Tribute Cartwheels

On Thursday, July 30, a soccer field in Maple Grove was empty and quite boring at the start of half time intermission.


Then suddenly (or actually with a little encouragement from Mom that MaryAnn would love it) Fudge and Fred took the field.




They did numerous cartwheels and a few other manuevers that couldn't be identified.



Halftime was saved! If only Fudge and Fred would have been wearing Hannah Montana wigs, they would have looked just like Greg and MaryAnn at last week's game. We are hoping that The Ault's were doing cartwheels in Kaz at the very same time that Fudge and Fred were doing them in Maple Grove!

Thank you to Kim for once again capturing the footage on film for all to see!

Thank You, Muchas Gracias, Danke, Grazie

As the Pledges for Cartwheels fund raiser wraps up this week, I want to thank all of you who have made this a huge success! As of July 29 at 10:30 PM CST, the goal has been attained! The Ault Family adoption fund received $2,435 in online contributions and $385 in offline contributions for a total of $2,820! I've also heard of a few checks on their way in the mail, so I wouldn't be surprised if it goes even higher.

This means a couple of things. One, MaryAnn and Greg owe us more cartwheels this week while in Kaz! I hope that they packed costumes??? Second, I owe everyone a YouTube video of the action shots and spectator interviews we captured throughout the fundraiser. Most importantly, though, this means that there will be less of a financial burden on MaryAnn and Greg and they can focus more on getting to know their two new children.

I cannot forget to thank the photographers for their talent and time over the past two months. Without you, we would not have the priceless moments captured on film! A big shout out to Kim specifically as she and her family went above and beyond to continue the fund raiser into their neighborhood selling lemonade and baked goods on multiple occasions. What a great life lesson for the kids to be a part of!

Thanks again for your participation in this exciting new chapter for the Ault family. We are soooo looking forward to meeting the kids and bringing them into our family - we have a lot of love to give and can't wait to share it with them!

Double Trouble

At first I thought I was seeing double, but after I took a good long double-take, I realized my eyes weren't fooling me. There really were two, gorgeous, blonde-haired Hannah Montanas staring at me.

It all started when I noticed a bit of commotion behind the outdoor restroom area at a local soccer game. Curious to see what I might find, I quietly lurked behind the biffy and found this:

I thought to myself, hmmmm this doesn't seem right. Curious to see what might happen next, I continued spying. Then I noticed a young girl holding a tape recorder:

As I watched quietly, I saw a brunette turn into a platinum blonde right before my eyes:

Before I knew it, there were two of them! Two Hannah Montana's six feet away from me! It was the closest I had ever been to a famous TV star. I figured that one was the real Hannah and the other was a decoy. I looked at each of them intently and could not figure out which one was the real Hannah.

I quickly ran back to my seat to inform the others, and just when I thought it couldn't get any better, it DID! The Hannahs came out together belting out "Best of Both Worlds", my favorite song!



Following the song, the Hannahs began to take turns doing cartwheels at mid field. They were spectacular! I didn't know that Hannah was a quadruple threat. Heck, she might even qualify for the 2012 USA Olympic Gymnastic team.



While the performance was nearly perfect, the denim Hannah ran circles around mid field (doesn't that sound familiar??) as if she were looking for something. And wouldn't you know it, she was. She lost her mic, which was attached to a headband. She found it and was off the field in a flash.

After the performance, I took a moment to ponder which one was the real Hannah, and I figured that the one in the orange and yellow number is the real Hannah because her stage presence was right on the mark and her cartwheels were perfect.

The suspense is building...

Check back on Friday, July 24, for pictures of the finale!!! Let's see if they top any of these...

Doctor, doctor, give me the news...

The Maple Grove Serial Cartwheelers struck again today, this time braving some potentially stormy weather. The scene was yet again a youth girls soccer game in Maple Grove. As the halftime whistle blew, the fearsome twosome invaded the field wearing doctors' scrubs. One witness thought she heard one of them ask, "Did someone call for a doctor?"


As has become customary, the male performed first, and as he finished, he announced very defiantly, "I am NOT a male nurse! I'm a surgeon.". Onlookers couldn't decide if he resembled McSteamy or McDreamy more.




The lady doctor, Meridith Grey, then took the stage, but mixed up her performance routine this time, as she seemed to run laps around the midfield circle before breaking out into her cartwheels. It was apparent that she was trying to avoid an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. In spite of the crowd's cheers begging for the splits, she finished her routine with her signature ending, the Superstar move.




In a rare interview following the show, we asked Meridith if she's having a mid-life crisis and acting out to reclaim a childhood comfort. She exclaimed "I've heard that it's possible to grow up - I've just never met anyone who's actually done it.".

Peace, Love and Cartwheels

Two Maple Grove soccer teams were greeted by a pair of groovy flower children, seemingly of an earlier era. The two free-birds -- a far-out cat and a righteous babe -- were enrobed in custom psychedelic tie-dyed ponchos adorned with genuine love beads.


Not only did their outfits gleam a ray of sunshine, but their infectious karma quickly engergized the crowd. Their collective flower power illuminated their presence and the energy level quickly escalated as the crowd broke out into song and dance upon their arrival.


As usual, the far-out cat's technical components were uncompromised:



The righteous babe outdid herself as well. She performed a whopping 3 cartwheels followed by her signature flashy ending. As you will see by the pictures, she also gracefully recovered from a near wardrobe malfunction.




I interviewed the righteous babe before the performance and she credited her head-piece styling to the far-out cat, as he gave her a tutorial on how to wear a rag on her head. She was thinking "Jackie O" bonnet instead of do-rag.

In addition, a parent from the opposing team caught up with me to discuss the possibility of hiring out the performers for his daughter's remaining games. Unfortunately, the duo is fully booked, but are considering expanding their schedule if the popular demand continues at its current strength.



The performance was really boss. Unfortunately, the flower children beat feet and left the scene as quickly as they arrived.

All in all, a twitchen good fun was had by all, leaving everything copasetic.

Star Spangled

Tonight, the Statue of Liberty and Uncle Sam's step-sister were sighted at a Maple Grove area soccer game. Witnesses said that the Patriotic Pair came "out of nowhere" and took over the field during half-time of the 7-year-old girls' soccer game and fashioned a spectacular half-time show. Several of the parents in attendance were quick to take action as the situation developed and were able to capture the event on camera.


The Dynamic Duo walked onto the field, waving and flashing thumbs-ups to the throngs of cheering onlookers. Without saying a word, they then proceeded to perform a dizzying array of cartwheels, and completed the performance with a jazzy bow. Witnesses claimed that it was a great way to kick off the Fourth of July weekend.

Lady Liberty off to a good start:



Uncle Sam's Step Sister's calculated approach:


Signature finish:

"Over the past couple weeks, there have been a few of these cartwheel performances at these games, but this was the first time that we've seen the Statue of Liberty and one of Uncle Sam's relatives," said one Maple Grove Soccer Mom. "I really like it when they do the splits, but I could see how Lady Liberty would have a hard time pulling the splits off."

After the peformance was complete, several kids ran onto the field to imitate the awesomeness that had just occurred. (None of them did the splits either.) All of the witnesses interviewed wanted an encore performance, but for some reason, none of them were willing to join in the encore performance. One witness did offer up pom-poms, and another offered to do somersaults, but not cartwheels (and certainly not the splits).
Crowd:

The performance inspired pandemonium on the sidelines. The crowd was teeming with electricity and cheering on the duo. One witness was injured by a flying bottle while she was being interviewed by our reporter at the scene. The local wildlife was a little out of hand as well, as at least one bird targetted a camera bag in a fly-over bombing.

Yes, all of this happened.

Video proof of these events will be released for public consumption if the Ault Family meets their fundraising goals. ChipIn today -- don't deprive the public of their right to know the truth!!