Hurricane Morgan- Life in the storm: More Pokedueling...

One of the disadvantages of posting pictures months after the event occurs is that I can hardly remember anything that transpired. It's really a wonder I know my name and phone number. That said, a few months ago the family piled into our van and drove up to Toronto to attend a regional pokemon competition. Pete, Matt, and Sam competed while Tom and Allie hung out at the hotel and played at a local playground. The traffic coming and going was rough. It made me grateful to live in a depressed economy where the mass exodus of people has decreased traffic volume significantly. I take that for granted sometimes...

The tournament had its regular large collection of socially maladjusted people in t-shirts that often had awkward sayings on them. My kids fit right in. ;) All kidding aside, it was a big group (over 150 people) and my kids were eager to see how they stacked up. Here they are waiting for the tournament to start...

Thankfully, the tournament officials (the guys in the yellow shirts) did not allow parents beyond a certain point. While some parents were really nice and there for fun, there were a few obnoxious parents who would have stood behind their children and coached them. Here's Matt and Sam competing. Both are facing the camera on the left side. Matt's on the back row and Sam is at the front table...

Here's Pete. He's on the end on the left....

They competed for several rounds. We enjoyed the lovely Toronto scenery and took shifts with the little guys....

Our kids did well but we did not think they would make it to the final cut. We were ready to get out of there by the time the regulation rounds finished up, however, Matt made it to the final round. He did really well and tied for 4th. Here he is with his prizes.....