Sibling Rivalry

On Saturday, we had a soccer game. The opposing team only had three girls when it was time to start the game. Since I had 6 girls, I asked the other coach if she wanted to borrow someone.  Andrea and Audrey both volunteered right away.

After telling Audrey that she defected from our team, the girls loved being able to play against each other.  It was neat to see how they interacted differently.  They were still very protective of each other. When they crashed during the game, they made sure each was okay before getting up.  But their competitiveness showed up strong.  Both wanted that ball!

Audrey playing for the other team caused a few laughs too. I would call out to the girls, “Remember what Coach McGuire (Allan) taught you”, and Audrey would move to the perfect blocking position.  Once I told her to “forget everything Daddy taught the team”.

While I am glad that they had the chance to compete against each other, I am really glad that the girls get to play on the same team.  This year, they are learning each others abilities better.  Andrea is better at making goals, while Audrey is better at defending.  Most importantly, they both have fun while playing their best.

 

Wedding

Andrea and Mark were asked to be Junior Bride’s maid and Junior Groom’s man in their uncle’s wedding.  They did a great job yesterday.

Allan and I had the privilege to take the wedding pictures.  It was a fun challenge!  I will post more pictures later.

Congratulations Phil and Michelle!  Thanks for letting us be part of your special day!

Television Humor

We love the 1956 Danny Kaye movie, The Court Jester. We watched it again recently and  I think the kids laughed more at the silliness than the first time they watched.

Last night, Allan and I were watching the Murder in the Electric Cathedral episode of Murder She Wrote.  In it Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury, who was the very spoiled princess in The Court Jester) met up with an elderly widow.  After watching the show for awhile, I told Allan that the widow was Griselda from the movie. When Jessica commented that it had been “thirty years since they have seen each other”, we just had to check the dates.

This episode was taped thirty years after the Court Jester 🙂