sheffield cup, tulsa ok {2014}

here are a few action shots from Sunday's games...

 Uncle Brentley got to see Grayson SCORE on Sunday morning. Grayson ran back across the field and saluted Brett!! He. Was. So. Excited.

Carter sat with Mr. Nick most of the game... talking strategy, vuvesuela blowing, and who knows what else... ;)

 Coach Daniel and Rob giving last minute instructions to the boys before the championship game... we tried to keep the boys in the shade... it was sooo hot and muggy. Sweat city!!

 the championship game

the Rojos beat Ponca City 3-1 to win the Sheffield Cup!!

Congrats, boys!

weekend trip to tulsa

We headed out on Friday night to drive to Uncle Brentley and Aunt Claire's house in Tulsa, OK. They graciously hosted us while we were in town for Grayson's soccer tournament. Grayson LOVED that they got to see him play!

 warming up before the first game -- G is #5

 practicing headers

 Carter faithfully blew the vuvesuela every time the Rojos scored a goal! The players loved it! :)

 excited after two wins on Saturday to start the tournament!

 then after touring the refinery where Brett works, we headed back to Brett and Claire's house to grill out for dinner

 hanging out in the back yard -- G & C had already showered and put on their PJs

the boys loved roasting hot dogs and s'mores in the outdoor fireplace

we joked that they were halfway in the fire most of the time! ;)

s'mores

Saturday was a beautiful day! It started off in the 40s and stayed in the 60s all day. Lovely!

After dinner on Saturday evening, we decided to light our chimenea and make s'mores in our back yard.

 Grayson is smiling and Carter is trying to look tough?!?

 Carter wanted to take a picture of the three of us ;)

 love our Zoe -- she is getting old... but calmer and sweeter in her old age

 Yum!!

It was a great Saturday!

ball boys

Grayson's team got to be the ball boys for the Newman University men's soccer team this past weekend. Grayson loved it!

 walking out with the team before the game... G said the guys were asking him about his arm

 our favorite ball boy ;)

 Small world -- #3 for Newman -- whose name is John -- his mom, Polly, was my wonderful OT hands mentor during my last internship before I officially become an OT. I saw Polly at the game -- hadn't seen her in years, and we had the chance to reconnect. So cool! :)

 

soccer is in full swing...

I was just thinking that the majority of my blog posts have been about soccer. Maybe that's because that's a lot of what we do?!? School, play outside, eat dinner, soccer practice, sleep, repeat. :)

Both boys had games last Saturday -- it was a beautiful day outside!

And they both won their games! A great Saturday!

Carter's game was first... Jerry is coaching his team at the Y again this year. They are so fun to watch. Fun or funny... you decide. ;)

 Carter and his buddy, Arieous

 Grayson giving Carter a few tips from the sidelines

 Coach Jerry giving some instructions

Good kick, Carter!!

Then we headed over to Grayson's game which was about 30 minutes away.

 Getting ready! The Rojos were playing the Santos.

 Grayson is #5 -- which he likes... the same number as Matt Besler from Sporting KC. :)

 halftime coaching from Coaches Daniel and Rob

 still sporting his splint -- only 1.5 weeks to go!

 giving high-fives after the game

the '05 Sporting Wichita Rojos!

a birthday, a ball in the net, and a broken arm...

Last Sunday was my birthday. 36. Somehow it seems old. :)

But, in my weird ways, I seem to like the number 36, so hopefully it will be a good year!!

We went to church, ate a quick lunch, and then headed to Grayson's first soccer game of the season. His new team was playing his old team, and he was pumped.

Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures from the game... it was super hot and sticky.

Grayson put a shot in goal... and it went in! Yay!

All of a sudden, we all noticed that Grayson was in a heap in front of the goal. I think his teammates thought he was celebrating, but Jerry and I could tell that he was hurt. As his coaches helped him off the field, he asked if he scored. That's when we knew he was hurt. He was in so much pain that he had no idea what had just happened...

 He ended up with a fractured radius... that's the long bone on the left. Almost halfway down, you can see where it puffs out a tiny bit... that is the fracture. There's a small spot on his ulna as well, but they are both aligned, which is great!

So, we saw the hand surgeon that Monday and he put Grayson in a special custom hard splint for a month. He can resume playing soccer this weekend... yay!