More Togetherness

This weekend we went to Phoenix for Sterling's graduation from Embrey Riddle. First of all, congrats to Sterling, you made it through. It was fun spending some time with Sean's family, we don't get to do that kind of stuff with them all that often. We had a great time, enjoying what is cold weather for native Arizonians, but warm for us. We left snow, and came home to it. Monte loved the desert, and all the cactus, and Jared is one more stadium closer to visiting all the baseball stadiums in the MLB. It was just a quick trip, but totally worth it.

December, Oh, Family Togetherness

I told Sean that as a family we have not seen that much of each other, so December is our month of family togetherness! Ya, Sean is sooo excited (sarcasm). So we kicked it off with the day after Thanksgiving tree lighting down town Ashland. At least Maile and Kai got to see the parade on top of Jared and Uncle Sean. And for all of my other friends who got snubbed by waving at me, it wasn't me, it was Summer, and so is the person in this picture.

The boys have started scuba lessons, so that means every Tuesday and Thursday nights, yes together for three weeks at scuba lessons. The boys are having a blast. Monte swims around the bottom of the pool as fast as he does everything else in his life (walking, talking, eating, etc.). And Jared is a diving prodigy, with everything done just perfect.

Sean's most favorite part was yet to come, we all went to his guard weekend with him. He was so excited I can't even tell you how excited he was. But we did have fun. The boys got to swim in the pool at the hotel, and we got some Christmas shopping done.

We will keep you all up to date with the rest of the events that we have coming up, there are quite a few, and it looks to be an interesting month.

True Duck Fans

Sean, Jared,Torr, and Dad went to the Oregon, Stanford game, and got soaked in the rain. But they loved it, and said that it was worth every minute of sitting on the 50 yard line. A big thanks to Pat at T.P. for the tickets, they had a blast!

Jared's First Deer

After the disappointment of the ending of football season, Sean thought that it might make Jared feel better to go hunting. Well it did, and he got his very first deer! Good job Jared, your dad is so proud, and your mom... well that's just so great!

The Afro Reinvented Again.

Every year Jared picks what he wants to be for Halloween using a different costume, but the same afro. This year was no different. Don't you love the short shorts!

An then there was also this Halloween, Monte's self portrait pumpkin. He did a great job.

More Time On My Hands

Well, it has been fun, but football has come to an end. First Jared, Friday night was a great night for the Grizz, and Jared had his best week ever! They took down the Eagles with a 48-13 win, but ended up with the short end of the stick loosing the coin toss that broke the 3 way tie for the state play offs. That is a hard way to loose it for sure. Next year they take no prisoners.

The final bow of the season.

Then there is Monte. His team didn't expect to do well, but did. They had a bummer of a loss with 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter, but overall were pleased with the way they played, oh well, on to the next thing, Monte is always off and running.

Monte and his fans.

Heather goes into first round of playoffs today in Corvallis. Good luck!!

They Do Have Faces!

This has been the most exciting week of sports for me, I finally got pictures of faces! All of the kids have been doing well, and this week we used a lot of Shout in the laundry to get the whites clean. The mud was horrible this past week. Jared has had some great games, he is just not the same kid on the football field this year, he has really come alive. Heather is the slide tackling queen, and only got called on it twice in Saturday. And Monte is well, you know "The Monster" on the field, he is playing great as usual. Jared and Heather head into Conference play this week, so all their games start counting from now on. I'll let you know how it all goes. And Monte's team looks like it is going to head to the play offs in a couple of weeks with a 5 win, 1 loss record so far. That great for having no QB. The rain is going to hit again this weekend for all the games of coarse, I guess I better get some more Shout.

This Is All We Ever Do!!

This past couple of weeks, all we have been doing is going to practices, and game. And on top of it I have been a slacker on updating everyone about them. Well, all the games are a blur right now, so sorry, I will try harder from now on. But one thing I have noticed is that with sports pictures, all I get is the backside of the kids, so here are some great pictures from behind of them, and I will try and get better ones as the season goes on. They are all doing really well. Jared is not the same kid that we have been watching all these years, he is leading the JV team in sacks, and tackles. Wow, amazing. Monte is his usual self on the field, "The Monster", striking fear into all other kids his age. But not as many have cried this year, they all must be getting older. Heather is trying some different positions this year, and has been able to play up front, and even scored a goal. In other news, we had Sean's mom here fro a couple of days. It was great fun! Lots of shopping, and games. She probably needs a vacation from her vacation. Well, that's about it. I will try to do better this week at the updates.

Friday Night Football

Jared and the rest of the Grizzlies started off their season with a bang. They played Henley in a pre-season match up, and came out on top with a 28-21 win. They played an OK game until the 4th quarter, then they started playing like the Grizz that we all know and love. Monte made his debut as the varsity water boy, and just a note to everyone who dares to brave an evening in Klamath Falls, don't forget your mosquito repellent! The mosquito's were out in mad swarms, and attacked every piece of flesh that they could find. As far as Heather went on Saturday, after scoring on her own goal, and twisting her ankle, she doesn't want to talk about it. Better luck on Thursday Heather. As far as our Football schedule goes this week, Jared will get to play 2 quarters in the JV game in Phoenix on Thursday, and then on Friday the Varsity plays Phoenix at home. Monte will have his season opener on Saturday, against GP, somewhere in Grants Pass, we don't know yet. And Heather will play at home on Thursday, taking on the Cavemen, and then in Roseburg on Saturday. We will let you know how it all goes.

Football and Fall

Well it is the start of football season! It has been officially kicked off, so to speak. And even though it is still August, we only had a few days of summer this year it feels like, and it is starting to cool off to jacket weather at night. Anyway, Jared started off the season with the annual red and white scrimmage on Saturday evening. And I know I am late putting this on the blog, and the only reason I am rushing to do it now is because his first game is tonight. The mighty Grizzlies (or not so mighty, we will see how the mostly sophomore team does) take on the Henley Hornets in Klamath for a non conference season opener. We will let you know how it goes. And as for Monte, or "The Monster", he had his opening season Jamboree on Sunday, and did well considering there were no subs, and they all played iron man football. Monte is a strong kid, and even though we did not keep score, the little Grizz came out on top of Grants Pass. Monte kicks off his season officially next Saturday in Rogue River. Heather starts her soccer season off with a bang today at Phoenix at 1:00 also. It looks to be a busy day! Who is that studly number 19? 72 pushing through the block.

Monte and Jude

Jude and Monte are all about but inseparable, and they look so much a like, it's almost like they are twins separated by a few years. They love to spend time together, it doesn't matter what they are doing.

What the Beaver!!

The air conditioning went out in the upstairs of the house this last week, and it made sleeping impossible. So our little family trudged out to the Abel trailer to get some relief from the heat. It was great! Thank you Bonnie! When the boys and I left for football practice at 6:45AM, we spotted the resident beaver that lives at the lake. It was huge!! Not kidding. We are trying to come up with a name for it, we are toying with Fattty Beav, but any suggestions would be welcome.

Things We Have Been Up To.

OK, so sorry I have been a slacker lately, but I have not been home at all. So to make up for it, here are a few pictures of things we have been up to the last couple of weeks:

Football is in full swing now for both of the boys, and to kick it off for Jared, the Ashland High hosted the annual Line Challenge. It is a competition of strength and power. Jared had a blast.

Then we did a quick trip to Brookings to see Sean's Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents. The weather was great, and we had a blast. It was great to see everyone.

Tome, Summer, and Monica finally got to sorting through the retro uniforms from the high school, and we had a lot of fun doing it.

We had an early surprise addition to the George Family. Tori had a baby boy almost 3 weeks early, and Ty was on a flight. That will be a story to remember. Ty got home when he was about 5 hours old, and they named him Brody. Congrats Ty and Tori!

Monica and Heather spent a week at Girl's Camp. There was sun, singing, swimming, no sleep, and a lot of fun. And we made it through!

The football team has started the fund raising for the team to go to Japan next summer. I am on the committee, so that means that fund raisers are family affairs. So we all worked the car wash.

And to top it all off, Sean was gone for most of the fun doing his Air Force duties, so we surprised him by picking him up in Portland.

Anyway, the Georgianna Family fun continues, and I promise to keep everyone updated, now that we will be home every night. Well almost.

Week By The Sea

This week Jared went to EFY in Forrest Grove, so we dropped him off, and Monte, Heather, and I went to Seaside and Astoria for the week. It was great weather, only about 65, and sunny. We did it all, from the Astoria Column, The Goonies House, Maritime Museum, Fort Stevens, the beach, carnival rides, and anything else you can imagine. It was great fun. Jared also had a great time at EFY, but we did miss him on our vacation until we picked him up, then we were glad he didn't go. Just kidding, not really.

Happy Birthday Sean

Sean had his birthday this week, on the 7th, and I would like to thank Jackie, and Julee for making it great for him, I was gone, and thanks to that, Sean had a great party.

Football Camp

The Ashland varsity team attended football camp in Gold Beach this last week. Jared said the experience was great fun, and loved doing it. He is already looking forward to the next time they go. There were 17 teams there from California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Monte is so jealous, and can't wait for his camp coming up in a couple of weeks.