Soccer 2009

Soccer season officially started two weeks ago, so I thought I would post the girls' pictures. Claire's official pictures haven't come in yet, but I took some during one of their tournament games. They are all having fun and we are having fun watching them play. Lilian scored her first goal of the season on Saturday! It's fun to see the different levels of the game from Sophie's young team to Claire's Select team with Lilian right in the middle.

Feather Falls Hike

Tracey, Claire, Lilian and I hiked to Feather Falls up in Oroville on Saturday. The weather was great and it was a nice hike. Tracey's brother, Steven invited us to go with their family and some of their friends. The hike round trip is nine miles. The elevation is 2500 ft. and the falls are 410 ft. high.

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Independence Day

America - Land of the free. Home of the brave.

Here are a few pics from the 4th of July festivities

This is past due, but Claire won the egg drop at her school this year. She had to build a container to hold a raw egg and then test it out. They do the drop the first day and then determine the finalists. She made it through the first day and wound up taking the grand prize. On the finals day, they drop the egg from a fire engine ladder. The key = floral foam. She was pretty excited. Her teacher was really excited as she had never had anyone from her class win. Grand prize was $20.

Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Championship

There aren't many places like the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. If my memory serves me, Dad and Mom went there on their honeymoon. We were within walking distance, which was great and added some mileage to our weekly log. It was a blast watching Claire and Lilian play. Playing in the sand is a completely different game. They both played incredibly. Lilian joined up with the Strikers. One of Claire's teammates sister plays on the team. They made it to the championship game and finished second overall in their division!! Claire's team finished 4th overall in their division and Claire scored the only goal in a 3-1 loss in the semi-finals. They played some tough teams. Sophie did not have any trouble finding ways to have fun. Look for her on the Tilt-a-whirl ride in the pictures. She isn't hard to miss since she is half the size of the rest of the people. It was a great weekend. Tracey and I have the sunburns to prove it!

Claire's Picture Collage

Some pics of Claire with music. This is all Claire's handywork...

Lilian's Picture Collage

Some recent pics of Lilian with music...