Texas Hallecks

RED HOTS WIN u10 Championship

2009-05-06T16:59:00.005-05:00

The u10 Red Hots win championship after a great season going 11-1-1. WAY TO GO RED HOTS!

I've gone and done it.

2009-04-01T15:21:00.005-05:00

Yes its true! I've finally crossed over into the world of FaceBook and Twitter. I blame Craig because he started the whole facebook thing and then got as addicted to Twitter as his hero Lance Armstrong. It's a conspiracy!

Anyway...yes now the whole family blogs and twitters and leaves thier status moment to moment online for their friends and family to read. Even if we are sitting right next to each other on the couch!

At least we have sports to get our faces out of laptop land! This past weekend we faired pretty well. Rachel won her game 5-0, Regan won 4-0, and Ryan tied 0-0 on Saturday. Ryan lost a heartbreaker on a lucky goal Sunday 0-1.

Yesterday Regan ran in the district track meet and got a personal best in 300 hurdles running it in 56 seconds! WAY TO GO REGAN.....

The pic above is Ryan and I at a Mardi Gras Birthday Party a couple of weeks ago! ENJOY!!

Latest Update

2009-03-08T16:01:00.006-05:00

This week I've had a horrible virus thats finally starting to go away. Its been with me for the entire week and is so draining. Ryan has a couple of High School soccer games this week and he won both game by the same score, 1-0. Rachel had a game Saturday morning and it was brutal we ended up winning 18-0. We could have probably won 40-0 if our coach hadn't put some restrictions on the girls after the first 5 minutes. Regan won her game Saturday 5-2 and is playing her other one right now. Craig and Ryan went to watch and I'm home sick w/ Rachel. Craig played golf Saturday morning and met up with us at Regans game.

My brother Cory came to Houston on Friday and hung out with us Friday night. He went w/ my dad to go see Ryan's Soccer game and then we treated him, Dad and Brian to some Sushi at Toro's. He went back to KY the next morning to finish checking out of the Army. He'll be back in Houston on March 22nd for good.

Spring Sunset Texas Style

2009-03-04T18:23:00.002-06:00

Busy Weekend

2009-03-01T19:16:00.002-06:00

This weekend we were pretty busy. Friday night Ryan had a soccer game w/ his high school and won 1-0. Rachel played in a nail biter Saturday morning and tied her soccer game 3-3. Saturday night we ate Sushi for dinner while Regan was at the movies and Rachel spent the night with her best friend Jonahs. Ryan ate alot of sushi. Sunday Craig played in a golf tournament at High Meadow Ranch while the rest of us went to Regan's Soccer game where she won 3-0.

Over all a good showing on the sports front.

Regan's Room gets redone

2009-01-30T06:09:00.002-06:00

Regan has had a blue, green and orange room for 4 years. I don't know how she lived in there for so long with those crazy colors. She finally asked for her room to be redone and now its awesome. We still don't have anything on the walls yet...but here's are a few pics.

TOTALLY LOVE THE CURTAINS!!!

Happy 16th Birthday RYAN

2009-01-28T11:54:00.004-06:00

I know its hard to believe Ryan will be driving soon! Look out Houston!

DYNAMO's Game

2009-01-20T13:30:00.007-06:00

JANUARY 2009

2009-01-20T12:58:00.006-06:00

Well I have been away for a while. The last few months of the year were so extremely busy for us. With All the kids wrapping up the fall soccer seasons, Thanksgiving and Christmas, Regan moving from Volleyball to Basketball, Ryan making the JV Football team as a kicker....... there's been no free time.

Its been an exciting Fall. Regan's 8th grade A Volleyball Team became South Zone District Champions!!!! WAY TO GO REGAN! Rachels Soccer Team won the Championship for Cy-Fair Soccer and went on to play against 8 other area Clubs in the Texas State Youth Soccer Playoffs. They came in 2nd place which is a great finish for the season!

Christmas was very good for our family this year. Everyone got tons of gifts and Santa even got Craig a trip to the Tour De France in July!

St. Mary's of the Assumption class of '88

2008-11-05T14:09:00.004-06:00

Craig's 20 yr Class Reunion was on October 18th, 2008 in Roselle Park, New Jersey. What a Great time! There was Dancing, Eating, Drinking and alot of Reminiscing. I think there were even a few pictures of Mullets, Perms and White Jackets. Oh the good 'ole days!
Above is a pic of Craig's Pals Joe, Kim, and Sharon with him.

Hurricane Ike Hits Houston

2008-09-25T09:27:00.005-05:00

Ike tossed boats about like children’s toys. US President George W Bush declared Texas a federal disaster zone.

In Houston city the storm shattered skyscraper windows, showering streets with glass and debris, tore apart bus shelters and ripped metal sheets off buildings.

Searchers walk down a road which has a house sitting on it after Hurricane Ike Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 in Crystal Beach, Texas.

LBI, NJ VACA 2008

2008-08-07T10:39:00.010-05:00

As usual we had an awesome time on the Jersey Shore this year. We started the vacation at Uncle George's lagoon house and its such a great way to get the vacation started. The weather was great!! Karen, Liam, Griffin, and Emma joined us this year at Uncle Georges along w/ "Grandma" Norine. Here's a couple pic of the kids floating in the lagoon~~~~~

After that we headed to the beach house... This is the 3rd year we've been at this house and its so much fun and very relaxing. We went to the beach everyday and hung out at the amusment park, ate lots of Pizza and Ice cream and of course enjoyed happy hour everyday.

Kickin IT

2008-07-17T09:03:00.001-05:00

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REGAN'S DYNAMOS TEAM at REGIONALS 06/08

2008-06-19T15:14:00.004-05:00

Regan had us on the road to Georgia hours after returning to Texas from Mexico. Between soccer games. We played the state champs from Tennessee, Georgia, and N. Texas. click the followign link for all the action and State Champs listing:

http://www.soccerincollege.com/TTIntro.aspx?tid=DIR3&tab=1

Here's are a few pics!!

The following is a link to the club website and a blurb about the team. ENJOY!

http://www.cyfairsoccer.org/cyfairdynamos/dynamictext.asp?pagename=Coaches%20Memo&AdminType=4&AdminId=162

Playa Del Carmen 2008

2008-06-18T13:21:00.010-05:00

Mexico sweet Mexico! What a relaxing vacation. We went to Playa on June 6th to celebrate my birthday and returned on the 11th. The kids had an awesome time and it was incredibly beautiful. Rachel did a bunch of arts and crafts and Regan played Volleyball in the pool everyday. Ryan went to the beach a few times snorkeling and Craig and I just chilled by the pool! Highly recommend it.

Cy-Fair Dynamos GU13 win State...........Again!!!!

2008-05-26T14:32:00.007-05:00

Don't say that anything isn't possible! Regan's soccer team wins State again. After coming out on top of round robin play to make it to the quarter finals of Presidents cup (http://www.eddoa.org/html/home.html), they defeated Space City Red 1-0 and then Albion Black 2-1 in semi's to meet Fusion Green in the finals and have a birth to the State cup. Both teams moved to the state cup against the Western District top two teams so the final game was skipped in place of a coin toss for seeding purposes.( http://stx-pcstate.sportsaffinity.com/tour/public/info/index.asp?sessionguid= )In State Cup play the Dynamo's went undefeated winning 3-2 against Austin's Lonestar Gold, 1-0 against San Antonio's Capitols East, and 2-1 against Fusin Green to win state and move on the Regional Playoffs in Columbus, Georgia June 13th-15th. Amazing!!!!!!!!!

WAY TO GO GIRLS!

Ryan wins RAM Award

2008-05-26T14:22:00.004-05:00

Ryan was recognized at Cy-Ridge High School for the 2007-2008 school year by his soccer team and coaches. He received the RAM Award which is given to the soccer player they would most like to represent the Cy-Ridge Soccer team for the school and community! Attitude is everything! Ryan's JV Soccer team went 9-5-2 for the season! Great Job guys!
CONGRATS RYAN!

Regan Gets Reconized at Truitt

2008-05-26T13:38:00.005-05:00

Regan received two awards for her hard work on the feilds and courts at Truitt Middle School this school year. She played on the 7th grade girls Volleyball A team, Basketball A team, and made the District Track Meet for hurdles. She received MVP for 7th Grade girls A team Basketball and 7th Grade Girls all-around Athlete.

CONGRATS REGAN!

Vacation at Point West

2008-05-26T13:25:00.004-05:00

We went on a little get away to a resort in Galveston, Texas called Point West for the weekend of May 9th. It was alot of fun. We met our friends Beth and Glen and thier family up there and had a great time. Here are a few pics of our weekend.

RED HOTS GO 12-0 For the Spring Season

2008-04-21T12:50:00.005-05:00

The U9 Cy- fair Red Hots make history ( as far as 8 yr olds go) and Go 8-0 in regular season play and 4-0 in the end of the season tourney for an incredible 12-0 record. Over the 12 games the Red Hots racked up 77 goals for and only 6 against. AMAZING!!!

PARTY TIME

2008-03-31T21:41:00.000-05:00

Spring Break 2008

2008-03-31T21:22:00.000-05:00

We went to the Kemah Boardwalk and hung out for a few days! It was great very relaxing. The week before that Grandma Norine can to visit and we had a great time. We went to Nasa and went to tons of soccer games.

NY Giants SuperBowl Champs

2008-02-11T08:39:00.001-06:00

Congrats to the NY Giants.

LOST IS BACK

2008-02-11T08:36:00.001-06:00

AWESOME

Rachel Got new Furniture

2008-01-03T21:04:00.000-06:00

Yes...its true Rachel got brand new furniture. Its really cute, but after I slammed my finger with a hammer; I remembered why we get this stuff delivered and already put together!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2008-01-03T20:37:00.000-06:00

We've had a very busy couple of weeks. Christmas was great. The kids and I made a gingerbread house which looks really good, but then what? Do you eat it? it tastes like sandpaper.

We had Christmas Eve at my sisters which was fun. This kids got a few gifts and got ready for santa the next morning. Which SAnta was a big hit. We got cell phones and vidoe games and clothes and candy and even a ps3.

8 days 'til Christmas

2007-12-17T19:30:00.001-06:00

Hey there,
Regan's Basketball Team got thier 1st win tonight against Kayla Middle School. Regan played great as usual. Got some far shots, some layups and even an ally-oop or 2. They are 1-1 in District play. Great Job Regan!!!!

Rachel got a hair cut; a short one. Its super-cute even though she cried through the whole thing once she realized how short it was, she likes it now.

Regan has an appointment at Texas Childrens today and her BMI is only 3%. So that got lower since her last vist which was 5%. Time to load her up on McDonald's.

Anyway this one is short and sweet. Later

A crazy few weeks at the Halleck house !!!!!

2007-12-10T13:08:00.000-06:00

Well its been a busy fews weeks since my last post. Thanksgiving was fun. We spent it at my sister's house and had the traditional turkey and stuffing.

Since then we've had lots of soccer with Ryan's team making it to the Semi-final game of the district playoffs in Clear Lake 2 weeks ago, and Regan's team winning it all at the State Championships in San Antonio last weekend. WAY TO GO DYNAMO'S!! Rachel also played in a 3v3 this past weekend making it to the semi final game. And Rachel's RED HOTS team made it into the district playoffs as well. YEAH RACH!!!

Regan made the 7th grade basketball A team at Truitt and starts in-district play tonight. Good Luck Timberwolves and Go Regan!!!!

Ryan made the JV Soccer team for Cy-Ridge High School and his games start early 2008. Great Job Ryan!

We've already had the Choir Christmas concert and a few parties. 15 days to Christmas...AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

BACK from BON JOVI

2007-11-13T13:23:00.000-06:00

Hi there....Our trip last weekend to New Jersey was so amazing.

Friday, we flew in to New Jersey to go see the BON JOVI concert and got to the hotel around 1:30pm. We found this awesome little bar called The Arena which is a block from the Prudential Center. We got there at 5pm and everyone in there was wearing Bon Jovi shirts, buttons, jackets...you name it. They were only playing Bon Jovi songs and everyone was drinking and singing along with the music. It was great. We got over to the concert around 8pm and JBJ rocked the house for almost 3 full hours, sang 27 songs. AMAZING. and yes...we sang along to every one of them. We got back to the hotel around 1:15 am.

Saturday, we ate breakfast at the hotel and headed into New York City via the lovely NJ Transit system. Once out of Penn Station we headed straight for a hot dog vendor. Yum. It was about 40 degrees and I was totally freezing. We ate a slice of Pizza too before we got the the Blue Man Group show off Broadway. That was so funny. I loved it. Highly recommend seeing it.

Then we walked around New York and visited the World Trade Center Site. It's wild how any visitors were there still, walking around it and trying to catch a glimpse of what they are building. We headed back to Time Square and ate dinner at the ESPN Zone and had a couple of drinks. we then walked to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas tree being set up and ready for lights. Then it was back to the train and we got in around 1am again.

Sunday, we got up and went to visit Craig's family before catching the plane and heading home. Craig's grandmother had just had surgery and looked awesome. We had a great weekend.

Soccer weekend from ...well you know!

2007-11-06T12:14:00.000-06:00

This past week as been so busy busy busy!!!!
6 Soccer games this past weekend was insane! Friday the Houston Dynamo won 4-1 agaist FC Dallas WAHOO! So they are in the Conference finals this saturday night. GO DYNAMO!

Saturday...Regan won her game 4-1, Rachel lost 3-2 in a heartbreaker, and Ryan tied 4-4 against a very unsportsmanlike Klien Independent team. Plus Regan had her Solo and Esemble contest for choir. LALALALALA

Sunday...Rachel's Jr Dynamo Team won 2-1 and Ryan also Won 2-1 to put his team into the Texas Youth Soccer Association playoffs in December! Way to go!

This coming weekend Craig and I are flying to New Jersey to see BON JOVI ( the greatest band ever created) in the new Prudential Center in Newark. It's going to be crazy. Then, we are off to hang out in New York for the rest of the weekend. Can't wait!

Halloween 2007

2007-10-31T12:42:00.000-05:00

Well its Halloween day and we'll be out in the neighborhood tonight.
I'm dressing as a hippie chic, not a far stretch from my natural personality ha. Ryan will be Jason from Friday the 13Th, Regan is "confused"(no comment), and Rachel is a charm school witch. Fun Fun.

This weekend we have 5 soccer games between 3 kids plus Regan has her Solo & Ensemble contest for Choir..... AND we have the Houston Dynamo playoff game Friday night. Never a dull moment. So make that 6 soccer games in 3 days.

Regan's Volleyball season is going awesome!! They are undefeated w/ 3 games to go and last week they beat the next best team in their division in 3 games. Lost the 1st one 25-20, Won the 2ND in extra points 28-26, and Won the 3rd 25-21. Man, you'd have thought it was the world series or something in that Gym.

Anyway, everyone is doing great and ready for some candy!