The Frericks Family (of Nashville...): 2021

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

November 2021

How is 2021 almost over? Is it just me or has Covid made me lose all concept of time....it feels like we just started school!

Compared to most of our months, November was pretty boring!!

The most exciting news was that the 3 big kids were finally able to get vaccinated!!

Hudson is wrapping up soccer finally. Her poor team has been quarantined twice bc of Covid and has had to miss a lot of games. They finally have their last make-up game this weekend and then they will take a little time off until January!

Sullivan's team wrapped up their fall season with a great Tournament in Memphis. Playing up in the Silver Bracket, they went 4-0. Scored 16 goals and only gave up 2. It was a great end to a tough season learning a new formation, on a bigger field against older BOYS all season. Super proud of how much they learned and how hard they battled to get better all season!

We were finally able to squeeze Hudson's birthday party in over Thanksgiving break. She took a bunch of friends to SOAR. This huge climbing tower/ropes course about 4 stories tall. They had a blast climbing all over that thing for over 2 hours!

We had a nice relaxing Thanksgiving week! We let Honey Baked Ham do our cooking and we just had a few lazy days with no sports or school! Tom was able to take the kids to play some mini-golf also. Between the tears and tantrums, I think a few hole-in-ones were made and maybe they had some fun too!

That is about all for now.

We turn our attention to basketball season and the start of volleyball season and of course getting ready for CHRISTMAS!

Here are the rest of our November adventures:

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

October 2021

How in the world is it already November? I'm not sure how that happened but out of nowhere we are finished with Halloween and have moved on to Thanksgiving and Christmas!

October was a jam packed month of sports, celebrations and travel (mostly for sports)!

During Fall break we were able to find a free weekend (very rare these days) to enjoy some time (5 hours) at a pumpkin patch not too far from our house! We did everything they had to offer and ate all the things they had to eat and left VERY exhausted but with a car full of pumpkins!

October also means we wrapped up soccer for the 3 littles! They all did great and loved it! Conner and Tinsley really found their place on the soccer field (when they weren't wrestling with each other) and had a blast! They both scored some goals and learned how to defend and had a really great time! They are already asking about next season.

Thomas had a great season playing up against 2nd - 5th Graders. He played tough and had a great time also. His team even beat a 5th grade team not once...BUT Twice!

We also took some time to celebrate Hudson TURNING ELEVEN!!! Of course we had to go to Knoxville on her birthday for soccer so she and I made it a girl's night. We left early, got pedicures, ate dinner out and got to visit with our good friend Rachael and her kiddos! She will eventually have her big birthday party but we just had to postpone until after soccer season!!

The big girls are still playing their fall season. October was full of games and travel! Sullivan's team enjoyed a weekend in Louisville for a Showcase event on Halloween Weekend! They played great against some older talented teams and got better each game. They even snuck in a little hotel trick or treating!

October also means school picture time! Thankfully, I think all 3 big kids actually brushed their hair for pictures this year....maybe!

And we wrapped up the month of course with HALLOWEEN! Luckily, Sullivan and I made it back in time to trick-or-treat with everyone! It was perfect weather and everyone had a great time. Hudson and Thomas did the whole neighborhood and racked up on candy. The Twins made it around half and then just wanted to head home and hand out candy! Sullivan was exhausted from a weekend of soccer so she only did about half also but already had a TON of candy from hotel trick-or-treating so she wasn't too worried about it! We couldn't agree on a theme this year (and honestly who has the time) so everyone did their own thing...

Hudson was a Zombie Bride

Sullivan was Daddy Shark..do-do-do-do...

Thomas and Conner were Ninjas

And Tinsley was sweet Poppy from Trolls

I rocked some dino PJs and Hasil was a beautiful ballerina and we called it a night!

That is about all for October! November brings us the end of soccer season (with trips to Knoxville and Memphis left) and the start of Basketball season!

Here are the rest of the pictures from our October adventures:

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

September 2021

September brought us more school, more soccer, more baseball and TWO BIG BIRTHDAYS!

Both girls had a great tournament in September. Hudson's team went 3-0 and brought home 1s place playing a year up in the second division. They played tough all weekend. Playing against 12 and 13 year olds is no joke (p.s. Puberty is a real thing...haha)

Sullivan's team also played tough all weekend. They went 2-1, losing a heart breaker to our fellow club teammates a year older. It was their first tournament playing 9v9, up an age group in the top bracket and they did great. They are still learning 9v9 and all the new things that come with it but seem to be catching on pretty quickly. They brought home 2nd place!

The twins and Thomas also started soccer season and are doing great.

The twins are VERY into it this year and are playing great. Conner is a goal scoring machine and Tinsley is pretty tough too. Quite the turnaround from last year when neither one of them would even stay on the field...let alone touch the ball!

Thomas is doing great also! He is playing up with his teammates who are 2nd graders and we found out they didn't have enough teams for all the age groups, so they get to play against teams who have kids that are in 2nd through 5th grades! But his team is so tough and has not backed down yet! The other weekend they killed a team of ALL 5th Graders!!! He is very into it and has become quite the soccer player lately!

He is also splitting time between soccer and baseball this fall. I don't get to many baseball games bc of coaching, but his little team is playing hard. They are playing up an age group against some bigger and older boys but are doing alright. We have had some NOT SO close games...but have managed to win a few also! It's been a great learning experience and will have them ready for spring ball for sure!

We also took some time this month to celebrate the twins turning FOUR!!

We had another great pool party...in the rain...haha. But it didn't seem to phase them!

They specifically asked for a Superhero cake and an Elsa cake and that is what they got!

They also got treated to donuts and a special visit from SueSue and BooBoo!!!

It was quite the week/weekend long celebration!!

The rest of the month has been all about school and sports!

We are looking forward to a week off of school for fall break and then more soccer, more baseball and more school!

Here are the rest of the pictures from our September fun:

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

August 2021

August....August equals BACK TO SCHOOL!

We finally got all 5 back in school (knock on wood they stay there).

Conner and Tinsley are both in PreK 4 but are in different classes for the first time and honestly, they love it! They have made new friends and I think might even like each other a little better not being together ALL DAY!

Sullivan started 4th grade and is loving it. Her teacher is a sports and soccer loving guy so she is right at home!

Thomas started First Grade and after a little nervousness about his teacher has really been loving school! His best bud is in his class so he was happy about that!

Hudson started 5th grade, which in Nashville, is considered Middle School. She started at a new charter school in Nashville and is really loving it. She only knew 1 or 2 people going there so she was so nervous but already loves it!

Other than school is has just been soccer, soccer, soccer!

Both girls have had games and Hudson's team went to Atlanta for a tournament and they did awesome! It was their first tournament playing 11v11 and they battled in very hot weather on turf fields to come home with 2nd place!

Thats about all for now!

September bring us more school, more soccer, and a little baseball! The twins and Thomas started soccer this week and their first games are this weekend. We are also less than 10 days away from the Twins big birthday!!!

As always here are the rest of out adventures:

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