Splash!

Good morning everyone. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Wednesday, Mia had her last day of art class. They made a picture of a lion (with the help of us parents/grandparents). It was a lot of fun. She really enjoyed these classes at the Sharon Lynn Center of the Arts. Later, Jill and Mia went swimming at Cool Waters. I hung out watching and taking some pictures of them. We haven't really done a lot of swimming lately (me, due to my tattoo sessions). Its insane how fast Summer has gone. She's got picture day in a few weeks for school and it seems just yesterday she was starting 4-K. Wednesday evening I watched the Chelsea vs Milan game. Mia even watched it with me. It was supposed to be the game my brother and Dad were going to go with me too but things got a bit complicated and we didn't go. They won 3-1. Would have been an awesome game to see live. They sold out the crowd of 66k people. The 16/17 season is right around the corner :)

Thursday, we hung out with some friends at the park. Malone was busy as usual, but Mia, Olivia and her bro Gavin had a lot of fun. Saturday, the girls did their last day of art/yoga. When they got home, we cut the grass and later and Mia did a "fashion photo shoot" at the studio. She picked out about 20 different outfits, but only lasted about 7 of them before burning out. The pictures turned out great and we even knocked out our Christmas photo already :) I think her fav one was the beach photo set up. This kid is so photogenic. I couldn't be luckier to have such a gorgeous little girl. Even on her sassiest days, her love is truly special. We made dinner later, and watched an old movie, "The Santa Clause".

Sunday, we didn't get much done. Mia and Jill went to Betty Brinn when I went to work. When I came home, she was passed out on the couch and this morning she got up bright and early and was telling me all about the museum. Glad they had fun.

This week is her LAST week of dance. Hopefully, we can hang with some friends this week. My good friends Andy and Jess are having a goodbye party this weekend so we're defiantly going to that.

I've been designing some player announcements the last 4 or so days that are really looking good. They've got some players that re-signed contracts so we're slowly unveiling who's sticking around.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading!

Less Fever, More Cowbell

Good evening. Going to try to get through this quickly. It's been yet another busy week over here as February just about closes (leap day tomorrow). Solid week at school for Mia. I think she's getting things a bit quicker now, and catching on with no problems. She has a field trip this Wednesday to the Milwaukee Public Museum. Normally, I'd go but decided that if possible, Jill would chaperon this one. Sure enough, she can. Should be a fun time. Last Wednesday after school, Mia and Olivia went to Chuck E Cheese. They had a lot of fun, but that damn Chuck E scares her every time he comes out.

The Torrent has kept me real real busy (which is good) but everything is where it needs to be for the time being. The schedule is out, season ticket design was released and I'm already moving on to other projects. Its been nice to have a few days to breath and think about what I'm going to do next. Torrent TV is my latest that I came up with. First off, I've always enjoyed seeing the Chelsea Unseen videos on Youtube which takes fans behind the scenes of the club getting a glimpse of training, signings, pre/post game interviews and photoshoots. I want to do something similar. It gets fans more familiar with the Torrent players, staff and such. I have already designed a logo that will feature on the bottom or top of the screen in iMovie. Last night, I mastered some important techniques that will help polish these videos when I start filming. I'm pretty stoked about this. The song book for The Flood is coming along nicely. Apparently, I have to lead them, so this will be real interesting.

Friday night after work, we started watching Fuller House. Just as I predicted, the series will have lots of feels and caters mostly to the older audience. Mia loves the old episodes and enjoyed the first two of the new ones. Saturday morning, I watched Chelsea narrowly beat Southampton 2-1. Branna and Fabregas got the two goals, and we secured 3 needed points away. I believe they play Norwich on Tuesday. Later after the game, we went to the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. I've never been there before, but I have heard great things about it. Didn't disappoint. The place is totally fun and Mia had a blast doing all the different activities from TV camera operator to roof top gardening, it was a great family day.

Today, Mia wasn't feeling good (from what I understand when I got out of work) and has a fever. Hopefully she feels better in the morning, but most likely will have to stay home from school. That's all for now. Thanks for reading!