ish then ran home to pick up before running back to get her.  Then back to the house to make lunch, and wait for the boys to get back.  At this point thinking they should have been back by now I think I have lost them on base somewheres and thinking it was dumb not to give them my number!  (They made it back a few minutes after that, and I got and give numbers)  And the weeks been a lot like that, we have not lost them again that I know of.  We have took them around base, up to the MCX, and  got them pop. (out f one of those that have 180+ kinds)  Ben has been able to take part in a day trip to LV, and Rhys got to go out to Joshua Tree Park and hike and whatnot.  All the coaches have gotten to go to Palm Springs 2 times as a group, once for shopping and the other for GO-KARTING.  Took them blowing one afternoon with the unit.  (OOO yes have to had a unit fun day in there, and a fundraiser in this past week)  There were many first for the boys this week.  New foods, word, and saying.  (but I would have to say that went both ways with the sayings.)  But on Thursday night the Landers Family had a first....it's first soccer game!!  It was the coacher v. the marines!!!  Not sure who we were for....we look like it this Matthew was not playing and we had two coaches living with us, so sorry Marines but we had too!!  Good thing too, 5-1 (I said 4, but others are saying 5.  I miss one) Very sad day or the Marines!  Matthew and I both were thinking that more than one of the coaches were going to lose it.  But thankfully no one did.  Came home and Ben cook for the 6 of us plus 4 other coaches.  I will have to try to make it.  (if not he will just a have to come back whenever we want it) After dinner we made a fire and let them all have s'more!!  To funny!  Glad we did it.   Friday - Eammah and I campout at camp and got pic of Ben and Rhys for them with their kids and of Jessalla and her coaches!  We had a great time.  Then come Friday afternoon it got clam and the boys left for the night, another host family had a big bbq for them and whatnot, and Matthew had to stay over so it was just the girls and I at the house.  We napped, got up ate dinner, and watch a little TV and went back to bed!!!  I needed it!  

Thursday night after the game!  

   It's Saturday morning the boys are on their way back to the house, no idea what is going on with Matthew as of right now. I'm sure we'll find out soon....I hope!  We would host again in  a minute!  We have loved it, the girls have loved it!  And I think the boys have...  Jessalla has said that she will be playing soccer in the fall, and wants to go to camp again next year.  Eammah was just as happy to watch as Jessalla was to play!  Both are sad that the boys are leaving in the morning.  And have ask if we will see them again.  I think we will try to see them one Saturday when we do Sea World.  And other than that I can not say.  Matthew and I would love to say yes we will, and we hope we do.  They are always welcome here or wherever we are living at the time.  They have truly became part of this family over the past week.  The girls have fallen in love with them, and so have Matthew and I.  We were sitting around talking the other night.  One of them said that the girls made them fill like they were family they have not seen in a long time.  That made me feel good! 

   Soccer camp is over Jesssalla is taking the weekend off and then going to golf camp.  But at the end of the week the coaches fill out a paper on each camper.  This was her Coach's comments -Extremely well behaved camper that always listened to coach's instructions, as a result you are now able to perform skills such as the drag back, in-outs, toe taps forwards & backwards.  Remember to keep practising these skills as these will help improve your control for when it is time to scrimmage.  In addition to using the inside of your foot when short passing.  It has been my pleasure having you on camp!!!  Thank you Coach Nathan!!  

Talk about a happy/ proud Mommy and Daddy!!!

Starting our last day with the boys!!  Going to make it a good one.

~ Amber