Open House

Lilian with her teacher Ms. Ori. (She loves, loves, loves Lily, in case you can't tell. She says Lily is very intelligent AND a high achiever, which is a rare combination)

 Sophie with her teacher Mrs. Maris (Sophie is such a smartie and independent, she loves school and gets the most out of it!)

Here is Lilian waiting to lead us through her class

Lilian showing us her slide show

Lilian's Indian crafts

Sophie showing her geo-turkey art

Sophie with her lucky leprechaun

This is Sophie!


We had a lot of fun seeing the girls' progress in school and we are so proud of them!

An Amazingly Wicked Day

Yesterday was an amazing day. Tracey and I saw Wicked in San Francisco at the Orpheum Theatre. Before we drove to the city we filled up on sushi at MIZU for lunch. MIZU is a sushi buffet that we discovered recently. (Mikuni is still our favorite). When we arrived in the city we drove to the coast and hiked around the old Saruto bath houses and the Cliff House. The weather was perfect. The trail wraps around the back side of the golden gate bridge so the views are amazing.

After hiking a bit we headed back downtown in search of a suitable restaurant for dinner. Unfortunately the ones I researched were out of walking distance and the starting time was approaching so we settled for a Mexican restaurant in the food court at the mall on Market St. Super-romantic eh? The Orpheum Theatre is a stunning venue. It is well maintained and you never tire of looking at the intricate detail throughout the interior. Claire asked me what my favorite part of the show was and mine was the "Defying Gravity" performance. The show was amazing and it was so much fun to experience it with Tracey.

Sophie and Brody

These two are both growing up too fast!!! Sophie loves her little bro.

CYSA Association Cup Champions!

Last weekend Claire's team won the CYSA Association Cup for the Northern California. The Cup started with 41 teams from all over Northern California. The girls won the first two games and got into the sweet 16, which was held in Morgan Hill. From here on out it's win or go home. We won two close games in the sweet 16. For both games the scores were 1-0 and the last game it was pouring rain. Then it was off to the semi-finals in Danville. Claire woke Saturday morning at 5:00 a.m. throwing up and sick as can be. Turns out I was sick as well. Like an over-zealous dad, I convince her to suit up and we start driving to Danville in the hopes we will feel better. We made it about 30 minutes down the road and we were both so miserable, I called the coach and we turned around. Thankfully Claire recovered and we were all able to make it to the finals. Her team won Saturday's game off penalty kicks. The championship game was the same. 0-0 through regulation and two overtimes, then on to penalty kicks which is the best out of 5 PKs from each team. We made 3 PKs to their 1. It was incredible championship game. Claire played incredibly through the series and scored and couple of goals. It was as an amazing finish and they took the top prize in Northern California! I don't have any pictures of the finals yet, but here are few of Claire with her medal and championship shirt:

Puppy time!

We have a new member of the family--Brody. We surprised the girls Christmas morning. It wasn't easy keeping it a secret, but we pulled it off. It was a blast seeing the girls' when he came running out. They have been wanting a dog ever since Jake passed away. As you can see he is a golden retriever and everyone melts when they see him. I forgot how much fun it is training a puppy (ha ha!). Tracey and I are up again late at night, letting him out, etc. The girls are in heaven and Brody is not lacking for being held and cuddled.

 

 

 

 

Testing New Blogging Tool

I downloaded this program, now let’s see what it can do.

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I just pulled some random pictures when Tracey and the girls went to Bishop’s Pumpkin farm. I was working and wasn’t able to go with them. This looks pretty basic so far. I’ll add some single pictures now.

So you can tilt the pictures, which is kind of cool.

Kick or Treat Champions

This past weekend Claire's team won the championship in the Kick or Treat Soccer Tournament in Fremont!

They played three games up until the championship game. They won all three and went on to win the championship game. Claire scored a goal in the second and third game. The third game was their toughest overall and could easily have been considered the championship game. It was 0-0 through the first half and most of the second. The girls were fighting hard on each side. With about 10 minutes left, Claire stole the ball and got a breakaway on the right side about mid field. She drove up the right side and took a shot straight into the back of the net over the goalie. The crowd erupted. It was an incredible moment and clearly was the highlight of the tournament. After the game her entire team surrounded her and hugged her.

This was after the third game. Claire carried the team flag across the field. They won the championship game 2-0.

Here they are waiting to get their championship medals.

Some Halloween hair!

Claire carrying the team flag