Choir Concert, Holiday Team Fun, Volunteering w. Maci Soccer & Another 3rd Place Basketball Tournament Finish!

Weekdays:

• Monday - Full day of work followed by Maci's 7th grade choir in the evening.  They sang nicely and we were able to chill the remainder of the evening.

• Tuesday - Soccer practice was cancelled due to impending weather but not basketball, they decided to still give it a whirl.  Maci and I chilled comfy at home.
• Wednesday - Good get stuff done day at work followed by soccer and baseball training in the evening.
• Thursday - Today was Kyra's last day in the office as she went out to have her twins!!!  That evening, we headed over to Jen's house (our leader) for a team holiday party.  A very nice time was had by all and I rolled out of there around 8p so I could pick up Maci and Ayla from soccer practice.

They looked like the Christmas story waiting on the bus

Friday:

• I got my botox done in the morning - yay!
• I got some good work done and then had pizza as a family.
• That night, Maci and I went to Feed My Starving Children with her TFE Soccer team.  We had a really nice time and the girls enjoyed giving back.  I was not looking forward to going out at night and in the cold but after wrapping up, I was really glad we did so!

TFE SOCCER GALS!

Saturday:

• Clint started his day with an 8a massage.
• We got a lot done around the house and then Maci had FC Pitz training at 1p.  I ran her out there and then took care of last minute holiday errands during it.
• Maci felt soooo good that she went to a 14+ training and 1 girl drove herself there but Maci was the most talented player.  Helps the confidence!!
• We flew from there to Connor's basketball tournament.  Game 1 was a tight battle vs Lakeville who we had lost to before.  We won by 3 with a last second and 1 by Cash!
• Game 2 was not as good and we fell to a tough Chan or Chaska team (I cant recall which one)
• We had some time for dinner so did so as a team before the 3rd place game.
• We weren't playing our best game and couldn't believe we were going to get 4th but then Cash took the ball up the court down by 1 with 3 seconds left, our coaches were yelling SHOOT and he put up a 3 that was off balance only to have it bank in as the buzzer went off. . . . we WIN!  The kids were hilarious and all such great cheerleaders of Cash.. . . sports center moment for sure!

Cool Drink at Dinner in between games

Crazy 3rd Place Ending!!!

Sunday:

• Got a lot of last minute needs done around the house.
• Watched the ugliest Baltimore v Bengals game.
• Was supposed to have the final 4 3v3 games at night but 1 team we were going to play twice and with sickness, they didnt have enough kids to field a team.  So Maci and team played 2 games and were so mad at how one team cheated by having a girl "puppy guard" the goal.  We have since learned that is NOT allowed and they will be reminded / penalized in future rounds of 3v3.

She cant see out her window with the tree

It's totally looking like holiday time!!!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

3rd Place in Basketball Tourney, New Picture Wall & Timberwolves Game

Weekdays:

• Monday - Nice easy start to the week with no activities in the evening.
• Tuesday - We did a volunteer event as a team at work today and then wrapped the day with both Connor and Maci having practice.
• Wednesday - Connor got to go to a book fair at school and landed the last copy of the book he really wanted!  I had a 1/2 day workshop on my product org.  That night, Connor had baseball training and Maci had practice - I was the chauffer as Clint had the baseball board meeting.
• Thursday - I squeezed in a nail apt after work.  Maci had a ride to practice and I was the pick up for the girls.  While I did that, Clint had Connor basketball practice duty.

Friday:

• We got our picture wall installed and it looks amazing!!!  SimplyLyss does such a great job!
• I had a busy afternoon of meetings and then we were able to crash early at night.

I have never known what to do with this HUGE wall

Look at the After!!!

Just have to put pics of us in them :)

Saturday:

• Connor had a basketball tournament which started late in the day - game 1 at 1p which was a good fairly easy win against Champlin.
• While we were at the tourney, Maci took herself over to Livi's in the  neighborhood for a friend secret Santa.
• Game 2 was vs Rogers at 330p and dang they cooked!  This Rogers team is SUPER hard and we lost by only 5.  Our team hung in it and the coach even told them that they are the best Wayzata team.  We are scrappy, well coached and have heart.
• Clint and I had to run out as we had dinner/date plans with the Cody's (Cal's parents).  We had a yummy dinner followed by the Timberwolves game.  It was such a fun game, they won by 3 and was a nail biter!
• We went to a bar across the street to have a night cap and watched the end of the OSU vs Indiana disaster of a game.

Secret Santa Fun!

B-Ball Tourney Fun!

Timberwolves!

Cody's

Sarah!

Sunday:

• I watched the Bengals hang tough against Buffalo until Joe decided to throw 2 back to back picks!
• I finished getting things done around the house before taking Maci to her 3v3 soccer games.  Game 1 was against her other TFE teammates and they had a tight back and forth game but lost by 1 or 2.  Then Game 2 was against some purple team and we crushed it.

We got the Media Day Pics Back of Maci 

Truly a Beauty Inside & Out!

Forwards!

Our Team - Missing a Few

Buddy Pics

Getting ready for the holiday break!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Thanksgiving Break!!!

Weekdays:

• Monday - Why is it the short weeks some times feel the longest?  I was sooo ready for break as were the kids.  I started my day by doing an Infusion Ride along with one of our nurses.  It is always so great to see what we do for the care of others first hand.  I then worked a busy day at the office before heading to the dentist for a filling that night.  Thankfully the dentist was as swift and gentle as possible.  I got done and came home to crash!
• Tuesday - I worked from home to ensure I got stuff done before the long holiday break.  We started to get some snow as the day went on so Maci’s soccer practice was cancelled due to a concern on the roads.  Connor still had basketball and scrimmaged the 4-3 team so Maci and I ran up to the gym to see the scrimmage fun.
• Wednesday - Wahooo break!!!  Maci did some soccer training from 11-1 and while she did that, Clint and I ran errands for Thanksgiving food, poinsettia plant, stamps for Christmas cards and some lunch.  We came to watch M for a bit and she was the only girl playing HA but she didn’t seem to mind.  We got home and had some lazy time before Clint and I ran up to the high school to get our bibs for the Turkey Trot the next morning.  We had a chill evening of watching sports to wrap the day.

Playing Games in the AM to Start Break

• Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving!!!  We got up at 730a and bundled up big time for the COLD turkey trot at Wayzata High School.  We walked with Lindsey, John and Harper and finished around an hour.  I stayed warm but my face, we were all freezing with the wind.  We headed home, warmed up and took some R&R before getting ready to head to the Janko’s cabin for Thanksgiving fun.  We left the house around 1p and got up to their place around 230p.  We ate around 4p and then enjoyed cocktails, games and football on TV.  I was proud to show them my Bengals who were super ready to be good for once!!!  We crashed around 11p and we were super thankful for their kindness to include us in their Thanksgiving fun!

Thanksgiving Fun Up North w. Janko's

Friday:

• We got up and left their house around 10a so we could pick up our Rosie gal who was at the groomer.
• We got home and had a lot of rest time which was much needed after a lot of food and drinks.
• I watched a lot of Law & Order SVU and napped.
• That afternoon we decided to go get our tree so we didn’t have to rush for the OH game the next day.  We picked a TALL one this year and then came home to some decorating and Christmas music.
• At night, we decided to order some Mexican food and play Monopoly as a family.

Picking a Winner

A little tall but I love her

Saturday:

• I got some Christmas shopping for the kids completed online.
• I got a lot of the to dos around the house done as I had a long list.
• We also had some down time while watching the Buckeyes crush that team up north!!
• I started to prep some work that I am going to knock out today.
• The kids started to play more Monopoly together (love the amount of board game fun they are having) and they also sled outside together as we have about 6 inches of snow now.
• At 7p, Clint and I headed up to Medina ballroom to meet up with some of our fav Fusion soccer parents.  We had some food, cocktails and a lot of laughter.  So great to reconnect with these friends!
• We got home around midnight and put the kids to bed before we crashed as well.

Too Much Fun w. Fusion Fams

Love these Mommas

Kristi, Kim, Kari

Sunday:

• Today is the final day of break - boo!
• We are having a lazy football watching Sunday while I finish laundry and crank on some work.
• Clint and Connor are heading out to the community center to get some exercise in and shoot hoops.
• Maci has been laying around but she has her 3v3 soccer tonight at 730 and 8p so she will get some movement too.
• While we are sad break is over, it was some really nice and needed R&R for our team and in 3 short weeks we are back on break for the remainder of the year!!!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C