Holidaze

Rebecca, Tori, Nick, Tay and Court on Alcatraz. Clear view of GG in the background.

So the holidays have come and gone. We have been super busy in this house with tays hectic activity schedule. I was hoping for a break but alas there will be none.

Here's the update since october:

Soccer - Tays soccer team made the championship playoffs. After a nail biting first day of the tournament the Unicorns ended in first place. We were so excited but nervous for day 2. Day 2 came and we ended up winning and playing in the championship game. It was very exciting but alas our team lost :( however we ended up 2nd for the season which was awesome. This inspired tay to try out for winter select soccer which she made! So soccer continues on in our house thru March as long as there is no rain. They've already played their first scrimmage and won. We'll see how the "sparks" do this season.

Volleyball: Tay discovered a love for a new sport with volleyball and tried out for club volleyball and made the team. "Odyssey" has been in full swing for a while. We are looking forward to her first tournament.

Basketball: Tay played on her schools basketball team and really enjoyed it. Sometimes after school she heads to the gym with my boss (who is the coach) and practices with him. The season is over but the girls did fine with only 2 games. 1 win and 1 loss. Both games scored no higher than 15 points.

Cheer: Cheer is running along. We have had a coaching snafu and Shauna might step up to coach. I offered to help if needed. We are waiting for the head of the program to return from vacation to see whats going on with the squads. Our first competition is only a few weeks away. They had a holiday show on December 13th. It was cute.

Tay spent thanksgiving with her dad and cousins. Then happily went up to sacramento the next day to stay with lise for the weekend. They had a great time together. I did my traditional allison thanksgiving. Risa cooked up a fabulous meal and I acted as her sous chef for the day. It was great as always. Next year my bday is on turkey day, so I'm wondering if I should do something special or just hang as usual. Still pondering on that one.

Dan, David, Ashley & Stacey.

My sister and her family came out to California for Christmas. We had a lovely visit that started off with a trip to SF for the day with family. We had a great time at Alcatraz. It was a beautiful day in SF. Sunny, no wind and a mild 55. No fog anywhere. The kids loved the boat ride. Ashley and David stared out the window. We walked the whole island taking lots of pics. Camden is mighty scary in prision.

We then headed over to pier 39 for lunch and walked around. The cable car line was too long and the kids were getting cranky. So were the adults for that matter!

Stacey was so excited to get her travel box o' bread to take back to texas!

The family in the area came over to my house for dinner. This year we sat at the table. I moved furniture all around so everyone could fit. Of course not everyone could fit. Nic and Tay graciously ate on the couch. Thanks guys! As usual I made too much but it all turned out well. The kids opened some gifts and it was lovely to sit around and catch up with everyone.

I am still planning my big vacation year in 2011. As soon as the school calendar is out I should be booking our disney cruise to mexico. I was thinking today that it would be fun to go to disneyland for xmas, or just after, next year. I'm not a fan of the holidays there such big crowds. However, it would be fun to celebrate ashleys 2nd birthday at disney. She should be old enough to enjoy it.

I'm also waiting for more info on disney hawaii...maybe thats where I'll spend thanksgiving next year??? So many choices just waiting for dates to open.

Have a great new year!