Sports Update February 13, 2010

A divided family once again :(

Rob stayed with Dylan for baseball and basketball here in town and I took Mo to Merced for soccer! The Mavericks fell short again to the Pacers 14-12. Rob said Dylan is really starting to use his body more and Grandpa said he probably got 90% of the rebounds!
The Arsenal remain undefeated winning both games this weekend to Linden and Motherlode in Merced.
The first game against Linden we won 7-0. Our second game was Merced and the competition was a little more tough. We had no score at the half. The about 10 minutes in to the game each team scored and we remained tied with about 5 minutes left. Morgan finishes the job with a goal. Final score 2-1 UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! So proud of both my kids!

This week and the following week are probably going to be the most challenging for us. Every night there is at least 2 sporting events someone has to be at. Balancing act we have become, but I do enjoy watching my kids play! Looking forward to tournament weekend for basketball and soccer on the 27 and 28th of this month! We should have a full house as Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle Randy will be here too!

Cousin Bob June 22, 1937- February 7, 2010

Sadly my cousin Bob passed away earlier this week. He was one of the smartest people I've ever known. I'm proud to say he lead the way for many as a scientist, professor and a telecommunication engineer.

I always loved as a kid going to their house in Redwood City. I looked forward to seeing them as well as always getting a new Nancy Drew book every time we went to visit.

He had the most amazing marriage of 38 years to my cousin Sylvia. They have spent most of their later life traveling so Sylvia could continue her passion for genealogy and family history. Without them, I would have never known so much of our family history! For that I can never thank you enough.

Bob is pictured here at our wedding in Livermore August 1994 with Sylvia and their son Etienne.

Bob- you will be truly missed! All our love- Debbie, Robert, Morgan and Dylan

Sports Update February 6, 2010

Arsenal Wins again!
Games were relocated to Manteca because of the heavy rains, fortunate for us we didn't have to travel much this weekend. Our first game was against Merced who forfeited. Tracy ended up playing us for an early makeup game and we won 5-1. Morgan scored a goal in the first game. The second game was against Modesto and The Arsenal pulled it off once again with a win 3-1.

Mavericks just shy of a win. Final score 14-11. I missed this game but grandma and grandpa gave me the play by play on how they were doing. The team played well and ended up losing when John on the other team got fouled right at the buzzer, the basket went in which pulled them ahead 13-11,then he made one of his free throws making the final score 14-11. Dylan did well scoring 5 for the game. Better luck next weekend Mavericks!

After the games Rob and Jose drafted for their baseball team "The Braves". When Rob comes home with a smile on his face I know it's gonna be an interesting year! Can't wait to see some ball being played! As Minors we have 5 games on the Major field this year, I'm so excited for another baseball season.

Happy Superbowl everyone, may the best team win. Rob and Dylan are at the senior center right now cooking up omelets for the Superbowl Breakfast. Afterwards were off to the Morrish's for some fun times and hopefully to see some good TV adds, I mean a good game!

Valentine's Day Photo Shoot

Who would ever guess how difficult it would be to get a couple of pictures of the kids?? Between the uncontrolled laughter and the dog trying to hog the picture I think it went pretty well considering. Thank goodness Valentine's comes around once a year.

Sports Update January 30, 2010

Finally the sun stayed out long enough for the fields to dry up so we could resume our season! Game on!! This weekend team Arsenal played in Lodi. Our first game we played Modesto and won with a shut out 6-0. Our second game we played Merced and won 5-1! Winning is great but when you score a GOAL OR TWO, it makes it a whole lot better! Yes, Morgan not only scored her first All Star goal but must have liked the way that felt so went ahead and scored another one minutes later! We are so proud of you Morgan. I'm so glad we were there to see the look on your face because that is something I will never forget!





Unfortunately The Mavericks basketball suffered their first lost to The Bucks today. I think the kids played well defensively and gave it a good try. Don't worry Mavericks we are still looking REAL GOOD! Get em' next week!!

As if our day weren't busy enough, the first weekend of baseball tryouts was today too! Rob and Dylan spent several hours at Lincoln field evaluating players for Little League. Dylan moves up to Minors this year so we are pretty excited for a new field to play on! Dylan had a good tryout, I'm thinking he's gonna get picked up by a really good coach!

The Paper Bag Women of Woodward

So anyone who says there's nothing to do on a Friday night in Manteca is completely off their rocker! Give a woman a paper bag and just look what she can create! My goofball and completely awesome friends Stacey and Daniele came over last night with bags on their heads asking if "I could come out and play?". So as Rob was shoving me out the door, we decided to take it up a notch and dress em up a bit before heading over to Cathi's. Needless to say we looked like complete wack jobs but had another fun filled night just hanging out. We stopped by Michelle's house to see if she wanted to play as well. No answer, so we just decided to rearrange her patio furniture for her. We are very caring like that! Thanks ladies for another spur of the moment night with memories that will last a lifetime!

Sports update January 23

Well because of all the heavy rains Morgan's soccer games were cancelled! A much needed weekend off but on the other hand very disappointing. We love to watch Mo play soccer with her winter team! Looking forward to next weekend to play in Lodi.

Dylan's team is now 3-0. What a nail biting game this was. Dylan scored 5 himself. Final score was a narrow 13-11. Way to pull it off again Mavericks!! The Raptors was a tough team but you guys held on till the end and showed them you could play just as tough!

Next 2 weekends will not only include the usual 2 soccer games and a basketball game but baseball tryouts too!. Minor League draft night is February 6th which is around the corner. Our new team name you ask?........The Braves! Absolutley LOVE baseball season!!!