![Tony and Kari Lombardi find some time together Friday at son Beau's fifth grade Metro Youth Football League game. Tony is the Washington football coach, Kari coaches volleyball and they both have teams in this week's playoffs, as well teaching and parenting five children. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)](/images/photos/washington/football/10.30.11 lombardis.jpg)
The Lombardis lead happy, hectic lives
Life is routinely hectic in the Lombardi family during most parts of the year, but it's even more hectic this week.
Tony Lombardi is the football coach at Cedar Rapids Washington, and the Warriors have a Class 4A playoff game against second-ranked Linn-Mar Monday night.
Kari Lombardi is the volleyball coach at Washington, and they have a date in the Class 4A regional finals Wednesday night against top-ranked Iowa City West.
Both Lombardis teach physical education at Washington, so their professional lives are busy enough, but they also have five active children of their own in the 7th grade (Rocky), 5th grade (Beau), 3rd grade (Payton), 1st grade (Olivia) and kindergarten (Gabriella).
"I just swung through the kindergarten parade to watch Gabriella march as a cowgirl for Halloween," Tony said before football practice Friday afternoon. "So that's our life."
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