Back to life, back to reality (sing it with me!)

We are back from our trip to Disney World.  We had a great time, and made lots of memories!  With the busyness of life with three kids, it was a much needed vacation.  There's something about Disney magic that brings the kid out of you, even a teenager who thinks he's practically grown.  As wonderful as it was, I'm glad that we came home with a few days to rest up.  Disney World is tons of fun, but not exactly relaxing.  We got a few souvenirs, my favorites being pictures, but we also brought home an unwanted souvenir.  Chloe wasn't feeling well the last few days, and we hoped that it was just exhaustion, but after waking up with a fever our first morning home, we knew a trip to the doctor was necessary.  I'm glad we went too, because Chloe has pneumonia.  She doesn't feel that bad thankfully, but we're still taking the weekend to rest and recover.
 

Disney!!!

We are having a blast at Disney World!  I just had to share this one, because it cracks me up!!  This is Chloe's first time on Rockin' Roller Coaster.  As you can see, she wasn't sure if she would like it, but she loves it!  It's her favorite ride.  Avery is trying to keep a straight face, but don't let it fool you...he's having fun.  Brady's joy is clear, and Keith is worried that Chloe will hate it.  I took a turn riding by myself on this one, but I loved it as well.

Chloe's loving tennis!

Chloe has only had one tennis lesson, but she loves it so much that she wants to be outside practicing all the time!

More football and cross country

Brady got some playing time on varsity again this week.  He wasn't pleased with his performance in the jv game, but he's ready to show 'em next week.

Avery had another big race today.  It was a tough course, with lots of hills, but he did great.  He ran it in 19.14.

Chloe is playing tennis!

Chloe is taking some group tennis lessons.  She is thrilled!  I'm happy with the commitment because it's only four days total.  If she keeps loving it, I'm sure she'll be asking to do it again.

Voyles Classic

Avery had another meet yesterday.  It was a big meet, with two boys races and two girls races, and each race had 15-20 teams.  It was all varsity, and each team could have 10 runners.  It was also a qualifier for the midstate team.  Avery's not really in the running for it this year, but I'm sure he'll aim for it in another year or two.  He improved on his time from the last meet, but it's still slower than he was hoping.  This course was mostly flat, so he was really hoping for a personal best.  It was very hot and humid, so I'm sure that affected the runners because I was exhausted just standing in the sun to cheer them on!

No pictures of Brady because he's been sick most of the week with a sinus infection, so he not only missed his jv game but also three days of school.  After staying home on Monday, we pushed him to go back to school Tuesday, thinking that he would feel better as the day went on, because that's how it went the day before.  Of course, that's not how it happened.  He stayed at school and even went to the varsity game, but then came home with a fever.  Grrr.  But what Brady would want you to know more than anything else, is that he got to play in the varsity game and got a SACK!  

Macon County meet

  Woohoo look at those white legs!  (couldn't help it)

this was somewhere past the two mile mark

This is a very hilly, tough course.  It was also very hot by the time they ran.  Avery ran it in 19min 43sec, and finished 47th out of 136 varsity runners.  He was third on his team.  Even though we thought he did great, Avery wasn't happy with his time.  It was over a minute slower than his personal best.  He's using it as motivation for his next meet this Thursday.  The next course is very flat and fast, so he's hoping for a much faster time.

football pics

 Here Brady's actually tripping on his team mate, but I like the picture anyway.

 

Brady recovered a fumble, and he wasn't the one to fumble!

Brady is loving football.  I'm sure no one is surprised at this.  I knew he would, but I still hoped that he would hate it.  He gets a little playing time at varsity, but jv is what he really looks forward to.  He loves it because he gets to hit.  

What we've been up too...

track pictures

These first two pictures are of the 4x800. Avery ran the first leg this time, so he could have more time to rest before the mile. There was only one race in between, and it was one of the shorter races.

This is the last part of the mile. Avery and this other kid battled it out until the very last sec. The race was so close that I wasn't sure who won until they handed the number 1 to Avery. He loves a photo finish!