Soccer, Ski’s & Tests

Last week was quite a busy one but without anything really major happening – although maybe that is being a bit harsh on Tracy as she had a very important activity – her driving test. Having managed to go 6 months without taking the test – through no fault of her own – a visit from her Dad, followed by a bit of nagging from him meant that she had to do her test! The theory part had been negotiated successfully a couple of weeks earlier and on Wednesday it was time for the practical. Fortunately I had spent the last few months teaching her how to drive and giving insider tips on how to pass the test! Luckily all this training worked and Tracy managed to pass her test with a score of 98% – which was just 1% shy of what my pass mark was (if memory serves me correctly!).

For some reason Tracy doubted that I would believe she scored 98% so she took a photo to prove it:

Now if I were suspicious I would say that the 98 in the bottom corner looks just like her hand writing but luckily I’m not! The temporary card has been issued so Grandad can rest easy that his daughter is now legal!

On Wednesday evening we went over to Seattle to watch the Sounders play Real Salt Lake in the second leg of the play-offs. They lost the first match on Saturday 3-0 so we had our arms, fingers and legs crossed hoping for a super comeback so that their season would last a few more weeks.

Before the game the US Open Cup which we had watch them win a few weeks earlier was on display and available for photo opportunities:

They were pretty much the same size as Toby but maybe one day one (or both) of those little boys in the picture will be lifting a cup of their own! In the pouring rain we settled into our seats and got ready for the game:

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Although Seattle scored twice in the second half, it wasn’t enough and the soccer season ended on Wednesday night. I think that only leaves us with the American football for the remainder of this year until the baseball and soccer seasons start again in April.

The rest of the week was quiet quiet. Toby was showing off at pre-school, rounding all the girls up in his class and making them watch him as he climbed to the top of the climbing frame and jumped off. Apparently they were very impressed! Little show off!

We also went to Sports Authority and got Harry’s ski gear ready for his school lessons that start in the New Year – lucky boy! We thought that maybe this was a bit unfair on Toby so we decided to lease him some gear for the season too, so come the New Year we will have to take them both up to Snoqualmie Pass and set them off on the slopes! Tracy and I can sit by the fire drinking wine while they have lessons, although maybe we should learn too.

On Saturday we went to see Puss in Boots – even though Toby didn’t want to and insisted afterwards that it was boring! Boring is his new word of the week. He’s always bored or everything is boring. On Sunday morning he had forgotten that the film was boring and announced that he’d actually quite enjoyed it! It was also time for some grass cutting this weekend once the heavy frost had melted. It was only the third time I’ve had to cut the grass since we moved here which is brilliant!

On Sunday afternoon, it was time for the Gunners to play two soccer matches. They maintained their 100% winning record and won the first game 4-0 and the second 7-2 with Harry Stickman scoring a hat-trick. They only have 1 game left this season against the team second in the league . If they win on Sunday they will win the league which would mark the end of a very successful few months of soccer for Harry with a league and cup win. But we mustn’t count our chickens just yet!

httpv://youtu.be/A4pEmSS_Y2s