Gutwein Guy and Gals
So, what do you think? Isn't she a beauty??!!
Grace gets around her defender and heads up field.
In a sea of yellow.
These are the "dynamic three," meaning they played either as forwards, midfielders, or defenders at the same time. This pic is taken as they walked back up the field after making one of their goals. Grace is in the middle.
Since the girls are on separate leagues this year, I am so thankful (and relieved!) that their games are scheduled back to back. No running from field to field for me this year. Yeah! I can sit and enjoy both of their games. Megan's level plays on a full-size field and has longer quarters. Instead of rotating positions throughout the game, their coach places them where he feels they'll do the best. This is where they'll be for the season. The nice thing is, they really learn and "own" their position. Megan is left midfielder.
Highlights of Megan's game .... (sorry her pics are a bit blurry and I'm not sure why)
With the ball at her feet, she looks for her teammate to pass to.
Movin' in for a big kick.
I think Grace took in Megan's game in about every position imaginable in this chair! 
Both teams won 2-1.
In case you were wondering where Leah was.....she had the privilege to be with Daddy at the office today. Her highlight was getting to sit outside and watch the Grabill Fair parade! She said the following to me this morning, "I like to go to Daddy's office all by me-self!"
~Wee
The Bolliers conquer rotation no. 2.
Here are Team 1 (Grace and Erik) and Team 2 (Megan and Kayla) running a close race.
Leah was Daddy's teammate.
Pure competition!
Carrie and Claire making their way through the course.
Troy and Jonas were strong competitors!
Grace and her teammate, Erik, were Team No. 1, the first to cross the finish line.
It was a refreshing time with friends!
These are our very own little missionaries! They packed their "few" belongings into suitcases and small traveling boxes and journeyed from here to there.
I love this part of their creative play, when, on their own accord, they re-enact what they are reading about in history. To me, that's one of the most rewarding parts of homeschooling ~ to be studying a portion of history (or whatever it is) as a family and to see it "carry on" outside of school.~Wee
She had the privilege of picking what we did as a family on her birthday. So, after breakfast, the first thing she did was open her presents and cards. 
After that, we went to a blueberry farm that is about five minutes from the cabin and picked blueberries (the first time we have ever done that, imagine that!). 
Yes, we ate ALL these berries in a week (actually, just five days)!
Then we drove to Ludington State Park to the Big Sable Point Lighthouse. We hiked the 2 mile trail out to the lighthouse point.
And, around the last bend in the trail, here's the beautiful lighthouse. Even though it was hot, the view was so worth it!
After climbing up the 130 steps to the top of the lighthouse, we were able to walk around the rim of it. A sign on the railing read, "Your shoes are 92 feet off the ground."
Instead of hiking back the way we came, we took the way of the beach. It was simply more beautiful and much cooler as the water washed over our feet as we walked barefoot on the sand. No crabbing from Leah was heard on this hike back! She had fun collecting "gems" on the shore, anything she saw of interest to her. Into a baggie they went and stayed until we made it back home. Just this week, the baggie was thrown out. (Its contents: a hair curler, a small piece of driftwood, a bottle cap, a broken piece of plastic.... )
Later that afternoon, we took a spin around the lake. Captain Megs steers the ship.
Here Megan and Grace take out the sailboat. Leah went along for the ride. As you can see, it took a bit for them to coordinate their efforts, but they soon got the hang of it.
Soon after, they tied a raft onto this same boat, and guess who pulled them. Yours truly. This shot, however, was when we pulled them on the raft behind the pontoon.
We (or maybe I should say "I") attempted to get an "organized" family photo on the dunes of Lake Michigan. This is the FIRST photo taken, and can you tell who was NOT cooperating? Before we even had things positioned for this shot, Leah was crabbing. All I can say is, so much for the photo session....SIGH....
Thursday evening we drove into Ludington. A tradition every year is going to House of Flavors and getting ice cream. Even though there are so many flavors, each of us seems to have found the one we like, and that's the flavor we stick with year after year.
A yearly favorite is walking out to this Breaker Wall Lighthouse and watching the Badger (a ferry boat that crosses Lake Michigan between Ludington and Wisconsin) as it begins its journey across the lake right before sunset.
On Saturday, we went back to the blueberry farm to pick berries to bring home (not all for us though). 
Full (from eating lots of blueberries), hot, and tired.....but happy nonetheless.
The rest of the pictures are just memories captured throughout the week. Leah was much braver this year, jumping into the water all by herself.
I love this shot.
Berries, berries, and more berries.
Enjoying time with my girlies!
Some serious onlookers!
This is on the outside deck that goes all around the stadium. 
Leah's favorite middle-of-the-inning contest was the water balloon toss, and Megan and Grace both had the same favorite - the Dunkin' Donuts contest (sure wish they had TVs in the restroom :)
BTW ~ it's a shame, the Tin Caps lost 3-2.
~Wee
