Karis had the pure joy this year of being the coach for both boys at the FLEC soccer league - They had a good little team with some close friends, such as Blake B and then some new friends that Zach has become closer to, such as Blake T. The awesome news is that they WON the championship! That was so fitting that the time that Karis - as coach - wins the tournament is when both of his boys are on the team.
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| At Tijuana Flats after the game with old and new friends! |
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| The proud winners |
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| So sweet that they were together to win! Zach has won several times on other teams, but this is the first for Karis and Kaleb! |
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| While watching the soccer game, they enjoyed sitting on Grandma's lap! |
Our church also had a ground breaking for a new children's wing that they are building over the next year. we are excited for the new space for the kids and attended to watch the important event!
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| The boys helped "man" the cookie and cupcake stand! |
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| Turning dirt! |
A few weeks ago, my friend Stephanie and I participated in the Corporate 5K - it is always a highlight as we enjoy getting together and catching up (she lives in Texas) as we walk! On the way there, we encountered a humorous site - a man walking his pet pig! Oh the things that a person can see in this town!!
FLEC had its spring concert, and Zachary is in the 5th grade choir so we popped over there of course to watch him perform. He is in voice lessons this year to help him overcome the terrible genes from his mom and dad (although his grandmothers can sing so lovely!).
In the spring it is blueberry picking time!! These strawberries are always delicious so we are happy when the kids head on out to pick blueberries! Yum!
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| Showing off his spoils! |
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| These were practically gone within a day - we gobbled them down! |
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| The group of blueberry pickers! |
Addison just finished up her soccer skills camp - she was not a fan of doing the warm-up runs around the field, but she improved dramatically with running during the game itself and chasing the ball. She is still a little shy to get into the thick of things, but she is able to kick the ball and anticipate where it is going now! :)
Karis received some free tickets to the Orlando Solar Bears game a few weeks ago, so we took the whole family out to see it. It was Addison's first time to a sporting event at the Amway Center, so she was quite excited to be "such a big girl!"
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| Taking a picture with the Magic statue, even though we really were there to see the Solar Bears! |
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| One must capture the moments in a which a pre-teen son is willing to put his arm around his mom! These moments are few and far between at 12! |
We have been enjoying the boat, getting out onto the lake - so here are a few pictures from over the past few weeks.
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| Airborne! |
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| Asleep in Mom's arms |
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| The folks who come tend to rotate around to various families - so this was one day's group after the fun was all said and done! |
Random pictures:
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| Arm wrestling match - Amy barely won and then lose the next round to Zach! |
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| Such a sweet picture! |
