images of our life
On July 5, The Netherlands was playing Costa Rica in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. They have had very strong teams before, most recently in 2010, when they lost in the finals to Spain. Owen and his family are hoping that this may be the World Cup that The Netherlands finally achieves its first victory and takes it all.
Dan and Courtney decided to have a World Cup party on Saturday, taking their TV outside to the backyard to enjoy a beautiful day and an exciting game. Both teams were scoreless through 90 minutes regulation time, scoreless through 2 additional 15 minute periods. Everything came down to penalty shots in overtime and Orange won, 4-3. They now move to the semi-finals.
Sunday, then, was Dan’s birthday and we stayed with Owen, Louisa, and Cara while Courtney and Dan went for a long bike ride (50 miles!). It was another gorgeous day. We had a great time with the kids and they had a smooth and fun bike ride.
Then we played some games, watched some videos, and shared Dan's birthday celebration. Perfect weekend.