Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Swim Team



The girls in Morgans team.




Coaches Award for her age group.



Swim Team is finally over. Final results are in along with final times. Morgan's final time is 51.25 sec for the 25 meter free style. Ashlyn swam 29.24 for the 25 meter butterfly, 1.05 for the breast stroke, 59.37 for the back and a 54.84 sec all for a 50 meter swim.After the award ceremony everyone went to the local pool and had a swim day. They opened the park's water slides to everyone. Morgans crowning moment was passing her first swim test and being able to go on all the rides. For myself it is a love hate relationship. I am going to miss the amount of activity that was required but at the same time I am glad to gave time off and not have to run run run every minute of the day. Both girls improved leaps and bounds Morgan learned to swim and Ashlyn became a top competitor.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Visits from the west

Gardunia Tongue
Reenactment

During the weekend Grace and Tony Walsh came to grace our presence for the duration of three days before they had to abscond back to Idaho. It turned out to be a nice weekend to visit. the weather could not have been better. The hottest day was 87 and it did not have any large amount of rain. Friday they pulled into town at approximately 5:00ish. Then everyone but Marc went out to dinner. He unfortunately had to work. Then Saturday was a day of sight seeing. First was a swimming meet. Ashlyn and Morgan just did very well. Second we all went to Bull Run the sight of the first civil war battle. And it just happened to be the anniversary of the battle. Many things were going on they had reenactments happening and people dressed in civil war costume showing what it was like for the soldiers. Afterward we absconded the scene and went on a short driving tour to see where the girls go to school and Old Town Manassas. The free Sunday concert was playing it was a blue grass band. Finishing up with dinner out at Tony's favorite diner McDonalds. Monday was a girls go shopping day.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Random Photos

Girls at the Zoo
Lost in thought and on the phone


Monday, July 13, 2009

Sick day

Today has been one of those days. Morgan came home from summer school with a high fever and feeling like she was going to give up her offering to the porcelain god. So we have been sitting on the couch and the bed watching her favorite programs. I think if I see one more episode of the discovery channels dirty jobs or another Scooby Doo I just might loose it. But she is starting to feel better as long as she takes her pills to keep her fever down. Which has given me the time to think about life money and the presuite of happiness. How close the three run together but how hard we as people try to keep them seperated. I wish I had the answer to these three mysteries but I do not. As far as I can tell it is all about faith that life will get better. And thru work and deligence we continue on a path that leads us on a path of hope to abtain the future that we all aspire too.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Ashlyn is the one in front

Morgan our mighty duck








Ashlyn Birthday pool party





It has been a while since I have entered a post. "Life is like a box of chocolates." from the movie forest gump comes to mind. I just wish I knew which ones are coconut filled.




A lot has happened Ashlyn had a birthday and she is officially 11. I cannot believe that she and I am getting that old. I also had my 14 year wedding anniversary. Who knew that time could pass so quickly with so many ups and curve balls.



As time passes I pause to think that 1 yr ago I never inagined that my family and I would move all the way across the USA. Morgan would learn to swim. Ashlyn would excel in school and become a talented swimmer. Placing in almost every race she swims. That we would sell the only house we have ever owned and move to a place where such a great diversity of people live. That a normal sunday outing would no longer be a trip to stanley or Iadaho mountains. But would be a trip to Virginia beach or to walk the US capitol or even visit the nationial Zoo. Makes me wonder what is instore next. Is it Europe on the far east or could it be as simple as a small town in the mountains or on the plains. Life is like a box of chocolates I just wish I knew which one I would be handed next.