Back on Track!
Ash and Retto were schooling prelim level yesterday. I think the look on both their faces tells the story.

Talented line-up: Zappa, Imp, Lilly and Retto.

4:30 wake up call: pics from Christmas morning.
Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Eve photos:

Last Night: Christmas crafts in the kitchen, hanging at the Mullen's and some extreme cooler skating. And yes that is me looking fine on the cooler chasing the car and yes that is Desiree 'I think' pointing and laughing at me.

Fair is fair: An embarrassing photo of me is overdue, I am sure.

Basketball:

Look Who's Back!

Katie at the weightlifting meet at Lyman. She won her weight class! Great Job KT!

A little humor from Laurie...

A peek into Austin's World: This is the boy Austin was guarding in last nights game. I know it looks like I did something to make Austin look small but his opponent was something near 6'8". He wears tape on his fingers to protect them since he tends to hang out on the rim most of the time. Really a spectacular player to watch but Austin shut down his game last night. Some people were saying that it was Austin's best game ever.

On his end of the court he was swishing the threes. It turned out to be very profitable for him too, but that is another story...

Photos that did not make it into your cards but deserved a look see:

Ashley and friends at Pony Club Christmas Party.

This was in the Orlando Sentinel this morning:
Lake Mary HS at Seminole HS
Trevor Hart scored 16 points and added 9 rebounds for Seminole.
Austin Mancuso scored 10 points for Lake Mary and Nick Overby added 12 rebounds.

Good Job Austin!

It's hard to say good-bye. Dave and Lisa are moving back to the Lake District in England today. We will miss you!

Our search for the perfect (or most accessible) Christmas Tree took place on Mon. Andrew has named a pretty little tree 'Tweety Tweeterton'. (I thought Bark was a good name.)

A glance at my brother Kirk racing a sailboat in Puget Sound. This photo was taken during the Vashon Island Regatta where he and his team took 2nd place. Kirk is wearing blue and yellow and yes, it does appear to be snowing. Next race is Jan 5. Good luck guys!

Back in Action:
First show since April injury and they place 2nd. They would have won except they went too fast! It was planned though: When I asked Ashley what her plan was, she said "I am going fast." Then she smiled and they did just that. When she came out she touched Retto with her finger and said "tssssssssssssssssss ... he's on fire" (An old Ralph saying.) I can't tell you how happy I am for these two. It's been a long time. More to come...

It's Basketball Season!!!!
Austin is starting as a power forward on varsity.

Devoted fans:

The Rams first game was at Lyman against Orangewood Christian. Austin gets acknowledged for making the first points of the season with a pretty 3 pt shot in the first 5 seconds.