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Another eventful weekend is in the books, everyone had practices that led to games. Tiff posted some photos below, Gabe playing on his Sunday soccer team, then Elli and flag football and then Abbi, who participated in her first swim meet Saturday. And oh yeah, we thought the dog broke his leg last week, but it turned out its just a sprain!

Gabe has one more week of football left and he has informed us this is it for football, he would like to try cross country next fall, fine with us! After missing four games with a concussion he has suited up with minimal playing time. The sophs are 6-2 and should pick up win 7 against North on Friday, the team should finish in 3rd place in the soph MAC race. The varsity team beat West a few weeks back, they are 1-7. Like the Cubbies....maybe next year!

Elli has been busy with both her soccer teams, she scored a goal on her select team game on Saturday off a corner kick, split two defenders and beat the goalie! As previously blogged, that used to mean Whiteys, but I came up with another idea......Frosty's from Wendy's. A lot cheaper!!! Her flag football team has a couple games left. They have not scored a lot of touchdowns, the kids don't block, which makes it hard. There is some video below.

Abbi had a rather exciting weekend competing in her first swim meet for the Metro Swim Club. She told us a couple weeks ago she wanted to try it, but we didn't have the proper gear, so investments were made for Metro swim caps, Metro swim suits, new goggles and plenty of clothes, snacks and towels. Her best friend Meredith is also on the team, they were extremely excited for the meet at West High. They had to be there early, in the water at 6:45am for the 8am start time. Abbi did 4 events, including a relay, which starts the video below. Elli had a soccer game at 10am, so Tiff went and then I came a short while later and saw a couple events she was in, it was really cool, she has already informed us that she wants to do more meets this fall and winter.

I mentioned Ambrose had a tough week confined to our living room following his accident in the yard. The vet didn't think he had broken his leg, gave us some pills and told us no excitement. Kinda hard for a 7 month old puppy. His gimp went away later in the week, not without some incidents during the week. Like somehow he managed to knock off his pill bottle from the kitchen counter and then somehow he got it open and then he ate the three pills in the bottle, before eating the bottle. Yeah, he ate the pill bottle. Interestingly enough though, he didn't eat the pill bottle cap. He also jumped out of front window watching uncle Jamie wash his car and he jumped high in the air to try and jump over his kennel, stood upright keeping him confined in the kitchen. I failed to close the lid of the kennel, he wound up jumping in the kennel, trapping himself in the kennel.

New Pictures!

An interesting picture to start this entry, Sophie chasing Ambrose on a sunny Fall afternoon in the front yard.


And here is a good one from a couple weeks ago when it was warm enough to get in the pool. Ambrose often stands at the pools ladder and thinks about getting in. He has jumped in a couple times himself, but sometimes he needs a little help! If he gets in, he swims a lap or two and then heads back for the ladder. It is a riot!



Anyone have a guess to what this picture says....or means? 3 fedora's with 3 matching neckties?


Well........Homecoming at Central was this past weekend and this was the closet we could get to a picture of Gabe and his friends he went with. One of the boys had the idea for matching animal print ties and hats to go along with some shoes they had bought. Tiffany made the ties and the stripe on the hats. The three wore black pants with the tennis shoes, white dress shirt and tie with the matching hat. They ate at Outback Steakhouse, went to the dance and headed to the Pearson's for a post party and stayed the night there. Must have been good, didn't hear any complaining! Feel old do you? That was Gabe's second Homecoming!



First flag football game was two weeks ago, here is a good shot of Elli exploding off the line ready to knock some unassuming boy on his fanny. She was a little disappointed after the first game, she didn't get to run with the ball. The team has too many kids, she only gets to play half the game. At her game yesterday she was the quarterback a couple times but didn't have a chance to break any long runs.


Abbi is having quite the soccer season, through three games she has scored three times, including two goals this past Saturday. Her first goal last week earned everyone a trip to Whitey's, a deal that I guess was carried over from the Spring season. Score a goal, get Whiteys. Unfortunately due to a hike in prices at every one's favorite ice cream place, that deal has been revoked. Malts and shakes are now $4.45 to $4.99....ouch!



I said that Ambrose swimming is hilarious, see for yourself!!!!!