Pictures to Go with the Last Post

Here are some pictures from the Rhythm of Ireland Feis. See our last post for all the details.

Some Irish dance and soccer...

Ok, every year Kerri and Taylor have a bad soccer team, the team that when all the other teams hear they are playing them, say " ok, at least we will win THAT game!" This year is a little different... they are undefeated, and have yet to be scored on. They are with all there friends, who are all VERY good at soccer. So here are some pictures. 




Also this past weekend Madison and Stephanie had an Irish dance competition. They both did great!!!! Katie Dalmas, and our grandparent came down to watch them! Thank you guys for sitting through the LONG hours of a feis!!! We love you guys!!!!:) Stephanie got a first in her competition which moved her up to the highest level!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY STEPH! Madison got 3 firsts, two thirds, and a fourth! Keep it up Mooch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So basically we left having gathered up a bunch of trophies, which you know, is the only reason they are doing it!:) Hee hee. Just kiddin:) We will have pictures up of the competition soon!

HAppY BiRtHdaY SiS!!! Oh yeah, and pumpkin bread

September 20th was Kerri's 11th Birthday!  Steph and Madison had dance practice, and Kerri and I had a soccer clinic, but it was still a great day. Our usual breakfast out was canceled due to all the activities, so we went to Chick-Fil-A after soccer; sorry Steph and Madison!:) Hee, hee. She also had some friends come over for dinner; she is saving her birthday party for when the Hughes are in town. We played with her new Wii soccer game, watched a movie, talked, and went to bed around midnight. I hope you had a great birthday Kerri! You are such a wonderful sister.  You are one of the funniest people I know! You always have a smile on your face, and I know it brings other people joy, including me! You are such an example to me in so many ways. Your generous heart, your cheerful attitude all the time, and how to play soccer!:) I love you so much, and can't wait till we are in 316 together. I love being your soccer teammate, basketball teambate, doing violin together, and of course being your sister! Hope you had a great birthday!

Tay

On another note, Stephanie really wanted me to post this, so here it goes. Last night, (Sunday)I wanted to make some pumpkin bread. And I probably did the dumbest thing in the history of cooking. On the recipe, it said to add four cups of baking mix. Having no idea what that was, I thought it was for the topping of the bread, so I didn't add it. Yeah, I know purty dumb. So here I was, 30 minutes into the baking of the bread getting discouraged that it wasn't becoming bread; I kept checking the oven, then setting the timer again for 20 minutes. Finally my mom said, " You probably didn't add enough flour." I replied back, "What flour?" And from there it was all laughing, and throwing away some gross pumpkin mush. Hope you enjoyed the comedy act of the week in the Wasko home:) 

Nags Head Vacation 2008

 Please enjoy the revised edition of our slideshow. The bad word has been omitted. We're sorry for any offense it may have caused. Who would have thought a song from a kids' movie would need to be screened?

We went to Nags Head August 24-31 with the Hughes and Williams families. This year was our fifth vacation with the same families to the same beach. We had a great time! Rather than blog about our trip, we've uploaded our slideshow. Be prepared; it's close to 13 minutes long--pictures of 17 people on vacation for a week are hard to narrow down, especially for Mel.

Always looking for a good place for a photo shoot of her favorite subjects, Mel took this picture in front of an old garage in Nags Head.

Happy 14th Birthday Stephanie!

Friday, August 22,was Stephanie's 14th birthday. Our family tradition is to go out for breakfast. Stephanie chose to go to Cracker Barrel. Amy Bare and her kids surprised Steph by showing up with sunflowers and a special birthday greeting written on their tummies.

Coleman joined us for breakfast.

After breakfast, Mel's sister, Becky, took Stephanie out on her annual birthday date--shopping and lunch at Chik-Fil-A. Stephanie had a few girls over to play games and spend the night. What a great group of girls!

They decided to build a pyramid. It took several attempts. But finally...

they...

succeeded! Great job girls!

GCC Aerobics Class Field Trip to the Sound

On Monday, Mel's aerobics class from Greenbrier Country Club went to Mr. Basnight's place in Currituck.We went jet-skiing, tubing, played ping pong, volleyball, jumped on the trampoline, and kayaked.

Mrs. Parker's grandson, Parker. What an energetic little guy!

Jimmy Parker teaches at the club on Mondays and Thursdays. He seemed to have a great time jet-skiing.

Mr. Graf enjoying the day.

Cathy Tull and her daughter Victoria.

Debbie and Cathy, right before they tipped the jet ski.

Mel lost a bet, don't remember exactly what the bet was. She brought steak for the class. YUMMY!

Cheryl and Parker taking a little reading break.

Victoria and the Wasko girls.

The Gang. Rain or shine, we always whine! Thanks, Mr. Basnight for a great day.