First Soccer Game

Here are some pics of Madi's first soccer game. She did great -not that I would know if she didn't. I know next to nothing about soccer. But, she kicked the ball in the correct direction, didn't cry when she tripped over the ball, and tried to work with her team mates which I think is good at this age.

Their team name is "Happy Feet". Aaron, who is the assistant coach, said he was just glad it wasn't "the Princesses". I guess that was on the table for awhile. Poor Aaron, even the head coach is a girl :) I think this will be a terrific daddy daughter bonding experience!

Hannah Soars

The picture above Hannah's head reads "Who says it can't be done"

Here are some pictures I've been wanting to post but just found the time. Early August Hannah and I saw an advertisement in the paper by the local Aviation club. They were offering airplane rides for kids 8-14 at our local airport-for FREE! So Hannah and I got there about 15 minutes early because we knew there might be a line. In fact, Dad and Madi stayed home because they didn't want to wait in the crowd.

Well, we put our name in 15 minutes prior to the publicized time. By 5 minutes after, they made an announcement that all flights were full for the day and sent everyone else home. We hung out for a little over an hour and Hannah got to take a flight with a local female pilot. She loved the ride but it was also a good lesson in being early and being persistant to get what you really want.

Hannah told me it was worth the wait. Future pilot?

hmmm. Maybe she should drive a car first.





Hannah getting into the plane.













Hannah's in the back seat.