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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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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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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July 2021

 July was BUSY!  

We did all the things:

10 Days at Lake Rabun

Ran the Rabun Ramble 5K

Lot of tubing, skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding and swimming

Fireworks in the boat

Smore's

Soccer Camp

A week at Camp Widjiwagan

Lots of Pool time

Went to Every Splash pad in Middle TN

Bought our school supplies 

And have officially hit the point of summer where we are hanging on by a thread!

Summer was great but school can not start fast enough!!

Here are the pictures of all of our July Adventures:

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June 2021

 June...what a long, HOT month full of soccer, baseball and camp!

We had an awesome and exhausting month!

We kicked off the month with Sullivan Turning NINE!  So hard to believe.  We were able to squeeze in a quick party with her soccer teammates in between soccer training and games!  We had a blast and the girls played hard at the Franklin Splash Pad and wrapped it up with some time on the soccer field of course!

She chose Hibachi for her Birthday dinner and we had a blast!

June also meant the end of baseball season and the start of Summer basketball season for Thomas!  He played in his first baseball tournament and after a rough first day going 0-2, they turned it around and ended up playing back into the finals and finished in 2nd Place!  They lost a heart breaker by 1 run in the final inning but he had fun and learned a lot!

He also started Summer Basketball with a few brothers of Sullivan's soccer teammates.  They play 3v3 in the Flight League and have had some tough games, but finally got their first win last week!

Hudson wrapped up her soccer season with the big trip to Dallas, TX for SuperCopa.  A very big National Tournament for teams U9 to U12 age groups. It is a very tough event and her team battled hard.  They didn't get the results they wanted but they were competitive in every game and played against some of the best U11 teams in the country!  It was hot, so so hot, but she played hard and was even able to sneak in a little fun - A Rangers Baseball game, some pool time and a trip to Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Sullivan's team also attended SuperCopa in Dallas and had a great week!  After losing their first game to the eventual Champions 7-0, they turned it around on day 2 and won both of the remaining bracket games 3-1 and 2-1.  After bracket play, they then divide up the teams into SuperCopa, Gold, Silver, etc.  Her team was seeded in 7th place (making the SuperCopa Bracket) but due to match-ups, they ended up having to play the #1 seed (a strong team from TX) in the Knock-Out Quarter-Final round.  We knew it was going to be a TOUGH game.  The team we played had won their games 11-0, 11-0 and 7-0.....so we were in for a battle.  Our team was down to 2 subs when one of our players was diagnosed with Mono and was out the rest of the weekend and it was about 105 degrees!  But our girls SHOWED up to play!  After scoring early on a PK, the other team tied it up 1-1.  But because of our hard work and high pressure, we were able to sneak in a second goal and WIN the game 2-1.  It was the upset of the tournament (so I've been told) and it was just one of those sports moments that won't be quickly forgotten.  

We had just become the FIRST Tennessee Soccer Club (TSC) girls to team to make the SuperCopa bracket AND the first TSC team EVER, boys or girls, to advance to the Semi-Finals in the SuperCopa bracket!  It was unbelievable.

Unfortunately, our luck and energy ran out in the Semi-Finals and we lost to another talented TX team 1-2.  We battled to the end but we just ran out of gas!!  

I am so proud of Sullivan and her teammates.  She and a few other girls played every minute of all 5 games in the blazing TX heat!  They battled with some of the best teams around the country and proved that this team of 2012s from TN are NO JOKE!!!

The twins of course hung out at home with sitters and got dragged from baseball games to baseball practice!  But they did get to go to their very first Soccer Camp at BGA and they loved it!  They played from 9:00-12:00 for a whole week and did great!  We went with our good friends the Morrissey's and everyone had a blast.....although I think their favorite part was getting to eat in the BGA cafeteria!  Haha.

(Sullivan spent the week at Belmont Basketball camp)

That is about all for now!  We are headed to the lake this week for a much needed vacation from all the things!

As soon as we get back we head right into Lipscomb Soccer Camp, Widgiwagan Overnight Camp and preseason soccer training!  Never a dull moment!

Here are the rest of the pictures from our exciting month of June:

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