Oh Sweet weekend

Now that school has started...the weekends mean more again. 

Friday night was a dance for me and Riggs and Jeremy took the the other 3 with Braden and Julia to see Carly Ray Jepson and The Wanted in concert at the fair.

Saturday was an awesome XC practice for Goshen at the North track....

and we surprised the kids with a fire truck spray to end practice!

The afternoon was filled with a little work....

 and Saturday night we had the best time at the Ransdells....fun and friends.....

It was perfect!

Sunday we took a nice morning walk.....

It was so nice to spend some quiet time together....all six of us!

The afternoon brought a Tiger cheer game.....

Celebrating Grandpa's birthday.......

and I ended the weekend at the Bruno Mars concert with my Sweet sister.....it was so fun and so great to spend time with her!

First weekend was busy but fun! and now back to the grind......

Go Tigers!

The Timmerings are family so we have always loved the OC Tigers! When the cheer team for Braden's team was a little low the girls stepped up to cheer him and the tigers on! The girls love being a part of the team with Abbie and Julia and we love being at the games any way because it is such a big part of the Timmerings lives. So here we go with the fist scrimmage!

Rolls was so excited for his best friend and wished him luck before he took the field.....

 The girls were ready to cheer with Coach Tyra leading the way!

 and cheer they did.....they shook and shimmied and cheered those Tigers on!

 Go Tigers...the girls cheered well.....

and Braden played well.....

 After we headed to Captains Quarters for supper!

We are all looking forward to fall and football season!

Tiger Tournament

That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we've changed because of it and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning.

RICHARD BACH, The Bridge Across Forever

The game started out with such promise...Braden drained a 3 and did the UK goggles down the court!

But tonight it was not our game to win.....

With tears in his eyes, Rollins dribbled down the court for the final seconds of the game tonight.

As the final buzzer rang....the boys....our Tigers.....who had given it all tonight...cried. This tournament was over.

They were heartbroken but with their little 8yr old hands in the air...they gave high fives to the winning team....and gathered together...and the tears juts kept falling......

 Our Tigers gave it their best and they have come so far this season...improving so much more than any of us expected! We are so proud of them.....

After some hugs.....a trophy......

and some Impellazaries Pizza...the loss seemed to not hurt quite so much.

It's hard to loose.....

 It just is.....but they have won so much on this Tiger journey...they have won skill, fun, friendship, and character.

Way to go Tigers!

The mighty Tigers

Rollins' basketball team has been practicing hard! They entered their first tournament this weekend and let's just say it was....a little frustrating for these these tigers!

They lost all 3 game by quite a bit...but they never stopped trying...and they never gave up...

 even when they really....really...wanted to.....

 My little tiger was tired and very frustrated after the final buzzer, but he should have been he hustled with all his heart for all three games! I love my mighty tiger...win or loose! All you can ask is for your best and he gave that for sure!