Christmas Morning

We had a great Christmas this year while enjoying the company of David's sister, her husband, and his parents. It was a welcomed full house. : )

Another Flash-back-Friday

August 1991 - Leavenworth, KS

June 1989 - Bethany's Sr. Prom at Fairport HS, Rochster, NY

~1982 Morey Family Trip Cross Country

"Flash-back-Friday"

It has come to my recent attention that one of sisters includes what she calls “Flash-back-Friday” each week on her blog. In it she posted “the greatest people in [her] life.”

I am confident the exclusion of me as her only brother as one of the “the greatest people in [her] life” was a simple oversight. It is for that reason that I include my sister here on my site. Love Ya : )

A Stormy Night

We had a pretty fast moving storm blow through last night that took out all the power in the surrounding area. Ethan fell asleep early and we entertained the kids by playing with our PSP.



When that fun ran out, we got even more creative by “painting” lines in pictures with our flash lights.



Pizza by candle light was followed by an early bed time.

Saturday at the Morey's

Saturday was yet another day of recovery. Rachel had her weekly soccer game and in spite of her sluggish play (she is still recovering from both a cold and Step Throat) she scored a great goal (see picture).




Ben and Ethan enjoyed playing in the nearby playground, but Ethan soon melted down and it was time for them to head home a bit early …Oh well.



In addition to that, we are enjoying a beautiful fall weekend. The leaves are falling, the sun is shining, and there is a gentle chill in the air. Everything smells and feels like fall.

…I love this time of the year. I am sorry my friends and family out west (particularly in Utah, Texas, California, and Arizona) don’t experience fall like we do out east. It really is the best time of the year. I included a couple pictures taken from our yard. : )

Our Trip Home

Well, the trip home wasn’t as bad as it could have been. Other than the normal bickering between kids, we only had one screaming child, 2 bloody noses, and an “incident” where Ethan threw up all over everyone. Other than that, it was a remarkably good series of flights.

I confess, fearing the worst, I bought the family a PSP (portable game player for those of you not up-to-date ;-). That seemed to keep Ben particularly entertained.


We arrived in Boston very tired and our heads hit the pillows around 2:30am Thursday night. Sadly, my alarm went off on Friday and I was off to work again.

Our Travel to Arizona

We have once again made the epic trek to Arizona with all the kids to see friends and family.

Though we have been having a great time hanging out at the Workman home, hitting the zoo, and taking in the never ending sun, it hasn’t been without its surprises. All three of our kids now have Strep Throat and we still have to face a plane ride home tomorrow. : )

Fortunately, I have Bethany who will help keep everything as calm as could be expected.

Oh, did I mention Ethan also has an ear infection?

The Revolution

Rachel and I topped off our Daddy-Daughter weekend with a trip to see the Revolution play soccer. The game was great and I yelled so much that by the end of the game I had a sore throat.

By the way, The Revolution won 3-1 and made the MLS play offs.

An update on the Blue Barracudas

Bethany and the boys were in Rochester this past weekend, but Rachel was fantastic in today’s soccer game. During the second half, she even played goalie.

Tonight our Daddy-Daughter weekend continues as we head off to watch the Revolution play in a professional soccer game.

3,165-ft. Mt. Monadnock

Ok… I have 5 fantastic sisters and when most of them bug me about the same thing, it is about time I listen (or go deaf). So, I am once again updating my blog.

In a herculian effort I hiked 3,165-ft. Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire this last week. Though the great pioneering trek took me about three hours to reach the summit, I new I had once again proven my supreme manhood once again to the world.

One at the top of this great peak, I was welcomed by about 20 ten year old boys who had made kike in a little over an hour. ; )

...ok. I was slow, but steady : )

Rachel's Soccer Games Today

Today's soccer game saw Rachel score 3 goals while Ben ran around with a plastic bucket on his head playing with friends. : )

Don't look too close. You might see Ben and Rachel's "secret" handshake.

Weekend Soccer

Rachel began soccer again and each weekend means either a game or a soccer clinic. We usually go as a family and have a great time playing.

Rachel wrote the following poem as a project at school. We though it captured the excitement of the game perfectly.

Soccer Balls

Fun to play with

And kick around

Use your cleats

Remember

No Hands

SCORE A GOAL

YAY!!!

- by Rachel Morey