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Meet the Teacher

We got to find out who Whitney's teacher will be this year and was SO happy she got the teacher she wanted!  Mrs. Goodfellow!  :)

It was meant to be... they both had Wonder Woman water bottles!

End of Summer Slumber Party

Whitney and her friends from camp this summer planned a slumber party... at our house!  They made food assignments and the agenda of activities.  They also made the guest list!!  I couldn't say no after seeing all the work they did but... oh my... it was a lot of work!!  

First... they treated us to a dance

Chocolate-covered strawberries

They took turns giving each other massages

Make overs

Garbage bag dresses..... ?  This one caught me off-guard.

Just Dance competitions

Giant pizzas

Journey to the Center of the Earth before bed

NOW... we're all ready for school to start!! :)

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Football Camp

This week was the football camp for high school football.  Connor has been looking forward to this week all summer!!  To be honest... I have been dreading it all summer.  Connor hasn't played tackle football since his skiing accident in March 2014.  I have been actually hoping for him to find a new (safer) sport but no such luck!!  

The football camp was in Ansbach, Germany.  Since he is an incoming Freshman - we really don't know the other players on the team or any of the coaches.  Considering that it is football and his previous injury and it would be in an entirely different Country and we really didn't know anyone else going.... I did the embarrassing Mom thing and followed the bus there!  

On a positive note.... we got to stop at the best McDonald's in the world!!!  

Why don't ALL McDonald's have iPads for the kids to play while waiting for a latte???

370 kids from all over Europe!!! He's out there somewhere!!

I FOUND HIM!!!

He's having a 1 on 1 with some kid on the mat.  

All the boys slept on the floor in the high school.  Let's just say.... I could smell the gym before I got there!

400 meter dash races

I took the kids to a water park close by for a break 

The most dangerous lazy river I've ever been in!

I was trying to bribe them to get out of the water for a while.... 

The kids loved this and they totally deserved it today!!

Back to the fields.  There are so many kids.... I could never find Connor!

We decided that if we wanted to see Connor, we needed to help serve food!  After practices for the evening around 8:30pm all the boys came through for a hot dog feast.  They let the kids and I help every night.  The kids loved it and were actually begging to go back after the first night!  

Another day of practice and searching for Connor

We enjoyed the wonderful parks in Germany...

...The self picking flowers

...The beautiful homes

...And peaceful scenery.

.....I'd forgotten how much I love Germany!

And don't forget about the food!!!!

We went to dinner with the Team Mom and another Family here on vacation while their son was also at camp.

Relaxing after eating schnitzel as big as their heads!

Cool nights watching football and getting a treat from the ice cream truck.
It doesn't get much better than this!!

Morning work outs and an Iron Man competition

Connor's 7 on 7 team

Vicenza getting awards at the award ceremony.  

You survived Connor!!!  (and so did I).  I'm proud of how hard you worked this week!!

Now it's time to sleep!!!

Saying Goodbye

We got back to Vicenza just in time for Whitney to go to her day camp for the last day so she could say goodbye to her awesome Camp Counselors.  

They really have been great!!  Whitney was really sad to leave. 

One last dab for the summer!!

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End of the season parties!

Whitney's Cheer team and the boys football team both had their end of the season pizza parties this week.  A sure sign that summer's almost over!!

The girls had their party at the bowling alley

Coach Kendra has been wonderful with the girls!

The girls gave her their gifts

Isn't her baby the cutest????

The boys had their party at the swimming pool

Trying to catch all of them jumping at once was hilarious!

Oops... half jumped.  half didn't.  

Ok, here we go....

My dumb camera delay didn't get anyone jumping!!

Time to just play catch instead!

Ready to do the awards!  Please ignore the cute family in every single pic.  They wouldn't move!!

Coach commented that no matter how hot and humid it was or even if it was raining outside Aiden always had the perfect part in his hair!  Even now after getting out of the pool! haha!! But, he also said that all of the coaches underestimated him when they put him on this team.  They didn't know he'd be such a solid player and was responsible for stealing a lot of flags this season. 

Coach was trying to hide behind Connor so he didn't look so short standing next to him! lol!!  He commented on Connor that no matter what position he put Connor in to play he knew exactly what to do and he did it.  He played multiple position this season and proved to be a very versatile player.  Coach said his favorite memory of Connor this season was when they were down by 4 points and Coach told him to go in as Safety.  Connor said "Coach, the quarterback is running too much - I want to sack him"  so the Coach said "OK".  Next play, Connor sacked the QB! Haha!!

Poor Coach... had to stand by Connor again!
Great group of kids!!

Showing off their trophies!! :)

Wood Badge

So... while we were having all of this fun - Jeremy was in London doing Wood Badge.

What is Wood Badge you ask?  Well.... I'm going to let Jeremy explain and comment on the pictures below: