Claudia celebrated her birthday on Wednesday. We were able to have cake after her soccer game and picking up Mom from her night meeting. Gillian made a marble cake that was delicious.
More Confirmation Photos
I forgot I had taken some pictures of Claudia and Gillian at the church prior to her Confirmation.
Gillian was Claudia’s sponsor.
Claudia’s Confirmation
Claudia had her Confirmation today. She is growing up to be a fine young lady just like her sisters.
Susan and I with our baby. Congratulations Claudia!
Claudia looking at the camera, Grandma and Grandpa looking at Carolyn’s camera.
Cast Free
Claudia had her cast removed today after 4 weeks with her permanent cast and a week with a partial cast. It didn’t look like a scrawny chicken leg. The doctor said it had healed up nicely and she is good as new. Here she is waiting for her x-ray after having the cast sawed off.
Rattray Marsh Clean-up
We went down to the Rattray Marsh to volunteer for the annual clean-up. Claudia’s Pathfinder group always helps. There was a lot of fog on Lake Ontario.
The marsh.
there was still some ice hanging around.
Claudia trying to skip stones with her bum arm. Couldn’t remember if she can skip stones with a good arm.
Any chance for Claudia to get in the water she takes it.
Chloe looking pretty shaggy.
Fracture Girl
Claudia had an interesting week. She started it off by hurting her hand playing basketball at school on Thursday. On Saturday, she had soccer practice, we thought, it was just skills, no contact. Turns out she gets run over by one of the girls and lands on the same arm. After a visit to the walk-in clinic and not being very confident of the prognosis, we headed to emerg at Credit Valley. Here is Claudia in the fracture room (more like a hallway) with her partial cast. The emerg doctor called it a Greenstick fracture. We left after 4 hours with an appointment for the following friday at the fracture clinic.
After being seen by the doctor at the fracture clinic, Claudia had a permanent cast put on, that she would wear for 4 weeks. Her choices were plaster (free paid by OHIP), synthetic ($30) or waterproof synthetic ($60). We went with the waterproof cast and she had her choice of colour. The fracture clinic doctor called it a buckle fracture.
It will be weird seeing her with the cast everyday.
Puzzle Girl
Claudia is on a puzzle kick. She started one at Grandma and Papa’s but wasn’t able to finish it before we left (although Grandma called today to tell Claudia she did finish it and that it had two missing pieces!). This is a 1000 piece puzzle, we’ll see how it goes.
Another Soccer Season Done.
Claudia and Angela finished their soccer seasons on the weekend. Angela’s team fared better this year, her team won the regular season and made it to the finals. Claudia’s team wasn’t as successful, going 1-8-2. There was a little imbalance in her league with two teams running up the scores each week.
Even though they were knocked out of the playoffs they continued to play “friendlys” during the remainder of the playoff schedule. The last couple of games Claudia was playing keeper. She played the second half of the final game.
Claudia has a great drop kick and can almost clear it to the mid-field.
Here she is making one of her few saves, she held them scoreless in the second half.
I keep suggesting she should play keeper, but she likes playing out. She scored three goals this season.
They lost the game 2-0, but it was close and still entertaining.
In the afternoon, Angela was playing in the finals.
Angela’s team went 9-1-1 through the regular season and then won their quarter and semi final games. The quarter final went to a shoot-out.
Angela enjoys playing defence, but a couple of times she played mid and even forward. She scored the first goal of her career this season.
Angela doing a throw in.
The other team took a first half lead and Angela’s team had their chances. They finally tied things up before the half was out.
Angela’s team kept pressing.
In the second half Angela played keeper. She got run over by an opposing player and she was down for bit.
She bounced back and took the kick.
Angela has a good drop kick as well.
There were a few close calls.
With about 2 minutes left and the score tied 1-1, Angela’s coaches switched goalies and put the first half goalie back in. In the event of a shoot-out it had to be the goalie on the field. Her team was awarded a penalty kick just outside the box and the keeper took it, she was able to get it through the crowd and it bounced in off of one of the opposing players in to the net for the lead.
Celebrating the goal.
About a minute later the ref blew the whistle to call time and Angela’s team had won the finals.
Angela had great coaches this year. His daughter is only 14, so will be in the same age grouping next year as Claudia, hopefully Claudia gets Angela’s coach.
Lining up for the final handshake.
Angela off to see a friend on the sideline.
Angela’s coach congratulating them on a terrific season and playoffs.
Angela with her coaches.
Posing with her trophy.
The girls posing for a team picture.
Posing for a goofy team photo.
Angela’s coach pouring water on a few of the girls.
Claudia’s Garden
Claudia planted a garden this year with cucumber, tomato and hot pepper. She got some plants from our neighbour Lars who had some leftovers when he planted his garden. She did quite well. Here she is with a couple of her cucumbers.
Soccer Season
Both Claudia and Angela are well into their soccer seasons. Claudia has scored two goals, but have yet to win a game. Angela’s team is faring better but the coach is a little intense, he is trying to do two practices a week for house league.
Some crazy parents out there, one of the opposing parents at one of Angela’s game was warned by the ref that they would be ejected if they kept up their comments from the sidelines.
