~Easter~

The kids were so excited to come home from Vegas Easter afternoon, and see that the Easter Bunny had been by to visit.  They were worried he'd have forgotten about us. But he came, leaving us lots of treats.

The Easter Bunny brought Lexi and Garrett Legos in their Easter baskets, which they were super excited about.

The kids in their new Easter outfits that the bunny brought them.

Hunter didn't even search for his basket, the butt.  He went right to bed when we got home, and then bribed Lexi and Garrett into finding his basket for him, lol.  Ughh!!! Teenagers!

~Las Vegas Easter Showdown Basketball Tournament~

Now that the Weber High School Basketball season is officially over, Jerry thought it would be fun to get our Warriors team back together for a basketball tournament in Las Vegas.  Our little family decided to fly instead of drive to Vegas.  It really was fun to get away even though it was just for a couple of days.

Kids and their technology!!!

The first morning, we decided since we had a couple hours to kill, we'd go down to the pool and enjoy the Vegas sunshine (Dave hit the blackjack table).  We relaxed and enjoyed our Pina Coladas by the pool.

After soaking up some sun (and getting a little bit burnt), we headed to watch the boys play a couple of games.  They played some pretty tough teams from Vegas, Arizona, and California but the boys played great together and had a lot of fun. That night we walked the strip for a bit and then everyone went up to the top of the Stratosphere to ride the rides.  We really enjoy getting together with these families.

My kids were amazed at the giant sized candy, lol.

We talked Lexi into going on the Big Shot at the top of the Stratosphere.  She was NOT happy, lol.

She cried after she got done with the ride and said she was NEVER going to do that again.  But after about 10 minutes she said it was "kindof" fun, lol.  I'm proud of her for being brave and doing it.  Luckily we didn't have early morning games the next day, because we stayed up way too late riding rides. The boys continued to play well the following day and played against some pretty tough teams.  They played together really well and won the Gold bracket!!! Whoo-hoo!!! Way to go Warriors!!!

The championship game was a really fun game to watch.  At half time we were only up by 2 points.  It was a super close game.  The crowd was going nuts and super loud.  Hunter said it really pumped the boys up.  That 2nd half the boys took it away and ended up winning by 25.  The other team was NOT happy that a bunch of "white boys" beat them, lol.

Hunter played awesome in the championship game.  He was the top scorer with 19 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals.  The other teams kept commenting that our team had no weak links, which is what made us so good.  This is  a great group of boys and they play as a team, so it makes it fun to watch them.

#1 Baby!!!!

Garrett and Johnny were so cute to help Jerry and Dave coach these boys.  After the game, Garrett kept insisting that they won the game because of him, lol.  He told us all that he told the boys to "Focus on the ball, Focus on the basket"  and that's what they did, so Garrett won them the game, lol.  I love that he loves to watch his brother play, and that he is buddies with all these boys.

The whole group.

Jasmin's team also won 1st place in her pool.

This trip was way too short.  It really was so nice to get away.  We tried to extend our trip, but the change in airfare was a ton, so we came home.  Next time we will definitely make the getaway longer.

~Weber High Basketball 2017-2018~

We loved watching Hunter play for both Dave and my alma mater, Weber High school.  We were so proud of him for making the high school team as a 9th grader.  It was fun that all his friends and basketball buddies also made the team.  It was fun to watch them all play for the high school.

The Sophmore team went undefeated all of preseason and halfway into the season, then lost one game and couldn't recover from that the rest of the season.  But the boys learned a lot and had fun playing for the high school.

Weber High's 2017-2018 Basketball team.

Calvin, Quinn, Hunter, Spencer, and Ryker on the way to their very first high school game.

Hunter had a very good experience playing up with the high school this year.  I loved how all the boys got along and were friends, from the freshmen to the seniors.  They all were buddies, and I loved that the older boys were such good examples to the younger ones.  I also loved how the coaches were truly mindful of each boy.  Coach Andrews checked in on Hunter everyday when he was stuck home sick with the flu, he came over to the Instacare when Hunter broke his nose at practice, and the coaches were always doing nice little things to bring the team together like taking the boys to Flo Rider, cooking a pancake dinner for the boys, and treating the boys to dinner at some of the preseason games.  It was a fun season.

~Ice Skating Fieldtrip with Lexi!

I love these one on one fieldtrip dates that I get to go on with Lexi.  This time we went to the Ice Sheet with her class.  Lexi did amazing!!!  She was a little unsteady at first but after 2 times around the rink holding onto me, so was a pro trying jumps and turns.  I love watching her interact with everyone.  She has so many friends and everyone loves her.  She makes my heart proud.

Lexi has a lot of little boy admirers. As we skated around, little boys kept coming up to Lexi telling her to watch this and watch that.  It was so funny to watch.  I absolutely LOVED spending the afternoon with her!!!

~Dance Spectacular~

The girls had their 2nd dance competition for the season down in Salt Lake at West High.  It is fun to watch them dance.

Mckell's team won 1st in their jazz dance, 1st in their lyrical dance, and 2nd in hip hop.

Lexi's team won 1st place and overall judges pick for their jazz dance (for the 2nd competition in a row!!! Whoo-hoo Jr Extreme Team!!!), 1st place in their hip hop dance, and 2nd in their lyrical dance.

A day of dance competitions sure did wear everyone out, lol, (even Buddy).

~3rd Grade Edible Car Races~

I put Dave in charge of helping Lexi make an edible car for her 3rd grade edible car races.  He did a lot of research, bought a lot of  different food options, and tested out several different food choices.  They decided to go with the potato car with noodle axles, and cucumber wheels.

Her car rolled great the night before, but at school by the time she raced, the noodles went limp causing the wheels to fall off.  She was disappointed, but we learned a few tricks we will have to use when Garrett gets there. :)

~Jr High Spring Dance~

Mckell had fun decorating for the spring dance at the jr high.  The theme the officers chose was "Galazy Groove"  I love that she is so involved at school.

Mckell and a few friends went to Hug Hes Café for dinner before the dance, then came back to our house afterwards to hang out.  They were good to humor me for a picture (Mckell was so embarrassed, lol).  She's turning into a teenager!!!  I'm so not ready for this, lol.

I didn't get any pictures of Hunter because he missed his last jr high dance to go play in an AAU basketball tournament. :(  He lives for basketball.