Soccer tournament

Morgan's team had a soccer tournament in Iowa this past weekend. It was at the TBK facility in Bettendorf, which is really nice! We stayed at the Cambria Hotel, which is right across the street from the sports complex. Around the hotel, there were all kinds of bar/restaurants/etc so we didn't have to drive anywhere all weekend!

We drove there on Friday night, checked into the hotel and grabbed dinner nearby at Twin Span Brewery. They had gigantic pretzels, so the girls were super happy!

The hotel had a nice bar area and outdoor seating area. The kids hung out for a while, but had a curfew of 9:30 PM. On Saturday, we grabbed breakfast at the hotel and the girls all discussed the hairdo for the game. It was decided they would do bubble pony tails.

The first game was at 9:30 AM. They lost 1-4. I didn't take many pictures of the games. Morgan played goalie the first half and in the field the second half.

There was a company taking pictures at the tournament, so here is one that they took of Morgan playing goalie.

After the first game, we all went back to the hotel. The girls and I grabbed lunch at Subway. Matt went over to Twin Span with some other parents to grab lunch and watch the Iowa game. Then, they ended up at Oscar's watching the game. They had $5 Bloody Mary's and were raffling off prizes at the end of each quarter. After lunch, I dropped the girls at the hotel and met up with them at Oscar's.

You get a raffle ticket for every drink you buy. So, before halftime, the guys decided to buy shots! I did not do one (it was Fireball, so um, no thank you!)

The shots worked, because Drew won the Iowa gloves. At the end of the game, someone in our group won the Iowa blanket and gifted it to Drew!

Then, we headed back to the hotel for the afternoon game. This was the best picture I got. Morgan played goalie in the first half and in the field the second half. Their team won 2-0! :)

Since we weren't far from the hotel, the girls normally walked to the game. But, on the way home they all piled into Clara's car for the ride back!

On Saturday night, the girls played at the Dave & Buster's like arcade, bowled and had dinner. One of the moms had brought s'mores and they made those at the firepit outside of the hotel. I think they may have swam a bit and ran around the hotel together. They got to bed a little later than 9:30!

Sunday morning, we had a game at 8:00 AM... so early! We grabbed a quick bite at the hotel before heading to the field. The girls lost this game 0-4. Morgan got hurt in the first half while playing goalie and ended up sitting out some of the game. She played in the field the second half. They have some good chances, but just couldn't get a goal.

We didn't make it to the championship game, so we were able to get home by lunch time. Everyone relaxed in the afternoon. We picked Milo up from boarding at 6:00. He was really excited to see us.