Joshua 24:16

"But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Landry's 10th Birthday

Interview:
https://youtu.be/qhUtXvKqpss
We love seeing where you are and imagining where you are going!

Stats:
Height 4' 7.5"
Weight 82 lbs.
Vision 20/20
Blood Pressure 89/59
BMI 18.89

Pretty awesome celebrations this year for the big 10!


Kate & Audrey came over for a scavenger hunt, dinner, fire pit and sleep over.


Your biggest celebration was Great Wolf Lodge with Taelynn, Lanie and Jensen.  Mrs. Jennifer was kind to come along.  We had a big time!  Out of school early on a Friday and going doing first slide by 2!  The lines were almost nonexistent and we rode and rode and rode.  We went when you were around 4 as a family and you were not tall enough to ride the Tornado at that time.  You have longed to go back since.  It did not disappoint.  Our boys were in Boston celebrating Brooks' 13th Birthday.

For dinner I grabbed Chick Fil A which we ate in our nice room.  You and your guests were surprised with stuffed animal wolves and a pack of gum, opened gifts and then back to the slides until we were told, "we're closed."  Showers, gift shop, back to the room to be surprised with cupcakes and popcorn.  We talked and played UNO Attack until lights out at 11.

Saturday morning was off to a great start, breakfast in the room, in water park as soon as doors opened.  We enjoyed a delicious outdoor picnic of pizza and sides.  for lunch. The weather was glorious and we enjoyed the sunshine before heading to the outdoor pool for a bit.  We played and rode until we were thoroughly worn out.  We bid farewell to Great Wolf Lodge and all had our first visit ever to Jack N The Box restaurant.  Burger joint but you girls all ordered the pancake breakfast platter and Birthday Cake milkshakes.  Very fun!

Chatting, laughing and reminiscing marked out ride home.  You friends were all so very good to each other and got along so well during a long and fun weekend.  I am so very thankful to have shared this special memory with you and the girls we love so much.  You are a blessed 10 year old girl to have such loving and caring friends.  I hope it was the happiest 10th Birthday EVER!

Monday, September 18, 2017

Brown Bark Benefit 5K and Fundraiser

Brooks won 1st (23.40) in the 14U Men,
John Copeland 2nd (24.47)
and Jacob Huitsing 3rd (24:55).

https://youtu.be/5VQFodomAmw




Summer is Here! Go Green Valley Gators!

Molly McShea, Jensen, Anna Sasser, Landry, Ellie, Ellison Soto

Landry - age 9 - 50 Fly @ Sherwood


Brooks - Medley Relay - age 12 @ Sherwood

Landry - age 9 - 50 Back @ Sherwood





Landry Took Home:

12th in 50 Fly B Finals


Event 43  Girls 9-10 50 Yard Butterfly
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   City Meet: R 29.67        2013 Omega Pinnix, Y-Bears                        
    Name                     Age Team                 Prelims     Finals        
===============================================================================
A - Final
  1 Reece Ramseur             10 Sherwood               32.42      31.60  
  2 Madison Jones             10 Lightning              32.88      32.33  
  3 Estelle Teague            10 HF                     35.13      34.67  
  4 Elle Lackey               10 Sherwood               36.95      35.30  
  5 Cambree Spencer           10 HL Hornets             37.12      36.17  
  6 Sara Whitener             10 Gators                 37.34      36.57  
  7 Addison Farris            10 Lightning              41.23      39.00  
  8 Elsa Worth                10 Gcc Swimming           40.37      39.13  
  9 Ayden Walsh               10 Gators                 41.47      39.46  
 10 Grace Kohl                10 Friendly               40.67      41.33  
B - Final
 11 Jillian Tysinger          10 Grandover              41.48      42.09  
 12 Landry Gray                9 Gators                 43.19      42.60  
 13 Ashley Crowell             9 Friendly               42.18      42.72  
 14 Maddox Walkingstick        9 Cardinal               42.19      42.83  
 15 Ella Willse               10 Friendly               43.37      43.13  
 16 Elly Martin               10 HL Hornets             44.44      43.56  
 17 Rosemary Messer            9 Ridgewood              44.28      43.77  
 18 Courtney Jacobs            9 Sherwood               42.76      46.68  
 19 Taylor Collins             9 HPELK                  46.03      47.81  
 20 Whitley Yntema             9 Cardinal               45.11      48.73  
Preliminaries
 21 Sydney Matthews           10 Cardinal               47.25             
 22 Avery Barr                10 Adams Farm             47.39             
 23 Lindsay Stallings         10 ORCA                   47.85             
 24 Baity Barksdale            9 Ridgewood              48.48             
 25 Reagan Poindexter         10 Lawndale               48.64             
 26 Madison Salthouse         10 Adams Farm             49.93             
 27 Alexa Bird                10 Elks Gso               49.94             
 28 Tinsley Grove              9 Elks Gso               49.95             
 29 Lauren Day                 9 HPELK                  50.00             
 30 Sophia Conforti-Johnson   10 HPELK                  51.73             
 31 Sydney Bassett             9 Elks Gso               52.22             
 32 Emily Fisher               9 Grandover              54.55             
 33 Grace Henline              9 ORCA                   55.27             
 34 Lily Morrow               10 Hammerheads            59.01             
 35 Madelyn Houghton          10 Ridgewood            1:01.88             
 36 Eva Edwards               10 ORCA                 1:12.02             
 -- Allie Nelson               9 HL Hornets               DQ        




Thursday's portion of City Meet Landry took home:



2nd - Free Relay (***Sophie Smith was sick and Landry swam in her place.***)

2017 City Meet Landry Free Relay - age 9
Event 83  Girls 9-10 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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    Team                                                          Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Hamilton Lakes Hornets  'A'                                 2:28.78  
     1) Lauren Summers 9                2) Elly Martin 10                 
     3) Eloise McClain 10               4) Lauren Crandall 10             
  2 Green Valley Park  'A'                                      2:32.49  
     1) Sophie Smith 10                 2) Ellison Soto 10                
     3) Cece Hunt 9                     4) Mirabella Grubb 9       



9th - 50 Back

2017 City Meet Landry 50 Back - age 9

Event 101  Girls 9-10 50 Yard Backstroke
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    Name                     Age Team                             Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Lauren Crandall           10 HL Hornets                       44.65  
  2 Jossalyn Perkins          10 BurMil                           45.61  
  3 Avery Cox                 10 Lightning                        45.70  
  4 Ellison Soto              10 Gators                           47.17  
  5 Anna Davidson              9 Gators                           47.43  
  6 McKayla Kennedy           10 Elks Gso                         47.54  
  7 Ella Willse               10 Friendly                         47.63  
  8 Josslyn Hizer              9 Piranhas                         47.92  
  9 Landry Gray                9 Gators                           47.95  
 10 Isabella Hackett          10 SESC                             48.11  



7th - 50 Free

2017 City Meet Landry 50 Free 
Event 111  Girls 9-10 50 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age Team                             Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Jossalyn Perkins          10 BurMil                           36.47  
  2 Alexandra Woods            9 Gcc Swimming                     36.62  
  3 Lila Mae Holcomb          10 Friendly                         36.84  
  4 Courtney Jacobs            9 Sherwood                         37.56  
  5 Kelsey Ivey               10 Lawndale                         37.58  
  6 Lauren Crandall           10 HL Hornets                       38.02  
  7 Landry Gray                9 Gators                           38.16  
  8 Mirabella Grubb            9 Gators                           38.20  
  9 Jillian Pettie            10 HPELK                            38.58  
 10 Anna Davidson              9 Gators                           38.68  




Brooks Took Home:

6th 100 IM Finals

Brooks 100 IM 2017 City Meet

Event 64  Boys 11-12 100 Yard IM
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   City Meet: R 1:01.76        2016 Robert Tars, Adams Farm                    
    Name                     Age Team                 Prelims     Finals        
===============================================================================
A - Final
  1 Noah Rock                 12 HL Hornets           1:04.59    1:02.52  
  2 Brady Dole                12 Elks Gso             1:07.38    1:06.68  
  3 Joseph Kohl               12 Friendly             1:08.89    1:09.31  
  4 David Masneri             11 BurMil               1:11.55    1:09.39  
  5 Andrew Seeber             12 Friendly             1:11.68    1:09.45  
  6 Brooks Gray               12 Gators               1:11.00    1:09.86  
  7 Alexander Fink            12 Friendly             1:11.10    1:10.36  
  8 Spencer Mann              11 HL Hornets           1:15.09    1:13.26  
  9 John Copeland             11 HL Hornets           1:15.39    1:14.57  
 10 Elliot Cooper             12 SESC                 1:14.26    1:14.82  
B - Final
 11 Davis Mohorn              11 Gcc Swimming         1:16.66    1:13.79  
 12 Maxwell Gerber            12 Gators               1:16.94    1:15.34  
 13 Michael Harding           11 Lightning            1:18.11    1:17.09  
 14 Robert Michel             12 Gcc Swimming         1:17.52    1:17.34  
 15 Brady Rolland             12 BurMil               1:18.90    1:17.37  
 16 Liam McCarthy             12 Piranhas             1:19.90    1:17.72  
 17 Will Jacobs               11 Sherwood             1:20.34    1:18.46  
 18 Mark Brown                11 Y-Bears              1:20.64    1:19.10  
 19 Jack Sullivan             12 SESC                 1:17.74    1:19.41  
 20 Carter Warrick            11 Ridgewood            1:21.01    1:20.77  
Preliminaries
 21 Drew McCormack            11 Gators               1:21.91             
 22 Reid Rouse                12 Cardinal             1:21.97             
 23 Quintin Clark             11 BurMil               1:22.38             
 24 Alex Jones                11 Gcc Swimming         1:22.76             
 25 Matthew Taylor            12 Adams Farm           1:27.02             
 26 Charlie Potts             12 Piranhas             1:27.28             
 27 Ethan Chiappetta          11 ORCA                 1:27.88             
 28 Boone Redding             11 Sherwood             1:28.02             
 29 Lucas Newton              11 Grandover            1:28.34             
 30 Giuseppe Strafaci         12 Elks Gso             1:29.22             
 31 Zak Siler                 11 ORCA                 1:31.48             
 32 Kane Bruton               11 Cardinal             1:31.55             
 33 Sam Rindal                12 Adams Farm           1:31.71             
 34 AJ Sianis                 11 Lawndale             1:32.88             
 35 David Campagna            11 HF                   1:33.00             
 36 Parker Thomas             11 Cardinal             1:35.69             
 37 Grant Connors             12 Sherwood             1:36.48             
 38 Ben Southwell             11 Hammerheads          1:36.77             
 39 Reid Teoh                 11 HF                   1:37.26             
 40 Benjamin Steele           12 ORCA                 1:37.38             
 41 Jake Golinski             11 Adams Farm           1:37.67             
 42 Giuliano Giove            11 HF                   1:56.89             
 -- Johnny Edwards            11 HPELK                    NS              
 
2nd - Free Relay

Event 74  Boys 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
===============================================================================
   City Meet: R 1:46.73        2014 Lawndale Lizards, Lawndale                 
                         P Forst, J Maycock, B Guyer, W Guthrie            
    Team                                                          Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Hamilton Lakes Hornets  'A'                                 1:47.23  
     1) Noah Rock 12                    2) Spencer Mann 11                
     3) John Copeland 11                4) Dax Harris 12                  
  2 Green Valley Park  'A'                                      1:50.91  
     1) Jack Clodfelter 12              2) Jonathan Reynolds 12           
     3) Jacob Huitsing 12               4) Brooks Gray 12                 
  3 Bur-Mil Marlins  'A'                                        1:55.13  
     1) David Masneri 11                2) Brady Rolland 12               
     3) Quintin Clark 11                4) Jason Brooks 12                


5th - 50 Back

Prelims:

Event 6  Boys 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke
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   City Meet: R 27.07        2016 Robert Tars, Adams Farm                      
    Name                     Age Team                 Prelims     Finals        
===============================================================================
A - Final
  1 Dax Harris                12 HL Hornets             28.17      27.22  
  2 Noah Rock                 12 HL Hornets             29.19      28.07  
  3 Brady Dole                12 Elks Gso               29.88      29.20  
  4 Alexander Fink            12 Friendly               30.78      29.89  
  5 Brooks Gray               12 Gators                 31.85      31.71  
  6 Jonathan Reynolds         12 Gators                 34.38      33.45  
  7 Aiden Eller               12 HL Hornets             35.38      33.85  
  8 Michael Harding           11 Lightning              36.11      35.26  
  9 Liam McCarthy             12 Piranhas               36.58      35.56  
 10 Alex Jones                11 Gcc Swimming           36.52      37.11  


4th 100 Free and BROKE a MINUTE!!!

Prelims:
https://youtu.be/SWedaTrpjVI


Event 16  Boys 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle
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   City Meet: R 53.03    7/7/2017 Dax Harris, HL Hornets                       
    Name                     Age Team                 Prelims     Finals        
===============================================================================
A - Final
  1 Dax Harris                12 HL Hornets             53.03      51.79R 
  2 Jason Brooks              12 BurMil                 59.21      57.83  
  3 Sterling Sharpe           12 Lightning            1:00.01      58.11  
  4 Brooks Gray               12 Gators               1:00.85      59.61  
  5 Jacob Huitsing            12 Gators               1:00.12      59.69  
  6 Vance Bolyard             12 HF                   1:00.56    1:00.05  
  7 Alexander Fink            12 Friendly             1:02.62    1:01.24  
  8 Davis Mohorn              11 Gcc Swimming         1:05.68    1:04.12  
  9 Charlie Hager             12 Elks Gso             1:06.44    1:05.22  
 10 Jack Clodfelter           12 Gators               1:05.26    1:05.24  


3rd - Medley Relay

Event 36  Boys 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay
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   City Meet: R 2:00.65        2014 Lawndale Lizards, Lawndale                 
                         J Maycock, W Guthrie, P Forst, B Guyer            
    Team                                                          Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Hamilton Lakes Hornets  'A'                                 1:59.24R 
     1) Spencer Mann 11                 2) John Copeland 11               
     3) Noah Rock 12                    4) Dax Harris 12                  
  2 Friendly Frogs  'A'                                         2:05.99  
     1) Alexander Fink 12               2) Andrew Seeber 12               
     3) Joseph Kohl 12                  4) Kieran Small 12                
  3 Green Valley Park  'A'                                      2:07.31  
     1) Brooks Gray 12                  2) Drew McCormack 11              
     3) Jonathan Reynolds 12            4) Jacob Huitsing 12  




            

Honey Bear Camping

July 4th Weekend 2017 with Copelands!

Everyone loved playing the creek, white water rafting and zip lining.


July 4, 2017 camping creek

https://youtu.be/PJMulJ3zHUY

Zip line Brooks and John Copeland 7/2/17

https://youtu.be/DBEj-1A15hA

Landry and Nathan zip line 7/2/17

https://youtu.be/VcUzZugFBIQ

Ginger zip line 7/2/17

https://youtu.be/ZtQMkSR2WEc

Summer 2017 Tidbits


Landry Yard Work


https://youtu.be/Vld0RXxCq04

Jackson and Christian Summer 2017


https://youtu.be/ASSEKvP9c_I

Merriwood Mail Call 2017


https://youtu.be/PFzxLgan5Jo

August, 2017 Ocean Isle Arcade

Front Yard Videos August, 2017

Brooks and Lan enjoyed an afternoon of creating their own slow motion videos.  Perhaps the Refs will need to "review" one of their plays.  So cute.

https://youtu.be/tqgWhl7MKH4