Our Ladder (aka Granddad) Came To Visit!

Our Granddad? He's still our ladder!

He let's us climb on him...

And we like it!! ;-)

We get the feeling that it's not as much fun for him... Nah! It is!

TK's Last Soccer Game!!

Hey Family and Friends!!

We finished our soccer season with the best game ever!!

I got to throw the ball in bounds lots of times!

Here I am with my great teammates and our wonderful coach, John!

And with my Daddy on the sidelines (He sort of became the Asst Coach!!)

Shaking hands with the other team after the game (See Daddy at the end of the line?)

AND WITH MY TROPHY!!! YAY!!

I had fun playing soccer... What's next? ;-)

More Soccer Love

Hi! My name is Addie. I'm friends with Luke and Taylor Kate.

I like having my picture taken with them.

TK always poses with me...

But Luke? Where are you Luke?

There you are! Will you make a picture with me? Please?

Yay!!!

Two pictures!! Wow!

TK, Luke and Addie... Out!

Brother/Sister Love!!

We love each other so much!!













Have we mentioned that we get along ALL the time and never argue? Just ask Mommy!!

Lukey and Mommy

Luke: Um... No ma'm. I don't feel like a picture right now.

Mommy: Sure you do, smile!




Luke: Um... I'm still not sure but...

Mommy: C'mon, you can smile!





Luke: Oh Ok... Let me think about it.

Mommy: That's my boy!




Lukey and Mommy: Awwwwww. We're so happy!




Bye for now...

Soccer Practice!!

Hey Friends and Family! We're going to take a break from the Pirate postings to talk about... Me!!

I had my last soccer practice tonight... Look!




We dribbled through the cones! Sh-Sh couldn't believe how much we've improved over the last 6 weeks! She said that the Los Angeles Galaxy may try to recruit us!




We took water breaks but then we had to get right back out there!



We have the greatest coach! He let's all of us play!




Look at my team! (you may want to click this picture and make it bigger.) Lukey was a little concerned about being with so many girls but he handled it well!




I'm exhausted! But I'll be better for game time on Sat at 0800!!



We'll take you back tomorrow to Luke's pirate stuff...

Maybe!

My Sword Fight on the Pirate Ship

Hey Friends! Pirate Lukey here and you are in for a treat today! See the picture at the top? Pay special attention to the Pirate on the left cause in the following pictures?

I swashbuckle him.

See? Here we are just getting started. Now, and this is very important, in a sword fight you always want to move the captives out of the way. I had to ask for a time-out to explain to Sissy that she needed to go sit with Momo and Aunt Natty where it was safe.

(And no, time-outs aren't the norm in a sword fight but the Pirates understood that Sissy's a princess and she's worth more alive.)

I'm a professional, people. See how I block his move by bringing my sword over my head?

Lady! You have to move back! I can't concentrate when I know you're in danger!

Don't worry, friends, it all turned out ok. Everyone was safe and I fought so well that the Pirates invited me to be part of their crew.

Of course I had to turn them down. I have to get my education to have something to fall back on in case pirating is obsolete by the time I grow up.

Always have a plan, friends!

BLACKBEARD... on the Pirate Ship!

See?!! I told you that he was real!! It's Blackbeard, friends! And I got to meet him! He was very impressed with my pirate knowledge, my pirate t-shirt, my pirate hat, my pirate sword...

All this time, I knew I'd be ready for the moment when I met a real pirate!

Look at his ship - Wow!!!

And the flag!

I showed you the cannon yesterday but completely forgot the cannon balls.

There were plenty. And because I'm so big and strong? I stacked em up. :-)

And of course, I wouldn't leave you all without a picture of me and Sissy in our pirate hats.



Just wait til you see my sword fighting tomorrow!

The Cannon... on the Pirate Ship!

Yep, there was a cannon! And I inspected every inch of it!

Every inch... Inside and Outside!

I asked Mommy if I could get down in it...

Can you believe she didn't think that was a good idea?

I'm saving Blackbeard for another day... Anticipation, Pirates!

A REAL PIRATE SHIP!!

Ahoy, Mateys! My smile should say it all but here's what happened...

When Mommy, TK and I went to Florida with Momo and Aunt Natty...

WE WENT TO A REAL PIRATE SHIP!!

Since you all know how much I love pirates... and ships... and swords... and swashbuckling...

You must understand how excited I was!

I'll be sharing pictures over the next few days but first, look at how cool our face painting was!

It won't be long til I have a real mustache, just like this!

And Sissy? She went with a mermaid... shocking, right? Just kiddin!

Mermaids... princesses... Not as cool as pirates but she seems to like them.

Check back tomorrow for pictures of Pirate Blackbeard... I'm really not kidding.

He was there.
I fought him with my sword.
I won.
Of course!