Anna Grows

This was the year for a Kohler Thanksgiving.  Once again, everyone met up in beautiful Deep Creek Lake, Maryland to enjoy the holiday in the mountains. Anna was beyond excited for the trip and had a great time with her cousin Aidyn.  Grandma arrived with Thanksgiving dinner in tow.......and roughly enough food for 50 additional people.  She truly is meals on wheels.  She also had daily presents for the grand kids.   Uncle Rod was in charge of bringing condiments and promptly arrived with a bottle of ketchup with approximately 1 tablespoon remaining in the bottle and a case of Mountain Dew.  Fortunately he also brought Courtney, who served as chef for a large part of the weekend. The weather was beautiful on Thanksgiving Day with temperatures in the low 60s.  Everyone enjoyed the outdoors, including an evening hot dog and marshmallow roast.  The rest of the weekend was snowy and cold. A hiking trip was attempted on Saturday only to discover that Hurricane Sandy had left the forests

Soccer season is over for the Orange Pumpkins who finished the season undefeated!  Actually, every team was undefeated since there is no official score keeping (although the parents that were keeping score all agree that our girls were undefeated).    The weather was good all season long with no rain-outs.  Every Saturday, the pumpkins took the field to face the likes of the Red Roses, the Blue Whales, the Pink Panthers and who could forget the Yellow Bananas. The girls had a great time, as did the parents who enjoyed Friday night happy hours during practice.  They have improved a great deal and almost know the difference between offense and defense this year. The team celebrated the end of the season last weekend with a party at Joe's pizza (let's just say the young waiter earned his tips that night).  Coach Tom presented trophies and special awards for all the team members.  Anna received the "Let's Roll" award for her willingness to play any position on