Random Fall Photos

I finally cleaned off the pictures from my phone.  Here are some snapshots of our activities lately.  Kamryn finished up a successful middle school volleyball season.  (They made it to play-offs, but lost the first match.) Scott and I drove up north to attend two weddings of friends.  Scott and I also had a wonderful weekend away in Temecula wine country for my job.  :)  Troy is still playing soccer with his AYSO team. We're beginning new sports seasons for Kam:  softball at school and basketball in a rec league.  The fun continues...

Halloween 2013

We enjoyed a fun Halloween this year.  We came up with some last minute costumes and hit the neighborhood.  Our neighborhood is quite a hot spot for local (and not so local) children, so it was busy out there!  Scott readily agreed to "man" the candy bowl and joined our next door neighbors around their fire pit on their driveway.  The kids and I joined up with some friends and went farther than we usually do.  It was a fun evening!

A Little Trip

This fall Kamryn and I were able to fly out and visit Katie at college.  It was a fun, whirlwind adventure.  Flying went smoothly and we even got to fly with some friends who were on the same flight. During our time there we got to see Katie's room, visit family, hang out with Kamryn's friends from her old school, eat at some of our favorite spots, watch a swim meet, watch a soccer game, leave notes in our friend Aaron's office, attend Katie's choir concerts, shop, meet Katie's many friends, attend a choir rehearsal (my favorite), experience some chilly weather and much more!  (I had forgotten how busy college life is!)  We had a blast and it was great to see Katie and experience some of her college life!

Fall Fest 2013

Recently Kamryn's class took part in the annual Middle School Fall Festival.  Much to the confusion of some family members, this is not anything musical, but an afternoon filled with fun and games out on the school field.  The students participate in competitions like big ball rolling, eating serache-covered crackers, and punkin chuckin'.  Kamryn being the competitive creature she is, loves this day.  In fact, her homeroom made school history, winning the coveted "Sarah Schenkel Award" two years in a row!  This is even more fun because Sarah is a good friend of ours. :)  Way to go, Kam! 

Water Fight at RCS

The RCS eighth graders had their "car wash" today to raise funds for their Washington DC trip this Spring.  They got donations ahead of time and then held the car wash for those who donated and any others who came.  I think, as usual, there was more water sprayed on each other than on the cars, but they did work hard.  Troy even "helped" and ended up soaked.  Love the picture of Kamryn and her friend, Keira after a hard morning of work!

VIP Game

Troy's soccer team continued to be undefeated...until today.  They had to play a team that's been undefeated for five years!  Troy and his teammates played the VIP team for their second game today.  This was special because our friend, Mark, is on this team.  The kids playing on the VIP team have some extra challenges physically, but make up for them in heart.  We had fun cheering everyone on.  I love the picture of Mark and Troy at the end of this post.  :)  (And Troy would like me to clarify that since this was a non-league game they are still undefeated!)

 

Kamryn Plays V-ball

Tried to get some decent shots the other day of Kamryn playing volleyball.  Unfortunately, I have not yet mastered photography of a moving subject in a dark gym without a flash. Bummer!  I'll keep working at it!  Kam's team is doing very well!  They are fun to watch.  There has been a lot of driving across town because her practices are at another campus, but the time has been worthwhile.  The girls are working better together and seeing success!  Go Eagles!