I know- that's a whole lotta pictures to have to scroll through- but I wasn't feeling up to doing the slide show today folks, so bear with me ;0) And yes, I am fully aware that it is now January & I'm barely getting around to posting about Thanksgiving. Again, bear with me! A laptop with a virus & crazy holidays made blogging fall WAY down on the priority list!! There was no midnight blogging for me! Anyways- Thanksgiving was.... let's just say it was different. It reminded me that no matter where I am, as long as I've got my husband & kids- that's all that matters! Yes, we were fortunate enough to be blessed with great weather & be in a beautiful place- but I couldn't help it- I missed the extended family chaos, the traditional turkey dinner, and all that comes with your standard Thanksgiving dinner. There's a pic of us with all the team at "Nick's at the Pier" eating a steak dinner on Thanksgiving. Somehow- just not the same! The tournament games were held at an Olympic Training Facility that had some spectacular fields, although one was a mud pit. Luckily, we only had to play once on that! It was a really good learning experience for Colby. Translation: the team didn't fare so well. Don't get me wrong- they played well considering & they came close to some wins that should've been theirs. However- it was good to humble them a little bit. These out-of-state teams that train year round have quite an advantage & they play some outstanding soccer! Colby's team may be the very best in the state of Utah- but that don't mean jack when you're playing the best of the other teams! It was an eye-opener for them to see what kind of competition they'll face come June when they have regionals down in Cali again! They better be bringing their A game! Colby & Drew are both in speed training to work on speed, strength, and agility in a program up at a Weber State University that will go for 12 sessions, twice a week for 6 weeks up until Colby's next tournament in Feb. in Phoenix. Anyways- back to San Diego. The kids loved Sea World- that includes me- I LOVE the place! Sadie was the very, very cutest about Shamu. She kept asking if she could get Shamu for Christmas- and was so very sad & disappointed because she couldn't understand why in the world she couldn't ride on Shamu's back like the trainers!! Maybe one day Sadie!! We even got to stop at Buffalo Bill's outside Vegas on the way home for a night so the kids (& dads) could ride the roller coaster. Yes- that is me on the extremely frightening Frog Hopper! Don't ask. Please, just don't. The trip overall was a great time (minus the very long drive! ugh!) but one that we'll definitely remember! Great job on playing hard Colby!
