Long Day

While Duane was attending the (blacksmithing) Quad State Roundup,

 the rest of the family and I drove south of Dayton, OH to watch (grandson) Judah play in a soccer tournament.  

Waiting for the game to start.  

(Son-in-law) Benji threw the football with (daughter) Rachel, (grandkids) Maddy in pink kicked the soccer ball around with Simon in red, and Judah practiced with his team in blue.

Blue played ok in the first game, but lost 1-0.

In the four hour gap between games we went to lunch at Chuey's Tex-Mex Restaurant, then across the street to shop for shoes for Maddy to wear to Homecoming.  Next door we browsed through the Halloween store, before driving to Barnes and Noble, one of our favorite places to while away the time.  When everybody was ready to leave, we drove back to the soccer grounds, stopping along the way to cruise through several car dealerships so that Benji could check out the new trucks. 

We arrived back at the field in plenty of time for the team to get ready to play.

The footwork was fast and furious, with the ball criss-crossing the field until Jude's team tied the score at 1-1 in the last minute of the game.  Everybody went home satisfied.

To top off the day, tonight is Maddy's turn to sleep over.

Last day tomorrow.

Louise and Duane