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!