Playing Catch-Up

Where to start...

Well, a year ago Michael took the SAT's through Duke University and we got his scores in January. He scored 1040 and a 500 on the writing portion. While those scores are good enough to get into many colleges, we are proud to say Michael decided to stay in school and is doing great in the 8th grade :)

But why blog about this now you might ask? Apparently Michael did so great as a 12 year old that he got this fancy State level medal in the mail this fall. Being the modest boy he is, Michael didn't want a picture with the medal, so here it is.




Michael has also been busy this fall playing on the 8th grade basketball team. He is working hard and keeps getting taller, passing me up this summer. Here's a picture of him heading out to a tournament this week-end.

Trevor has wrapped up another season in soccer and did outstanding. He played goalie a lot this season and had the most saves for the team. He plays hard and loves the competition.

One of Hayley's favorite things is gymnastics. You could say it makes her flip out!



Jake is always on the run, playing games and keeping us laughing. He helped unpack boxes at his grandparents new house and found all the fun hiding places to show the rest of the kids on Thanksgiving. He sure keeps things lively around here!


We can't have a post without a picture of Luke! He is up to so much, he will get his own post, but here is a fun picture of him trying to crawl this week.

UNDEFEATED!

Trevor just wrapped up another fabulous soccer season. He was one of the youngest on his team but played so hard and was one of the biggest hustlers on the field. The coach called him his little man with the big power kick.

Trevor's speech as he accepted his trophy after Saturday's doubleheader pretty much said it all - "We are the Rockets and we are going to rock your world! We're #1!!"

I wonder where he gets that competitive spirit from...so strange!
Great job Trevor!

Last Day of Soccer Games

Saturday wrapped up the spring season of Soccer and Flag Football. Hayley had an awesome game, running all over the field, dribbling the ball, juking the opponents and having a couple shots on goal. The whole crowd was cheering her on, led by her own personal cheerleader Jake, who kept the chants of "Go Hayley Go!" going through the whole game. I asked her later how she had so much energy to keep going, and she just smiled and said, "I just kept thinking about going to the Rodeo this afternoon!" We will post more on that adventure next!

"GO HAYLEY GO!"


"Mmmn, funnel cakes here I come!"


"TROPHY TIME!"

Trevor ended out his season with a great game. He was hot and sweaty when it was all done, enjoying having his cold water bottle being dumped on his head. It was in the high 80's here on Saturday, so it was good to chill out! Also worth mentioning are the 7 headers Trevor had on Saturday. No wonder his head hurt!



"PEACE OUT"

What a busy week!

This week we had the 100th day of school on Monday; Marti Gras celebrations at school, preschool at our house and Scouts on Fat Tuesday; piano lessons and Church meetings on Wednesday; Spelling Bee, Chinese New Year festivities at school and soccer & football practices on Thursday; 1 kid home sick from school & a Dad flying home from California on Friday; and on Saturday, 2 soccer games, 1 flag football game, a Chinese New Year celebration performance, Odessy of the Mind practice and a church meeting. I think the partridge in a pear tree was lost in there somewhere...

Anyway, life is busy but fun. Below are a few of the great pictures of the week. Enjoy!

Hayley & Trevor after performing at the Chinese New Year Celebration
Hayley in her cute costume
Kung Fu Trevor

Hayley resting after a great 1st quarter
Jake at the game
Trevor playing football on the sidelines of Michael's game
Michael running on defense
Jake passed out sitting backwards on the couch

Saturday Games and a GOAL!!

Today the new season of sports kicked off. Hayley had a great soccer game. She is one of the seasoned players on her young team. It is funny to see those new little soccer players in their first game, still not quite grasping the concept of using their feet to move the ball instead of their hands. Hayley didn't like it when the kids did that, but the parents sure laughed. She was convinced they just wanted the snacks and need to learn the rules better. But her disapproval didn't stop her determination to kick that ball, or to make sure she got her share of the snacks!

Then it was off to Michael's flag football game. He had some great plays at quarterback and almost had an awesome interception playing defense. I forgot the camera but soon we will get a picture up here of him and that mouthpiece he has to wear. He loves it...NOT!


Trevor scored the first goal of the season just minutes into the 1st quarter. He is also one of the older kids on his team but has the same coach from last season, and has really learned alot. It is fun to see how fast the kids learn, from Hayley's team to Trevor's, passing is happening and plays are really being made. Trev loves soccer and is really fun to watch. This is a picture from last season. It wasn't quite so hot today as it was in that picture, but we sure did enjoy going to get ice cream after the game to celebrate the goal!