OK I know I haven't posted in a really long time. Here are a few pictures that I took of the earliest snowfall on record in Houston- December 4, 2009.

Alli and Haleigh (AKA Slvr and Drk) at Discovery Green, catching snow

A hibiscus in my back yard that was in bloom before the snow...didn't like the freeze that followed that night, though.

Bear Creek Park- soccer fields in the snow

Alli and Haleigh catching snow at Discovery Green

Playing in the snow outside the GRB convention center...this is what they did while all their friends had to stay in school all day!

School has started this week. Last weekend was a soccer tournament with 3 games in 2 days (2 of them at noon in 100 degree heat!) plus we went to the Dynamo game sunday night. Alli has a new team which she really likes. They did well in the tournament (1 win, 2 ties); not bad for a new div II team.

Goalkeeper training started monday night, and volleyball tryouts started tuesday (6:30am!) so it has been a busy busy week. This weekend we're planning a trip to Turner Falls. Should be fun!

Here are a couple of pictures of soccer for this season. I am going to bed since I have to get up at 5:30am...












Alli diving to save a shot in a tournament last weekend. She gave her all but they stole the ball from her and scored. Final score 1-1.

















Alli's individual picture for Fall 09 soccer- AHFC

I know its been a LONG time since I posted...over 5 months, but it's been a little hectic around here. Let me give you the brief summary. Budget season at work, crazy economy making it even more fun this year, but we've filed and are now halfway through our workshops with the City Council. Alli finished the club volleyball season in May, 7th grade in June and tried out for club soccer in June.

She will be the goalkeeper on an Albion Hurricanes div II team. The team seems to have done pretty well last year except for the fact that they couldn't keep a full roster. They apparently were 1 win away from moving up to Super II in the fall. She's been playing indoor soccer all summer and once she was offered a spot on the Albion team has been helping them out in indoor as their keeper as well. That I think was a smart move, as she has earned the trust of some of the key players on the team from her actions on the indoor games. Training started last week for the fall season, and AHFC club day is this saturday. First tournament on the 22-23rd then school starts on the 24th, along with goalkeeper training.

Alli is going into 8th grade this year. Volleyball tryouts start the 2nd day of school. Hopefully there won't be too many conflicts with soccer- team training is Mon/Wed, but keeper training is Mon/Thurs, so it depends how many keeper sessions she needs to attend. We'll be pushing for 2x/wk at least until the volleyball games start, as they are on thurs afternoons.