A WEEKEND OF SPORTS

 WHICH STARTED ON THURSDAY WITH  WATER POLO.

FRIDAY BROUGHT FOOTBALL.

COACH GIVES A LITTLE LAST MINUTE PEP TALK.

I'M STILL NURSING THE BRUISES FROM PAPA POKING ME IN THE ARM EVERY TIME GABE WAS ON THE FIELD, LIKE I'D MISS SEEING HIM OR SOMETHING!

HOW COULD I MISS THIS FANCY FOOTWORK,

OR THIS GREAT GUARDING?

THEY DIDN'T WIN THE GAME, BUT I ENJOYED WATCHING JUST THE SAME, ASIDE FROM THE POKING, THAT IS.

SATURDAY, AND IT WAS TIME FOR SOCCER.

IT CAN BE KIND OF LONELY WHEN YOU'RE GOALIE , AND YOUR TEAM IS THE ONE MAKING ALL THE GOALS.

SOPHIA WAS HAPPY SECOND HALF WHEN SHE PLAYED OUT ON THE FIELD.
SUN IN YOUR EYES, SOPHIA?

SHE HAD A GREAT GAME, MAKING ONE OF THE GOALS, AND SO DID THE REST OF THE TEAM, WINNING 7 TO 1.

 SUNDAY FOUND US HEADING OVER THE HILL TO THE THE ANNUAL SUPER KID TRIATHLON.

GORDAN WAS IN THE WATER EARLY

WITH A FAST SWIM,

OUT OF THE WATER ,

AND OFF ON HIS BIKE IN NO TIME.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED  GETTING A PICTURE OF HIM COMING IN FROM THE RUN, HE'S JUST TOO FAST FOR ME AND MY SLOW CAMERA.

 LOOK AT THIS STRONG STROKE!

SYDNEY WAS FIRST OUT OF THE WATER IN HER DIVISION,

AND OFF TO A STRONG START ON HER BIKE.

OOPS,   LOOKS LIKE SHE TOOK A SPILL ON THE BIKE COURSE,
BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP SYD. 

SHE TOOK OFF ON A DETERMINED RUN,

AND SEE HER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FINISH LINE, COMING IN SECOND GIRL IN HER DIVISION.

THIS PICTURE OF FAMILY FRIEND DOMINIC IS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE, WOW,  HE CAME IN FIRST OUT OF BOYS AND GIRLS IN  THE DIVISION.

I DON'T THINK SHE KNEW I WAS TAKING HER PICTURE, BUT DOESN'T HIS SISTER HANNAH LOOK LIKE SHE'S POSING FOR ME?

SHE WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE IT AS FAST AS SHE COULD OVER THE FINISH LINE, NOT REALLY CARING WHO WAS TAKING HER PICTURE.

AND THEN THERE'S ROXY,
DRESSED TO IMPRESS IN HER BRIGHT SUIT AND SWIM CAP

AND OF COURSE THE TUTU IS HER SIGNATURE LOOK 

 FOR THE BIKE,

AND THE RUN.

OH, AND THOSE BRIGHT GREEN SHOES, HOW COULD I MISS THEM COMING OVER THE FINISH LINE???

SHE'S THE FORGIVING KIND, ESPECIALLY SINCE - - -

 AT THE SAME TIME,

OLIVIA WAS COMING OUT OF THE WATER AND HEADING FOR HER BIKE.

 I MISSED THE BIKE PICTURES,

BUT PAPA GOT THESE

OF HER GREAT FINISH.

THE CRAZY GROUP AFTER THE RACE,

AND BACK AT THE  HOUSE TO CELEBRATE ELISE AND OLIVIA'S BIRTHDAYS.

EVERYONE ENJOYED THE BOUNCE HOUSE,

AND THIS GROUP OF GIRLS, HAD FUN WEARING SOME OF ABBEY'S HAND ME DOWN HIGH HEELS.  I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYONE COULD WALK IN THESE!

WE'RE READY FOR CAKE,
AND OLIVIA CAN HARDLY WAIT.

IT TOOK A VILLAGE TO LIGHT ALL THOSE CANDLES,

BUT LIV AND ELISE HAD NO PROBLEM BLOWING THEM OUT.
NOTE THE DOG WHO THINKS MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE A PIECE OF THAT CAKE.

PRESENT TIME,

AND A LITTLE MORE FOOTBALL GAME WATCHING

 BEFORE WE ALL HEADED FOR HOME.

A WEEKEND LIKE

NO OTHER!!!