Vacation - Days 3 and 4



Whew! It's been so fun... and busy... and exhausting! Here are a couple of swim pics of Trevor and Tessa... Katy didn't want to go swimming again after they had been about 4 times that day. I felt bad for housekeeping, since they grabbed a new towel every single time, and this morning there was a mountain just outside our door because I was so sick of tripping over them, or stepping on them wet.





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Meanwhile, back on the field....


Tuesday morning, Game 2:


The boys played one of Colorado's best teams, Rush Pikes Peak Nike 93, and really brought their game. We were able to put three in goal and hold them from scoring, earning the shut-out, 3-0.



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Tuesday afternoon, Game 3:

Our team played a team from New York, the Ossining Falcons. We're thinking that they were more than likely altitude sick, and possibly were playing up a division - but they had a tough stretch of games while they were here. We were able to hold them and earn another shut-out, winning the game 10-0, keeping us in first place so far. They all played with heart and good sportsmanship, as did our boys. Their goalie was awesome, making some great saves... he definately got some good playing time:







Here was a great run by Chris:





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Wednesday, Game 4:


Today we got to play Minnesota's State Champions, Sting. We knew it would be tough going in, and we lost a goal shortly into the first half. But we were able to come back, putting in five of our own and holding them from more, winning the game 5-1. Their keeper was awesome too... if you look at this bottom pic, you can see him on the ground from diving for the ball, but you can see the ball hitting the net - it was awesome! You can also see that Chris and the ref were 'friendly' at one point, when Chris was getting warned for a slide tackle. Tomorrow we play semi-finals in the morning, and if we pull a win there, we will go to the final championship game in the afternoon. I can't believe how well these boys are playing, given that they are so extremely exhausted. Chris took 3 ice baths today, alternating from ice cold to warm, to try to get his muscles to heal up quickly. He says it really helped... right after his game it was painful just to walk, but he can feel a huge difference already. Now, if we can just get a decent night's rest...