Fall has been a very busy time for us with Emily on the high school field hockey team, Callie on the middle school soccer team and her travel soccer team.
Emily started her field hockey season over the summer with conditioning with the team three mornings a week and on a field hockey league with some of her teammates. She worked hard getting ready for the regular season. She made it on the JV team again this year and improved her skills as the season went on. Field hockey can be a hard game to watch with a lot of rules and the whistle blowing all the time. Every season I learn more and more how the game is played and enjoy it more with each game I watch. Emily's team ended the season last weekend at a tournament where they played 5 games. It was a nice way to end the season.
Callie started her soccer season last summer with two weeks of soccer camps and three mornings a week scrimmages with the high school team. She was fortunate to be invited to scrimmage and condition with the girls high school team and get to know the coach and the players before even getting to the high school. This will make things a little easier for her next summer when she will be getting ready to try out for the high school team. Callie was picked to be one of three captains for the middle school team and for those of you who know her well know that she took this job seriously! She worked hard to do everything and more that the coaches asked of her. I was named team mom by the coach (by default as I was the only returning mom at the first meeting.) and with the help of another mom and friend we were able to throw a pasta party for all the girls. Callie really enjoyed being a part of this team and was very sad at the last game. Tomorrow they have their last hurrah game. The 8th grade girls and boys soccer players against the coaches, teachers and parents. Should be fun!!! Meanwhile......Callie's travel team has had an awesome season with no losses. An undefeated team!!!!! The Cosmos have their last regular season game next weekend then on to the playoffs!!! So fun and exciting to watch the Cosmos play!!!
Emily is enjoying her sophomore year so far and has started drivers training. Yikes!! We have been trying to get some driving time in as much as we can. She has to have 40 hours of driving time with Todd and/or me in addition to the driving she will do with her instructors. We started her driving in March and we have 17 hours. It takes a long time to get to 40 hours!!!
We had a great visit this Fall with Noel and Debbie. They came on one of our busiest weekends and got a full dose of Merrimack and sports!!! They drove and picked up the girls from practice and a pasta party, watched a middle school soccer game, watched a field hockey game and traveled to the coast for a travel soccer game! It was a fun busy weekend!!!
So as the sports are coming to an end and the air is turning cooler we were able to fit in a day of apple picking. Todd has been cutting and stacking wood and getting ready to rake up the millions of leaves in our yard. It is about time to hunker down for the colder weather. Time to plan for ski club and ski team and the holidays. Time is fleeting!!!
Here are some pictures from this Fall!
Merrimack High School JV Field Hockey Team 2013
at the Pinkerton Tournament
Emily blocking the goal
A chilly night early in the season in Manchester
Emily and some of her friends
Shannon, Emily, Sam and Kayla
Emily on the move
Emily with some of her teammates at the senior game.
They made t-shirts highlighting the seniors
A couple of her closest friends on the team
Alyssa and Jordan
Goofy girls!!
Julie, Emily, Shannon, Jordan, Sam and Meghan
I love this picture!
Mary Pelrine, the professional photographer who takes pictures at all the games, saw me taking this pic and came over. She took so many great pictures of these girls under this beautiful Fall tree!!
Now for some pics of Callie and Soccer!!!
The girls at the pasta party spelled out MMS for Merrimack Middle School
Merrimack Middle School Girls Soccer Team 2013
Some of Callie's closest friends from both soccer teams.
This was taken after an away game
Sara, Callie, Jenna and Alicia
Callie on the go during a game
Again, Callie on the go
The team running towards the fans after a win!
All the girls that came to the pasta party
And now for some pictures from the undefeated Cosmos!!
Callie and Alicia
photo bomb by Emily
Kait, Callie and Alicia warming up at the night game with some hot chocolate
Callie in action
The Cosmos with a warm up lap before a game
Last weekend was a beautiful chilly Fall day in Merrimack. This is a photo of the Budweiser plant. The Cosmos have the pleasure of playing on this beautiful field surrounded by beautiful scenery!
Look at how nice the field is!
On the other side of the field are the horse stables where the Clydesdales live. They happen to be out walking on this day.
Earlier this same day we managed to fit in some apple picking at Lull Farm in Hollis, NH.
Here are some pictures:
Lastly for this blog entry are some pictures taken during our wonderful visit with Noel and Debbie:
Grandpa Buck and Grandma DeeBee with Emily after her field hockey game
Grandpa Buck and Grandma DeeBee after Callie's soccer game
Watching Callie's Cosmos team in Rye, NH
After the game in Rye we drove to the coast to our favorite rock beach and snapped a few more photos
Grandpa Buck with the girls
I love this picture!
The sun was going down. It was a beautiful day.
We ended our evening in Portsmouth, NH
Had a wonderful dinner!
That is all for now!
Until next time............
