A WEEK LIKE NO OTHER

STARTING WEDNESDAY,

WE SPENT A FEW DAYS WITH SOPHIA 

AND HER BROTHERS

WHILE HER PARENTS WERE OFF

CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARY. 

FIRST CAME THE HOMEWORK,
BOY KIDS HAVE A LOT OF THAT THESE DAYS,

AND THEN CAME A MAKE UP GAME IN SOCCER.
SOPHIA IS THE ONE WITH HER HAND RAISED
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE.

THEY MIGHT HAVE LOST THE GAME THAT NIGHT,
BUT WON TWO GAMES THIS WEEKEND
TO WIN THE DUBLIN CUP.

 HOME FRIDAY NIGHT

SO WE COULD BE OUT EARLY SATURDAY

FOR SYD'S CCS FINALS.

GO SOQUEL!

OK SYD, YOU'RE PRETTY BRAVE!
IF THIS GIRL RAISED HER EYEBROW
AT ME LIKE THAT,

AND CAME AT ME LIKE THIS,
I'D HAVE BEEN OUT OF THAT POOL
FASTER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

 ALTHOUGH,

 IF YOU WERE BREATHING DOWN MY BACK LIKE THIS,

I'D BE PRETTY INTIMIDATED TOO.

THIS GIRL LOOKS A LITTLE OVERWHELMED,
BUT, DARN, SHE WAS ABLE TO
STOP THE GOAL.

 I 'M NOT SURE WHAT'S TAKING PLACE HERE,

IF SYDNEY IS DEFENDING BOTH OF THESE GIRLS,

OR IF IT TOOK TWO OF THEM TO DEFEND HER.

NO MATTER WHAT'S THE CASE,

SYDNEY DOES NOT 

TAKE THE GAME OF WATER POLO LIGHTLY,

SO BEWARE! 

THE LADY KNIGHTS
CAME IN SECOND PLACE IN CCS.
GREAT JOB GIRLS!

FROM THERE IT WAS OFF TO APTOS

TO SPEND THE NIGHT

AT SEASCAPE.

(A birthday gift from the kids,for Daryl)

THE SUITE WAS THE SIZE
OF AN APARTMENT.
IN FACT, IN EARLY MARRIAGE,
WE LIVED IN APARTMENTS
SMALLER THAN THIS :)

FROM THE PATIO,
YOU HAD A VIEW OF THE OCEAN.
NOTE TO SELF:
NEXT TIME REQUEST
A ROOM ON THE SECOND OR THIRD FLOOR,
 IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL.

BREAKFAST ON THE PATIO,

AND TIME FOR A WALK ALONG THE BEACH,
BEFORE IT WAS TIME FOR
A BABY SHOWER,
FOR THAT NEXT GREAT GRAND BABY,
DUE IN DECEMBER.

THE PROUD AUNTIE AND GRANDMA
CAN HARDLY WAIT.
IT LOOKS LIKE BRITTNEY'S READY TOO.

RAE IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
 HER NEW COUSIN.

OH NO, PAPA GOT HOLD OF THE CAMERA.
HERE WE GO WITH MORE FAMILY PHOTOS.

AND YOU CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THE YOUNG ONES.
IT WAS A FUN DAY,
AND THEN
THE TRAFFIC GETTING HOME!
IT TOOK TWO HOURS JUST TO GET OVER THE MOUNTAIN.
THERE WAS A WRECK AT LARK AVE.
UGHH!

 A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP CURES ALL,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MORNING 

BROUGHT US TO THE AIRPORT

TO PICK UP THIS ADORABLE GRANDCHILD.

 EMILY HAD SPENT HER HOLIDAY
IN UTAH VISITING FRIENDS.

WELCOME HOME M!
A WONDERFUL END
TO A WONDERFUL WEEK.
ALL BUT THE TRAFFIC, THAT IS!