Soccer Season is over--until Spring

Brian and Lily polished off their second soccer season this morning. They played a tough team--bigger, older, more experienced but they are a hardworking, scrappy bunch of girls and they did great! Lily barely limped off the field with 2 knee injuries and getting the wind knocked out of her all in 1 game. She plays like she lives and it scares her mother. The girls learned alot from Brian about strategy on the field and we look forward to having most of them back on the team in the spring. Here's our end of season team photo.

Northern Pygmy Owl

We have recently discovered that a Northern Pygmy Owl has taken up residence in one of our porch supports. Sir Speckles as he is called comes at about 7:00 pm and leaves at seven in the morning. He is diurnal and sleeps the entire time he is here.

The State Fair

I guess it's become a tradition now to go to the State Fair. I think we should win the award for "cheapskates". We go on $3 Dr. Pepper day with our empty can on pop. We almost always park blocks away and walk through "the hood" to get in. (Although this year, I broke down and paid.) We bring a sack lunch in our wagon and we only enjoy the free stuff--no chincy carnival rides for us! This year we went to the dog agility show, the african acrobats, the wild bird show and the marionettes performance. We also took in the butter sculpture and the arts and crafts building. The bird show won our "Favorites" poll this year. Scott went with us and we met a family who are friends of ours from choir. It was a good day.

Fall at the Arboretum with Cousin Scott

Brian's cousin Scott came from NJ to visit so we took in some sights this past week including the botanical gardens. The girls had fun with cousin Scott. He likes to cook and they made turkish delight to take to their theater class: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He also made fried chicken strips for our dinner one night so that was nice too.

Lily's New Hairdo

Lily just got a haircut. Isn't it cute?