Tag: Margot

OC Tournament

After two wins Saturday, including an amazing comeback game, they secured a spot in the semifinals and their best tournament finish to date. Unfortunately they struggled against a really good team in the semi finals and lost. Some tears were shed. They placed either 3 or 4th out of 12 teams in their age group.

Last league game for the fall

Margot had her last game for the fall league yesterday. They played incredibly well against a strong team and ended tied 3-3. It was a great season. They moved up a flight, and started the season with some losses. But they didn’t give up, they worked hard, Coach worked on specific skills, and they maintained […]

Halloween

Had a fun Thanksgiving. Both girls dressed up, Hazel went with friends to trick or treat and have a sleepover. Kim and I met up with Margot and her friends and went trick or treating. Margot won a $20 gift card from a costume contest!

Alhambra Pumpkin Run 5K

Another 5k. 1300+ entries. Margot was 3rd in her age group, 10th female overall, and 56th overall! Hazel was 14th in her age group. Proud of them both.

Great Pass from Margot for a goal

Margot was very happy with this assist to her teammate Selena for a goal. She’s #9 that takes the ball from the opponent in light blue then passes to her teammate right in front of the goal, who kicks it in.

Mt Sac Cross Country

Margot ran her second ever cross country meet today, at Mt. Sac. She finished 32 out of 106 in her race, and was pretty upset that she thinks she could have done much much better. Before the race we had watched other races finish ( it’s a big event with teams from all over), and […]

Pasadena Trail Run Cross Country 5K

Hazel and Margot ran a local trail 5k this morning. Both did great. There were about 60 people entered, and Margot was 8th overall, 3rd female, and 2 female under 18!

Pomegranate

Kim picked pomegranates this morning. Most of these are the size of a softball, and the tree still has lots.

Margot’s first official Cross Country Race

Margot had her first official race with the middle school cross country team today. There were about seventy girls from 6 different schools In the middle school category. (6,7,8th grade). Margot was 13th overall, and 4th for 6th grade! Big thanks to Coach Adam for the time and effort he puts into the team.

Crochet Chicken

Margot recently decided she wanted to crochet a chicken. She didn’t have a kit or instructions. She just looked at some pictures of chickens online for “inspo” and then made this up in her head then crocheted it. I’m amazed at how she just figures stuff like this out, and it ends up well proportioned […]

Surf Soccer – Fall 2025

Margot plays for the Surf Soccer Club, and really loves to play. This album is for favorite pictures of her playing from the Fall 2025 season, and I will be adding pictures throughout the season.

Wirepass Gulch

Even after 16 days in the Grand Canyon, Margot asked if there were any cool hikes we could do on our way home from Flagstaff. So we did a kind of really silly long way home extension and hiked Wire Pass Gulch in Grand Escalante national monument. It was a fantastic short (2.5 hours or […]

Grand Canyon 2025

I’ve been blessed to find myself with invites to row the Grand Canyon 3 years in a row. This year the invite came from Michael Picker and Nini Redway, and I was eager to accept. It was just Margot and I this year, but we joined a crew of 14 others and had a fantastic […]

Scorpion

Scorpion story: After rigging our rafts the night before launching down the Canyon, we went to Marble Canyon Lodge for dinner. They have a gift shop, and Margot fell for a stuffed scorpion. She said ” I hope we see a scorpion!! “ Me: “Well, pretty good odds of seeing one, but let’s hope it’s […]

Junior Guides Raft Camp

Jr. Guides Raft camp! A favorite. It’s a three day raft camp aimed at teaching some raft guide skills to kids. That’s little Margot in the guide seat in the first two photos, with the white helmet. Hazel in the black helmet in the last photo. There were several times during my kind of nuts […]

Wagyu

We have a tradition in our family where the kids get to choose their birthday dinners. Sushi has been the most common choice. Tonight, after trying a few different cuts of Wagyu Beef, Margot announced “oh, my birthday dinners are getting way more expensive. I want wagyu for my birthday!”

Vending Machines

There are drink vending machines everywhere in Japan. Even in some surprisingly out of the way spots. But fewer ” odd” vending machines than I expected. Margot was excited to get the toy she wanted (1/4 odds) at a train station vending machine. Today we saw a Wagyu beef vending machine! I think I’d have […]

Claw Machines

Margot might have a full blown gambling addiction from the claw machines by the time we return.

Museum of illusion

I wouldn’t call it a must visit, it was kind of expensive and crowded. But we had a good time and it does make for some fun photos.

Monster Tote Bags

Who needs to stand in line for the latest trader Joe’s bag drop when you have an artist at home making custom tote bags?

On the field with Angel City

Margot was thrilled to get to walk onto the field with the amazing @sarahlgorden for the season opener @weareangelcity game last week!Her soccer club made it happen through the Angel City Dream team experience.

State Cup 2024

Another nailbiter tournament. State Cup is a big tournament, played in multiple locations over multiple weekends. They went into their third game tied for 2nd in the bracket they started in. Against the other second place time. A win would mean advancing. They battled, but the game ended in a 1-1 tie, so it went […]

Sewing

Margot sewed a rope bowl with Grandma

Houston Zoo

It was very wet and rainy, but we had a nice time at the Houston zoo with Dad/Duckie. (My father, girls grandfather)

Heartbreaker Tournament

A bit of a heartbreaker tournament this weekend. Margot’s team played a tournament in Costa Mesa. They played incredibly well. I’m so impressed by how hard they worked and how much they’ve improved in the last 4 months or so since all the turmoil occurred. They really came together and played incredibly well this weekend. […]

Thanksgiving

Since the girls have the week off school, we normally try and travel for Thanksgiving. But Kim had some work and Margot had some party invites, so we hung out locally and I took the opportunity to make my first full thanksgiving meal in maybe 15+ years, and the first ever with the girls. Took […]

EMEI Concert

Hazel loves listening to music. She’s been listening a lot to an up and coming artist named Emei. Emei is pretty catchy, sort of Chappel Roan-ish with some Billie Eilish vibes, in the opinion of a nearly 50 year old man who still mostly listens to R.E.M. and the Talking heads. Apparently Spotify noticed how […]

Hazel and Margot hunting for dirt

So cute On Mon, Jul 13, 2015, 09:50 Kim <kimluujennings> wrote: Hazel was inspired by a Sid the Science kid cartoon and decided she wanted to "hunt for dirt and investigate what’s in dirt." Hazel’s backpack contained a notebook, pen, and magnifying glass. Margot was the sidekick helper; Margot’s backpack was empty.

Surf Soccer Fall 2024

Fall season. It was an interesting season. New coach, players quitting, new players joining. But the girls have really improved a ton as a team and it’s been fun to watch. The last few weeks they have played great. Winning some games and losing some games, but even when they have lost they have been […]

Christmas Decorations

Margot is very excited to decorate for Christmas. Yesterday she decided to take a plain white ceramic dinosaur and make him into Santasaurus. The wings are so he can go help deliver presents. Santasaurus is now my favorite Christmas decoration

Halloween Cake

Margot made a cake, and icing, from scratch. No mixes. She wouldn’t even let Kim or I in the kitchen. She wanted to do it all herself

Pasadena Trail 5k

Hazel and Margot ran a trail run 5k this morning with some of the Sierra Madre Middle school cross country team. Margot is not in middle school yet, but trains twice a week with the middle school team. Both girls did amazing. Margot was 16th overall and 3rd Female under 19! She was the youngest […]

Knott’s Scary Farm

Today was a really nice day, just me and Margot. Apologies to her teacher for being wiped out tomorrow.

Ciclavia

Margot played all of a hard fought soccer game this morning, with no subs. Then we rode 15 miles at ciclavia. Impressed as always by this kiddo.