Sunday, November 2, 2008

Speaking of soccer...

We had no time to recover from Halloween before we were off for a weekend full of soccer. Morgan continues to be a fantastic goalie for her team...receiving compliments by strangers on the sidelines (even parents from the opposing team)! She is one tough kid!

Our team U-12 girls travel...FLUVANNA FORCE...took 1st place in our original bracket and went on to the semi-final round. We lost 4-1 in this game, but were complimented by the coach of the other team, acknowledging that our team was the only one that had given them any kind of challenge. Our girls were just plain tired by this game...it was the 4th in two days and the second of the morning. The other team came out for their first game of the day and just had more energy. We were very proud of our girls.





Morgan scoping out the field...deciding what to do next!


















Another exciting part of the weekend was Susannah's (real) birthday on Saturday. She had another CAKE with Morgan's team. Look closely at the picture and you'll see mom's handprint right in the center of the cake...it was almost a disaster...I can't imagine if the whole thing slid off the pan and ended up on the ground. There would have been a very unhappy 4 year old!
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The highlight of Susannah's weekend was having the team sing "Happy Birthday" to her!
Everyone had fun in the pool and hot tub!
Time for dinner...Japanese Steakhouse...our travel team tradition! Twenty-nine people was a lot for one place to handle.
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The team at dinner...so much fun! Lots of very silly girls!
The brother and grandparents enjoyed the evening as well...not at the same table as the girls!
Warming up before the game...such concentration!
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Final preparations and last words from the coaches before hitting the field. Don't forget what your coaches tell you..."You are the best team out there!" WAY TO GO, FORCE!
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Halloween 2008

The good witch, Cinderella, and Tinkerbell...best buddies!!!
Morgan and Scream!!


Mom and Scream!

Scott and Kim...tired after a long night of TRICK OR TREATING!

We loved spending Halloween with family and friends!
Even the grandparents still love Halloween!
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Halloween

This was a fun Halloween for all of my kids! Susannah is very much into the princess theme, and Peyton had the best costume with his "Scream" mask. Morgan is always the soccer player...on and off the field!
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