Connor's Senior Photos

We received Connor's Senior Photos after his photoshoot and there were quite a few good ones. We only chose a handful for the blog that were our favorites, and that's still over thirty. 

For the picture location, we considered where to take them and decided to do them in our neighborhood. There were a number of beautiful spots available to us, and as Connor's lived here all through his school years, it seemed like a perfect setting to show him in his element.

We took a few pictures in a collared shirt, a few action shots on the tennis courts where he works and has played tennis over the years, and a few out on the golf course and the marsh. 

High School Tennis Match - Connor an Paige Varsity Match at Flagler Palm Coast

March 11th, we went to watch both kids play in a match at Flagler Palm Coast. It was a bit of a drive and was somewhere we've never been before. The court setups were pretty nice since there was a wide open area between the courts, and although it lacked shade, you had a nice and unobstructed view of the tennis. I took quite a few videos of the matches to take advantage of the views. The kids won their matches and it was a successful day for both teams.

Connor and Mikey played line two doubles and then Connor played line four singles. 

Paige and Cait played line two doubles and then line five singles.

Andrea's Saturday Morning Tennis Clinics

 

We had a nice cool morning for tennis today on Saturday. I played in three clinics at 8, 9, and 10am. Andrea played with me in the 10am clinic and then stayed for an 11am clinic while Paige did a lesson with Coach Roger. I decided to get a few pics and some videos of the tennis so we could remember what our fun tennis mornings are like. We have been doing these for quite some time and it's a great way to start the day.

Paige's High School Tennis Match vs Episcopal - First Match Line 5 Singles

 

Paige's high school tennis team traveled to Episcopal high school on Tuesday for a tennis match. Paige has played a few unofficial practice matches when their opponents have enough players available, but Tuesday was the first official match Paige played for her team on line 5 singles. 

The day was super windy, and Paige's opponent was a fairly strong player, so Paige was a little off her game. She started off strong and went up 3-2, but ended up losing 3-8. It was unfortunate that they only did one set to 8, I think she would have done better if she could have had a reset and had a second set to start fresh.

Connor's 18th Birthday

Sunday, March 2nd, was Connor's 18th birthday. We have been trying to come up with something special to do with him, and Andrea and I are planning a fun trip somewhere with him later this year to celebrate. On the actual day of his birthday, he chose Cantina Laredo for lunch and Grandma Alice and Grandpa Rick joined us. 

After lunch, we gave Connor a cake, balloons, and we sang "Happy Birthday" to him. Connor doesn't really eat any sweets, but we couldn't let him go cakeless on his birthday. For dinner, I went and picked up his favorite takeout, Panda Express. That was really the birthday treat that he wanted and he was thrilled.

It doesn't feel real that we've raised our son to adulthood. Connor, you have grown up to be a wonderful young man, and we are so proud of you and adore you. Your family cares so much for you and we love you so much. Happy birthday!

PVHS vs Bolles Tennis Match - Connor and Paige

February 25th, 2025, the kids had a tennis match vs Bolles. The Bolles team is always strong and we expected to see some very tough matches. Genie, Amanda, and Graydon came to cheer on our teams and they got to see some great tennis. 

The Bolles team brought a lot of players, and although Paige wasn't in the official lineup, she had an opportunity to play a practice match against one of the Bolles girls and won.

Connor played line 2 doubles with Mikey and it was a back and forth battle. It came down to a tiebreaker and our team won it 10-8. 

Connor's singles match was a battle as well. I don't believe I've ever seen him play as well as he did. He was already exhausted after their grueling doubles match, and his opponent was as well. His opponent actually stumbled and fell at one point late in the match and had to take a long medical timeout to recover. 

I posted a couple of videos. The first is just a representative point, that was fairly typical of the match. Lots of ground strokes and movement, and a lot of work to win a point. The second video is the final point of the match.

We are happy for both the kids, great work!