2011 Fall Soccer: Purple & Pink Pirates

After a long night at the rodeo. Morning came with a flurry of activity to get ready for soccer. We made it with enought time to watch Dacoda play a part of his game. We were then off to cheer for Reganne. We were surprised to find out we were playing the same team as last week. Their star players were there and WOW!!! they were advanced players.

Defense

#3 is fast in stopping the ball.

On the run

Half Time

Goal...Maybe??

Go Nicole and score

Good Job Pink Pirates!!

It was a hard game but at least there were smiles at the end.

2011 Dixie Roundup Rodeo

Rodeo Weekend was a little calmer this year. The kids had the assembly at school, but decided against participating in the children's parade. We only had the rodeo or radio (Reganne's word) on Friday night and Tough Enough to Wear Pink. We were ready for a fun night.

Dressed and ready to go.

Waiting for it to start.

And waiting.. Can we have treats? I am starving!

YEAH!!!

Grand Marshall.. Cool wagon & horses

Cancer suvivors with pink balloons.

Cute hair

The rodeo ended with not much excitement. Everyone still had a great time.

Death in the Family...Goldalena

Last Sunday while I was working on the blog screams broke out to come quick to the fish tank. Dave and I arrived the same time to discover that Rylee's fish Goldalena was floating upside down in the tank. Just the day before they found her with her fin stuck in the filter. So much for the stress she didn't survive.

One Big Fish!!

Too big for the net.

Can't flush it.. Must bury it.

The funeral procession.

Preparing the site in the family pet cemetary.

They all wanted to carry it.

Rylee said a few words and then Dad completed the buriel.

A crazy thing to blog about but what a great time to teach and remind them about death.

Game #1 the Purple ???

Soccer Saturday dawned bright and sunny a perfect day for a game at least for the first game of the morning. Opening morning can be very crazy with fields not completely marked or setup. Coaches gathering players and timid players not sure if they really want to be there. We played the Purple ?? to be named later.

The whistle blew....

Kick Off

A Goal!!!

Kick the ball...

Get it!!!!

It was a great first game with alot of room to grow. Goals were scored and cheers were loud and proud. By the end the girls started remembering how much they enjoyed this crazy game of soccer.

Fall Soccer

Finally it is time for soccer. Fall Season began this week with a bang. Team meeting, practice, and finally first game. Reganne is really excited to be playing again and even happier that the team color is pink. Her team this year is "The Pink Pirates" in the U08 Division of AYSO. They play on bigger fields with 5 on 5 play.

Reganne #5 with her pink ball.

Just a note her shoes have pink stripes.

Let the season begin....

Summer Ends with a Campout

Summer is coming to an end. Wait a minute someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that summer is ending. Our temperatures have been the hotest of the whole summer. The last two weeks we have been over 100 degrees if you watch the weathermen. However, out temperature gauges have all read over 105 to 110 degrees depending on the day. The only saving grace is in the mornings it is cooler in the low 70's.

This is the last hoorah for the summer we decided that we needed a camping trip to Sand Hollow. Friday night after work we headed out hoping to beat the rush. The campground was pretty empty for a holiday weekend. A quick setup, dinner, and then it was time to play.

Hiking to the top of the hill... What can we see?

Water...Let's go wading.

Trying to not get to wet...Oops!

Everyone was tired out and ready for treats, movie, and sleep. Everyone was out by 10:00 and back up at 7:00.

More playing in the water and jumping the waves.

Building sandcastles

How dirty can we get out shoes? Yes, I do feed him.

Let's bury Rylee...STOP there is sand in my suit.

It was a great overnight trip. We succeeded getting sandy in everything and all over the place. Too bad summer is ending, but wait soccer is starting and rodeo week is around the corner.

GOODBYE SUMMER.....HELLO FALL

Holy Cow...Fire!!

Friday Night as it was getting dark lightening stricked not too far away (under 15 miles) on the Arizona Strip. The hills came alive with flames and smoke. Saturday night was aglow with fire moving quickly down the hill. We decided to take a drive down River Road and check how close it was to the road. As we hit the Arizona Border the campfire smell was pretty overwhelming. Dave being adventurous took off down the dirt road to see how close we could get. 1/2 mile later fire trucks started towards us coming off the mountain. We decided it was better to turn around and go towards home if everyone was leaving.


These pictures are not the best, but we were under 5 miles away from the fire on the side of the road going towards the airport.

Good news this morning the fire is under controll and has mostly burned itself out.