The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

Soccer

Samantha has been playing Academy soccer this fall and it really has been a great experience. I’ve already seen so much improvement in her play and she seems to be loving so it’s been a win win! Playing with friends doesn’t hurt either!

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We started the season with a bang with an out of state tournament in Georgia. It ended up being really fun, despite the terrible accomodations. We had to stay in the “team hotel” which ended up being about 45 minutes away from the field and a TOTAL DUMP. Oh well, it was just for one night. The girls played great and won one, tied one, and lost one.

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I loved the one on one time with my best girl!

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and Samantha loved the perks on time between games!

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Proud of my soccer star!

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Go AFC!

Love Love

All tennis, all the time! Cardio, fall softcourt, and USTA. Love love!

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Samantha gets in on the tennis fun too!

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Make it a great weekend!

Swim Team

A little overdue post but worth sharing! Samantha killed it at swim team again this summer. Even with being gone for 3 weeks at camp, she still swam in lots of meets, made it to practice just about every morning she was home, and did it all with a smile!

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She brought home lots of blue ribbons – and was especially proud of this photo finish!

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Maxwell even got in on the action this summer! He agreed to swim in a few meets so the club could get points in the older categories. Maxwell got 1st or 2nd in every event he swam!

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Both of them got some hardware at the end of season banquet! Samantha was even High Point Runner Up for her age division!

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I am so proud of my swimmers. It’s hard work and they work hard!

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Go MBC Magic!

Dbat

Between all the baseball games and practices over the past two years, the boys have also put in lots of time at DBat with Trey.

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Trey is awesome and I’m so proud of both Maxwell and Spencer and how hard they work.

Final Pigeon Forge

Back to Pigeon Forge! After pool play Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Yard Goats were seeded in the middle bracket for their first tournament game on Thursday. The weather was not cooperating..

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But when they finally took the field they made it count! The Goats played a great game and took home the win! No photographer for this game but I got a few good shots on Spence while standing at the side fence…

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Love that kid!

Everyone was pretty excited when they made the catch for the 3rd out to win the game!

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They then had to turn around and play another game right after. They played so, so well but lost the game by one run in the 6th inning. It was a great game but just didn’t go our way. The the ending we wanted but a great run and an awesome experience all around!

So proud of all these Yard Goats and especially #11!

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What a fun ending to rec baseball!

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Congratulations Spencer! Your sportsmanship, poise on the field, good attitude, and hustle will take you far!! We love you!