Alex attended a two-day football skills camp to get ready for the fall flag football season. It was a great experience, and he learned a lot - everything from how to make a pocket with his arms to catch the ball, to how to line up for a play. The coaches were awesome! They really took their time with the kids, teaching them each step along the way. The boys even got to practice with the high school boys, which they really enjoyed.
If anyone is interested in the Youth Football League in Berea, check out their website here for more information.
Victoria attended a three-day cheerleading clinic with the Berea High cheerleaders. The girls worked hard learning several cheers and dance routines. It concluded with an awards ceremony and refreshments. Victoria received a backpack, pom-pom, t-shirt, and megaphone. She was very excited and can't wait for the fall clinic where they will perform at one of the high school basketball games.
Victoria was so funny telling us about all of her new 'big friends.' When we were eating our snack at the end, a group of the cheerleaders were walking across the gym to sit down with their plates, and Victoria waved her arms and yelled, "Over here, girls!" The cheerleaders giggled, but they came and sat with her - very cute.
Later we went out to Wickliffe to the parish festival of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Uncle Dan was in from New York, dealing blackjack in the casino for the festival. Victoria and Alex had fun playing the games and riding the rides. They won all kinds of crap...um, I mean cool stuff. Scott, Dee Dee and I had fun eating the awesome food and winning the trivia contests in the food tent.
The kids even entered the hula hoop contest and didn't want to quit. Victoria kept going even after dropping her hula hoop about fifty times! (The host let her keep going because she was having so much fun!) We got rained on for a few minutes, but it was still a fun evening.
Finally, on Sunday, we helped niece Jamie move into her new house. It's an adorable bungalow complete with white picket fence and gorgeous landscaping! The heat was awful, but the kids cooled down on the banzai water slide.
Unfortunately for the grown-ups, Aunt Tracey's community pool was closed down because some idiot drove off the road, went airborne over the embankment, cleared the pool, and crashed into the side of the clubhouse! It must have looked like something out of a movie!
The guy's lucky he walked away from it. Not so lucky that he left the scene, called the police and reported his car stolen, then went back to get some stuff out of his car. Little did he know there are security cameras all around the pool and clubhouse. Duh!!!
So that's how we spent our 'relaxing' weekend. Looking forward to a little R&R this week - oh, and a little writing as well!
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