Braves vs Rangers

The winning streak ended today with their first loss to the Rangers. Dylan made a great double play at first. We are looking forward to playing the Rangers again, and for a different turn out! Common' Braves!!!!

Girls Night Out "Prom 2010"

Who says you have to be in high school to celebrate Prom Night? Obviously, we don't! What a blast this night was. For under $30 most of us were able to pull of some sort of rendition of prom night! The gowns, tiaras, and glitzy jewels were abundant and definitely worth it. We had a limo take us out for 3 hours around Modesto and Manteca. We made a couple pit stops to make our entrances! We also had an appointment with the Picture People in the mall so we took professional pictures to capture our great night. Daniele was Prom Queen for the night and did very well with her "expecting self"!! What a crack up. Peoples' heads turned as fast as you could say what the? when she started dancing on the dance floor at a local watering hole! This is one of those nights that will go down in history ladies. Thanks for a FABULOUS night, definitely going to be hard to top this one! What will we think of next???

May I "honor roll" Morgan please?

Morgan and her friends made honor roll for the second trimester. Morgan received recognition at the awards assembly for her 4.0 and a "Character Counts" award. We are so proud of all your hard work in school. Believe me one day it will really pay off! Great job Mo and to all your friends too!
Pictured L to R- Taylor, Kelly, Samantha, Mo and Cece

Sports Update February 27, 2010

Well all good things must come to an end and unfortunately for both my kids it came rapidly true this weekend. Our undefeated Arsenal won both games on Saturday which left us thinking there was a good chance for advancement. On Sunday we were sadly defeated by Atwater 2-0 which knocked us out of contention for any further games. The girls after having a 2 month winning streak finally took defeat. The team still walked away with their heads held high as they know they played a fantastic season all the way through! We are so proud of the 2010 Arsenal All Star team. We ended our fantastic season with a pizza party at John's Incredible Pizza. Mom forgot her camera so still waiting for pictures to post from this. Great job ladies, we are so all very proud of your commitment to the game. Each girl plays with their heart as our Coach always said, and it truly showed every time they want on the field. Looking forward to coaching Spring soccer and see where that takes us next! I love you Mo and love watching you play and becoming a great soccer player.









The Mavericks went into tournament this weekend thinking that they may have had an opportunity to advance as well. The kids played very well defensively and the first 2 or 3 periods it looked very promising. Unfortunately, one of our better players wasn't there who we count on to make most of the baskets. Zach stepped up making quite a few of the baskets but we still came up short in the long run losing. We were unfortunately knocked out of the tournament. The boys learned so much during their short season and I know walked away becoming better ball players for it. We ended up our season with a pizza party at Mountain Mikes. This was a great group of kids and we thank Coach Rob and Gary for all their time they committed to the game and the kids. Thank you Dylan for your passion to play, we love watching you play ANY sport! We love you Mom and Dad and are looking very forward to baseball season!

RTR......... Road to Recovery!

After surviving cancer almost exactly 15 years ago my mom gets the unfortunate opportunity to once again to relive her past. My mom is a very strong person and I know will be fine when it's all done. She is determined and passionate about getting past this once again. My mom has been through a lot and I know will once again rise above this and only become a stronger person for it! I've learned many things from my mom which I know has helped me become the strong and independent person I am today.
We start this road to recovery now!!!! I say WE cause you are not alone in this! We are a family and small we might be but not inferior! That is what family is for, to help one another when we need it most. We are here for you and would do anything for you! We are looking forward to your road to recovery!

Love Deb, Rob, Morgan and Dylan

Making cookies

What do you do when you come home from school and it's raining, homework is done and sports are cancelled?...........Why you make cookies!
So the kids got cracking and I just observed to make sure things ran smooth. Dylan was in charge of the dry ingredients. He had so much flour on him and the floor just from measuring 2 1/4 cups, it looked as though he had been baking since 5 in the morning! Mo liked the mixing and measuring out the wet ingredients. It appears the dog wanted to do some quality control as well! End product DELICIOUS!

Sports Update February 20, 2010

Arsenal finish season undefeated! We beat Ceres 5-0 then Tracy 2-1. The first game against Ceres, Mo scored the first goal! Her previous coach Bill from the Fury was there to see her play. Dad and Dylan were also there for her first game.
Off to tournament this weekend in Stockton for 3 and possibly 4 games!!
GO ARSENAL!!!!!





Dylan's basketball team finished 3-4 for the season. They lost their 4 th game in a row to the undefeated "Clippers". Score 25-10 Dylan played point guard and did very well holding his own. Dylan also scored 2 baskets! Off to tournament this weekend in Manteca. Can hardly wait to catch all the games this weekend!
GO MAVERICKS!!!!