{"id":5405,"date":"2019-04-06T15:02:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=5405"},"modified":"2020-11-17T18:45:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:45:06","slug":"saturday-mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=5405","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Mornings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few years back, I savored the fact that our weekends were still largely ours&#8230;.meaning we didn&#8217;t yet spend Saturday mornings on a soccer field or in dance class. \u00a0I truly savored that time because I knew the time would be short lived. \u00a0 That time has since arrived for us. Avery&#8217;s Saturday morning 9:00 a.m. ballet class started in September. \u00a0This morning was parent observation week and Harper and I went to watch. \u00a0Avery and her class are really progressing&#8230;.they understand the technique and it was really impressive to see how far the class has progressed since September.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5407\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/QdSBlA3TYuvnBkhI5VyzQ-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/QdSBlA3TYuvnBkhI5VyzQ-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/QdSBlA3TYuvnBkhI5VyzQ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/QdSBlA3TYuvnBkhI5VyzQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/QdSBlA3TYuvnBkhI5VyzQ-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5408\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CIDHUF0ESJOZOJv6kMO0IA-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CIDHUF0ESJOZOJv6kMO0IA-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CIDHUF0ESJOZOJv6kMO0IA-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Justin took Emerson to her first soccer game of the season, which started at 10:15 a.m. \u00a0Avery, Harper, and I joined Emerson and Justin at the soccer game during the second quarter. \u00a0Emerson is on the same team she was on in the Fall; today \u00a0she was hustling on the field today&#8230;understanding the game is still a work in progress. \u00a0She decided she wants people to start calling her Emme and her name on the jersey was one step towards the nickname becoming more official!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5412\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1296-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1296-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1296-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5415\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1297-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1297-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1297-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1297-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1297-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrived home before noon and the gorgeous weather kept us outside. \u00a0The roller blades and basketball made an appearance. \u00a0There was also some tree climbing and some picture taking with Karolin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5411\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_213f-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_213f-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_213f-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5410\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2142-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2142-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2142-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5409\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_213e-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_213e-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_213e-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5413\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FUcMo2aHTAmOHZqQx7Npw-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FUcMo2aHTAmOHZqQx7Npw-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FUcMo2aHTAmOHZqQx7Npw-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5414\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iLKjnQApRI67njMfV1jRxg-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iLKjnQApRI67njMfV1jRxg-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iLKjnQApRI67njMfV1jRxg-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our cherry tree is nearing full bloom, the sun was shining, and warm. \u00a0Our morning was busy with activities, but the afternoon and this life is ours!<\/p>\n<p>P.S. And just when I thought the day couldn&#8217;t get better, THIS girl learned how to ride a bike in less than five minutes.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5417\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bvHc4erwTa2CSvMpllL7uQ-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bvHc4erwTa2CSvMpllL7uQ-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bvHc4erwTa2CSvMpllL7uQ-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years back, I savored the fact that our weekends were still largely ours&#8230;.meaning we didn&#8217;t yet spend Saturday mornings on a soccer field or in dance class. \u00a0I truly savored that time because I knew the time would &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=5405\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}