Spring Sports

I took Quinn to his soccer games each Saturday this spring. Cindy had to work and couldn't make it to any of them. You would think I would have taken a bunch of pictures, right? Well, given my excellent organizational skills, we were lucky to make it to the game with his cleats and uniform -- not once did I remember a camera. This first picture was taken with my phone, which is pretty worthless as a camera. I had to send this image to Abbey's phone as picture message, and she was able to email it me from her phone. Even our other cameras are just little point-and-shoots. For these sporting events it would be nice to have a digital SLR. Maybe someday.

This was Quinn's first time playing soccer. He played very well and very hard, especially for a first-timer.



Since Abbey's lacrosse tournaments usually last all day, I had plenty of time to go back home and get my camera.

Abbey can run pretty fast when she wants to. Yes, that's her; number 44. She usually played mid-field when she wasn't playing goalie.




Here, Abbey is playing goalie. In the last game, I watched her block two solid shots, one of which she blocked with her hip. The ball hit her just above her thigh pad. She also knocked down another shot that probably would have missed the goal anyway. Not one got passed her, so she was pleased with her final half as goalie.

She looks a little angry here, doesn't she?