Photo Bombing

Photo bombing is when someone you know or even don't know jumps into your picture without the subjects of photographer knowing it.  Sometimes the photographer knows right away, sometimes you notice when you are editing through the pictures.

It's no secret that I take a lot of pictures at different events.  Back in May, Megan and I went to Yak Attack.  I have talked about this tournament before and will do a whole post about it.  I have well over 300 pictures to go through.

This person was my biggest photo bomber of the weekend.  I have pictures of her head, hand various other body parts.  In this picture I was lined up to take Meg's picture, I was waiting for her to look at me.  My best pictures of Megan is when she doesn't know I am taking them.  Otherwise she is my biggest photo bomber.  What I didn't see was Tiger (Megan's coach and yes, that is what the girls call her) watching and waiting for me to get ready to take the picture.




Anyway, Tiger is a great sport, after she bombed the picture.  She grabbed Megan and posed for this.  This picture now is framed in Megan's room.  One of these days I will do a post about Megan's coaches.  She has always had good coaches but there have been a couple that will forever have a special place in Megan's heart.  Tiger is one of them.

Memory Lane

I put together a slide show for Anthony's graduation.  Yes, I cried when I was making it.  I didn't want to make any speeches because I knew I would be a babbling mess.  I came across tons and tons of pictures that brought back so many great memories.

Here is one of Anthony and Reese.  Reese is the son of one of Steve's long time friends.  I thought I would share it because both boys graduated this year.


 It still amazes me that these kids are all becoming adults, and Steve and I are still not a day over 27.

Summer Break Begins

As usual, summer break begins with soccer.  The high school team is beginning it's training season with some friendly tournaments.  Both of these where in the Tri-Cities.  Last week it was cold and rainy and this one was hot and sweaty.  Last week I was prepared this week I forgot everything.  We also decided to celebrate Fathers Day while we were there.  It's always nice to take a hot sweaty hungry bunch out to a nice dinner.  Cranky cranky cranky, until we all started eating.  Then we relaxed and had a good time.



This tourney is very much like the one we do in Yakima every year. It's a 5v5, 15 minute halves, very few rules, smaller goals smaller fields and very intense play. Being it was almost 100 degrees and we are used to 60's it was very tough on our girls. They started playing Friday night and finished at 5pm on Saturday. 6 games total.


 
She noticed that I was taking her picture, and the ball was on the other end of the field. Can you tell how camera shy she is?

 

I thought that once Anthony finished up with sports our schedule would losing up. Boy was I wrong. Megan has completely filled it with soccer. She begins her regular summer HS soccer workout out with the team 3 days a week.  She starts her summer rec league practice in two weeks.  She plays all her rec games in July plus is doing another HS tourney in July.  She has been invited to play with a Hood River team this summer.  She will go to a couple of their practices then play in two tourneys with them in July and August.  She gets a week off from all sports the first week of August.  Then begins daily doubles for the HS team.  Not to mention she has signed up to work with a former coach on a physical therapy project.  The project is to work with a few girls to teach them exercises that focus on knees and how to prevent ACL injuries.  ACL injuries are on the rise in HS aged girls.  It doesn't surprise me after watching these girls play this weekend.

Graduation Week

For the last couple of days, one by one, all our out of town guests have gone home.  My parents were the last to leave today.  I am so grateful that my parents, Steve's Mom, my brother and his girl friend have made the trip here to spend this special event with us.  We have shared a lot of laughs.  I am not going to do a recap of all the events of the last week.  I just cry.  So instead I will post some of the pictures. 




Thank you everyone for coming and being here last weekend.  My house is to quite today.