What a Week!!

Last week was a busy one...

MONDAY

Sophie had her first playoff game! It was against the Atomic Shock. It was a night game which made it even more exciting. The team moms handed out blue glow sticks and blue pom poms and we were all fired up!

It turned out to be a VERY fun game to watch. Practically the whole game was played on our side of the field, and the girls worked so hard, but we just could not score a goal! The regular game ended 0-0 and we had to go into overtime.

The girls came through at the end and scored 1-0! It was an awesome win. And moved us into the final championship game. Go Sting Rays!!

The awesome cheering section!


TUESDAY
On Tuesday Maggie had her Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast!
She was so happy she got to be a Native American, but can you tell she was not at all happy to have to be holding the Pilgrim's hand. It was funny.


The feast is catered by Boston Market, but most of the kids didn't touch it.:)

A true descendant of Pocahontas.

Sophie and best friend Amanda Miller came to check out the fun.

The whole scene, Happy Thanksgiving!!

That night was Maggie's end of season soccer party. We went to Ballpark Pizza and Maggie was thrilled to get her first trophy! It was a great season for the Red Flowers.


Wednesday
On Wednesday we were back at the school for choral concerts. First was Sophie's and the third grade. She is one of the tallest kids in the 3rd grade. She's not hard to spot! They did fabulous job.

Right after was Maggie's concert. They wore their costumes again and also did a great job. Maggie's so funny though, at home she's constantly singing and dancing but put her in front of people and she freezes up. Got my shyness I guess....

The Big Game!!

Wednesday night was the big championship game. The moms pulled out all the stops and brought blue balloons and necklaces. We came better prepared with jackets and blankets, it was chilly! But so fun, it felt like being back at a high school football game.


The girls got their hair sprayed blue and got blue war stripes. Here is their cheer:


They started the game off their groove and we were all a bit worried. The other team, the Strikers were fighting hard. We got a goal in the second quarter and then they got a goal in the third to tie it up. Finally just before the game was over we scored! It was a 2-1 win. Challenging and a little scary, we took the victory!!


They had a trophy ceremony right after the game. Sophie getting her trophy from coach Jussenhoven.


Aliso Viejo city Girls U10 champs!!


THURSDAY
The Sting Rays had their end of season party at Round Table Pizza. There they got the season trophy, an award certificate and treats.
They will be playing in the area championships on Dec. 6th.

FridayOf course I had to go see Twilight! I couldn't do the midnight movie, but went with my friend Rachel to see the first show on Friday at 10:00 a.m. We were there with a bunch of other moms.
The movie was disappointing, but still fun to see everything come to life and I liked him as Edward more than I thought I would:).

After the movie, Sophie's class had their "Poems and Pies" poetry recital. They had to pick a short poem to memorize and they had to have props. As you can guess, Sophie's poem was "I Like Mice".

Later that day I was delivering dinner to a friend and saw smoke that looked like it was coming from the kids school. Went to check it out and sure enough the bushes in front of the school were on fire! It's always an eerie site to see, but the firefighters quickly got it under control. Mischievous kids?
So it was a very full week and I though it was all enjoyable, glad it's over! I'm not sure what will be worse, a jam packed week like that, or a whole week of no school.....we shall see!

Soccer Update #2

The Sting Rays won the semi-finals tonight! It was actually 0-0 the whole game so they went into overtime and they finally scored! They beat the Atomic Shock 1-0. They actually played almost the entire game on their side of the field, but they just couldn't get the goal! But they pulled it out and will now play for the Championship on Wednesday night. It is so exciting to watch and so much fun to be a part of a winning team. Sophie also got in some awesome kicks!!

Dream On....

I have always loved idyllic winter scenes like in folk art paintings. Growing up in the Southwest it was something I always dreamed about. It was actually one of the big reasons I moved to Connecticut (and though it certainly wasn't as idealistic as it was in my mind's eye, I did meet my handsome husband there, so I can't complain:).

Well with a summer that won't end here in California and knowing that I am moving to a place where at the COLDest time of year it's in the 70's, I am finding myself dreaming again. I would love a white Christmas, building snowmen, sleigh rides, hot chocolate & reading Christmas stories by a roaring fire, a house hanging with icicles. And getting to wear coats and jackets! (I have a thing for those too) Anyway, I guess I'm in mourning for that which is not to be, but a girl can dream right?

Soccer Update....

The Sting Rays have played two games in the playoffs and won both! They are now in the Semi-finals and will play their next game Monday at 5:30. If they win that game they will play one final game to decide the Champions! It's been so fun to watch this team, they really hustle and work hard and have really learned to use teamwork. Good luck girls!

Sting Rays are #1!

The regular soccer season is officially over and Sophie's U10 team is #1! It has been so fun to watch such a competitive team this year and we are so proud of them. So...playoffs are this weekend. Maybe a few games on Saturday and Sunday games too (which I am stressed about, not sure what to do). And if they keep winning, their will be more games in weekends to come. We'll keep you posted-go Sting Rays!!

Halloween '08

Well we didn't have the chance to have all the fun festivities like we normally do on Halloween....we missed the trunk-or-treat because we were in Utah and I didn't have it in me to carve pumpkins, but we still had a great time on Halloween.

Sam went as Ben 10 Alien Force. In case you are not familier it is one of his favorite cartoons. Here is a pic of the real dude:

The girls went as Pink Ladies ala Grease. They were so fun together. Maggie so looks up to her big sister and they love being twins. I wish I'd gotten pictures of the back of their jackets because they said Pink Ladies.

The Westfalls came over for pizza and then the kids went trick-or-treating. It was the first time we let them go on their own (of course Calvin was with them). But thank heavens for cell phones because we did lose a few of them through the night. But they all made it home safely and with their bags chuck full of candy!

The girls haul...

and the boys. Sam's best bud Isaac also went with them.

This is darling little Lily Kate Westfall as a flower fairy. She was so cute!!