This year's snow ski/tube trip to highlands

Here is the tube video with Chance. Other stuff posted to Facebook.

Yesterday's Tech-Duke win

video I shot of the closing minutes of the Tech-Duke game yesterday. It turned into a Tech free throw shooting contest with Duke running a chaotic set of hit-miss plays, usually that's the opposite when these teams play. Have to appreciate any win over Duke...

SnowFest 2010 videos

here are Rob & Chance sledding:


here Rob & Sara sledding:


here is what happens when you don't hit the brakes and become human bowling balls into the neighbors trash cans...is it a coincidence that Rob & Jack are the sledders for this one?

Chance wins his first tennis tournament

Last weekend Chance played in an 8 & under Quickstart tennis tournament at Windward Lake Club where he does the pre-academy program. He had 3 matches and 2 of the kids were very advanced in their play but he was able to pull out all of them for his first win.

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Results.aspx?T=76534&E=1

Lifetime indoor tri results

2nd place

http://www.lifetimefitness.com/events/indoor-tri/race-results.cfm?intResultsIndoorTriLocationId=128&intIndoorTriLocationId=128

rise and sing

so Steve Fee was one of the first worship leaders we saw at North Point church about a year and a half ago. He has a strong Christian rock sound and if you ever get to attend one of his shows, you will find it amazing for sure. Here is a video someone took at his Hope Rising CD release concert last Sunday at North Point. Fortunately we were seated on the side seats so didn't get in the middle of a ton of screaming teenagers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beZI4DeE4D0

and Jack bike riding

funny how the timing can be so different between 2 kids in doing something like learning how to ride a bike. Jack just seems to have good pickup of the balance concept...but does that mean we all need to be looking out even more now for him...

Chattanooga lake jumping

Here is Sara jumping off a huge cliff yesterday. She went first. I did jump but the video didn't save. There is facebook video of me on the big rope swing for those of you on facebook...

"oh yeah, I had that problem too..."

I overheard the boys early Saturday morning (when I was trying to sleep in). Jack was trying to turn off the alarm, and big brother stepped in to help.

Jack: Well, I pushed the buttons but it didn't work...Is that a 6?
Chance: No, that's a 9
Jack: but, it looks like a 6
Chance: Oh, yeah, I had that problem too. See, look, that's a 6.
Jack: well...
Chance: See look, that's a 5...and you know what comes after 5 right? What comes after 5?
Jack: 6!!

...and then they were off downstairs.

- Sara

yesterday's tubing and Sara's teeth

Here are a few pictures and video from the annual tubing adventure to Helen, GA. Also, check out Sara's new teeth without braces! They look great!

Jack "working out" at the Touch Air gym

Picture of Jack from field trip on Friday - he told me how he was working out like dad does

Chance comes off the plane video

Disadvantages of using the carry on suitcase as a child transport method through the airport

Jack had about enough of walking through the airport to pick up Chance today, so an attempted compromise was to let him "ride" on the carry on suitcase while rolled back through the terminal. Doesn't always work so well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrGQ6_NwJo8

other things not to let your kid do - running down the moving sidewalk...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqLhf2Qv1T8

the kid just went nuts there with all the open space. Just to note, we have adjusted Jack's understanding of what is acceptable at the airport.

Chance postcard from DC trip

the picture...

courtesy of Uncle Marc

and the video...

Chance takes off for DC

a week with Aunt Sara and her family for Chance's world tour...

Chance plays QuickStart on clay

Chance got to try playing on clay last week in another Quickstart tournament. Here is one of the best points from it.

Big Canoe Concert last night with Sara's family

Nice concert event at Big Canoe

A few catch up videos / pictures

Summer is here and sailing is great

Chance's posted scores from Monday's tournament

I knew he was in the hunt for each of the matches, but since I court monitored other kids matches did not realize just how close. The first match score actually was 6-6 in the 3rd. Congratulations to Chance even though the final points didn't fall for him this time:

Co-ed 8 Singles
RR daniel thorne d. Kyle Phillips 7-1; 5-7; 7-5
RR Robert Bauer d. Kyle Phillips 7-6; 5-7; 7-6
RR Rachel Korn d. Kyle Phillips 6-7; 7-5; 7-6

Saturday sailing - 1st sail of 2009

Saturday marked the first time we sailed with Jack and Chance now 4 & 6 yrs old respectively. This was by far the easiest, most relaxing sail that we've had with the boys as they now are able to do a lot of their own things and also even help with some of the work that needs to be done. See Facebook for some still photos.