It’s one of our very favorite traditions… a week at the beach with the Haile family. Every year, we find our way to Duck, where Grammie’s family has gathered for 30 years. And every year, we love it.
Thank you, Grammie & Grandpa
Duck 2010, in pictures
18 Jul 10 by Tim Martin | 4 Comments | 95 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, duck, lindy, oakley
Wave Slamming
18 Jul 10 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 30 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, duck, lindy, oakley, video
The kids (ours and the cousins) were all about the waves this year. While it makes me nervous on occasion, I can’t really argue with them. The waves are absolutely my favorite part of going to the beach too. For you, I have a review of the best wave jumping seen at Port Trinitie last week…
The Giraffe
22 May 10 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 69 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, giraffe, lindy, oakley, tim, video
Today was a good day, a memorable one. Like most Saturdays, it started at the market, where we bought some 32 quarts of strawberries… But that’s another post.
From there, to the soccer fields, where the Purple Pandas (Aspen’s team) managed a 1-1 draw against a team that had beaten them 7-1 weeks ago. Yes, the Pandas ended the season on a hot streak.
Next up? Oakley’s team ran into a wall… perhaps the most physical team I’ve seen in U7 soccer. Some of the girls did physical right, clean, others, well, not so much. But Oakley’s team, the Smashing Dolphins played it just right. They didn’t back down from anyone, they went after them, and they dealt with the checking in just the right way… They put the ball in the back of the net 5 times…
From there, we all caravanned to the Martin house for a soccer celebration… I’ve had a great season with two fun teams of girls… some of whom we’re getting to know really well. I’m thankful for that… even in a season where the Panda’s won but one game, the group of girls is growing closer, and that’s pretty awesome to see.
Soccer Stills: Aspen
10 May 10 by Jenn Martin | 1 Comment | 47 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, soccer
Aspen’s Solo!
29 Apr 10 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 38 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, church, musical, video
Sorry it’s been a while since I posted… I’m gonna drop several on you in a row, so that should be fun, at least!
Last night was Aspen’s church musical, entitled Power Play. I wasn’t in the mood to video the whole thing, but I thought I’d try to catch Aspen’s big moment. You see, earlier this week, the director James realized the kids were struggling with the words to one of the songs. So he decided to break it up into a few solos. And he offered for Aspen to do one of them.
Purple Pandas – March 27, 2010
29 Mar 10 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 3 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, soccer, video
More soccer, folks. Another game with some improvement from Aspen’s team. Enjoy.
Soccer Returns…
21 Mar 10 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 24 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, soccer, video
And the Purple Pandas return to the field. It’s early in the season, the result was a 6-1 loss, but there signs of hope for the Pandas. The second half was a 1-1 tie, so that’s something to build on. Keep reading…
Happy Birthday from “Academic”
24 Feb 10 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 56 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, birthday, oakley, tim, words
One thing I love about Oakley is that she just decides to do stuff. It’s not because she’s asked, or she feels she has to, she just decides to do something. This birthday card is a perfect example.
front
inside… sorry about your age, Aspen
It hasn’t melted yet!
30 Jan 10 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 120 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, lindy, oakley, snow
Remarkably, the snow we got last night hasn’t melted yet. In fact, we totaled something between 4 and 6 inches of snow. There are few things that are as much fun as snow, especially when you see it so rarely.
So, back out into the snow we went this morning. The conditions were very different. The precipitation got wet last night… and so we found a crusty layer on top of the snow. Not ideal, but not enough to dissuade us from sledding either. So back out we went… And we found what are undoubtedly some of my favorite family pictures this year…
Blizzard, Sledding, and Missing Teeth!!!
29 Jan 10 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 82 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, lindy, oakley, snow, teeth, video
It doesn’t snow very often here in Nashville; it just doesn’t. Threats are commonplace… actual snow, not so much. I heard someone say today that there’s a “Nashville Snow Effect”. You take the forecasts, divide them by 10, and you get reality. It’s not far off.
So, last night when they cancelled school for today, I was dubious. On this fine occasion, though, they were right. We got actual snow.
And snow is just. plain. fun. I have no better way of sharing that with you than a bit of video. We cruised over to the hill at our next door neighbor’s house and had at it… All the girls feature nicely in the video, as do I in a first person attempt at recording the raw adrenaline that is small hill sledding. But do you know who steals the show? None other than Miss Oakley.