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“You may not be doing anything bad, but are you doing anything good?” It’s easy to fall into this mode of operation. Right now with 3 (and soon to be 4) teens in our home, I’m just happy that they … Continue reading
Leah
Friday was a free day! Christine and I took our boys, plus my adopted boy for the trip and we headed into town on our own via the train. We decided to first take the boys to the Reina Sofia … Continue reading
On Thursday we took a group tour into Madrid. It was mediocre at best – but the boys saw some sights: Plaza Espagne, the Royal Palace, Puerto Del Sol. Of course the highlight for them was the Futbol Mania store … Continue reading
On Wednesday, the boys were heading back to the Real Madrid training center to train some more, and a bunch of parents went into Madrid to tour around. I had a great guidebook, so once we got there (after a … Continue reading
On Tuesday the boys went the Atletico Spanish FA training facility for training. We wandered around a bit and visited some outlets before watching them continue to train. After lunch, we heading to the small town La Granja where we … Continue reading
The next morning the boys went to training again at the Atletico training complex. Christine (the goalie’s Mom — I have known her for a few years since our boys have played on the same teams for 4 years —- … Continue reading
The 1st day we were woken up early as the boys had to head to the Real Madrid training complex. They had an awesome time and enjoyed the training in the amazing facility. We then headed to the Real Madrid … Continue reading
When Josh’s team announced they were headed to Madrid, Spain in the fall, I didn’t think we would be able to make it happen. We toyed with the idea of sending him on his own with his coaches, but nixed … Continue reading
While the big guys were in Utah, we got to spend some alone time with Sam and Josh. It felt peaceful just having the two around! Rob took Sam out to the Air Museum and they had a great time! We … Continue reading
We really wanted to make it out to visit my brother, sister-in-law (Jamie and Judy) and cousins this year. We just love their family and my kids are desperate to have cousin time. But logistically and financially it was really … Continue reading