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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Hellooooooo 2019!!!!

Travel basketball is underway!  Jack plays  on a team of 11 boys.  So far we have 3 tournaments under our belt.  We have won 1 championship!  GOOOOO Skyforce!!




 The February Mandan Brave Tournament Champion along with his dedicated fan club ;)
 1st place - Way to go!
When we are not at basketball games we are up to all sorts of shenanigans...Right now the hot toys are the tool SETS!   That's right, Evan loves tools so much he got TWO sets for Christmas!!!





One night Zack and I had to divide and conquer...I took Jack to a basketball tournament and Zack took the girls and Evan to preschool basketball night at their school.  The girls got to give all the varsity players a high-five and cheer with the cheerleaders for the night.

This little one runs about 100 MPH unless he's sleeping and even then comes in our room between 12am-3am to snuggle with us!
He can be so peaceful...
 Starlight Ball, February 1st:  This little princess could NOT wait for this special night to arrive.  She picked out every piece of her ourfit.  

 Her handsome date.
 Evan Caroline took a picture with dad.  She will start going with dad next year too!  She's already talking about what she is going to wear.
 The perks of going to a meeting at the school with mom.
 The second weekend in February our school hosted a chess tournament and this year our family was represented by TWO players!!  This was Fernanda's first chess tournament.  


 Jack took first in his division!

 Way to go kids!
 Our school even posted it on their sign!
 Caroline is our little art girl.  She told me her favorite thing in ALL THE WORLD is to color.  
Someone got their braces off!!!   
 Every year Zack goes to one UND hockey game and this year it was the girl's turn.  The weekend started by going out for lunch with one of dad's colleagues from Grand Forks.  
 Then they had to sit through Zack's board meeting before the game.  Snacks, movies, and coloring always does the trick!
 Game time!  They traveled in style. 
Always a good time with Dad.
 I'm pretty sure they went for the food!

Not to be left out, the boys went shopping for some new toys!
 I also took them to our high school boy's regional basketball game.
 Our girl's varsity basketball team made it to state this year.  Before they left town, they had  a pep rally and all the prayer buddies of the players came forward and played a game!  Fernanda was thrilled!!
Probably the most random picture but for memory sake I will add it...one day I decided it was time to reorganize the toys so I dumped EVERY toy from all the bedrooms, playroom and basement in a pile and started sorting!!!  Here's to keeping everything organized for a week...who am I kidding, it maybe stayed organized for a day!!!

Sunday, March 10, 2019

December 2018

And so it begins...the basketball season!  This kid loves the game (not as much as baseball though!)

 Gettin' some air! Good Defense!

 I did some Christmas decorating at Zack's office and had two wonderful helpers.

 Cheeeeeeessssssseeeee!
Happy Birthday to our sweet Fernanda - #7!
She too wanted her party at the bowling alley!  Horse themed!
Showing off her bracelets. 
 Big brother helping little brother!
 Heeeehaaaaw!!!



 Even Papa got in on the fun!



 Let the Christmas programs commence...there were only 3 of them! 
School program!
 I asked them to take ONE MORE picture...






Caroline had her Christmas program the following morning!
She was the most beautiful angel we've ever seen! 




 Final Christmas program of the season, the Church program.
  
Even Evan participated in the program!




 Every now and then I am treated to a musical concert...
 Time to decorate the tree.  I had 4 great helpers!

The school had a chocolate chess tournament...guess who won first place! 
 This picture is so special to me because Jack, Caroline, and Fernanda all had the same preschool teacher and for Christmas made me a snowman tree ornament.  The teacher is retiring at the end of year and she asked me if Evan would like to make one this year since he won't have her as a teacher.  SO THOUGHTFUL AND SPECIAL! 
 December 19th Zack, Jack and ND papa met MI papa in Minnesota for a Pistons/Timberwolves game.  I think it was a good time had by all!


 Our house goof-ball!

 One of my favorite Christmas traditions...ringing the Salvation Army Bell.

Sweet Caroline turned 5 at the end of December.
Guess where she wanted to have her party...you guessed, the bowling alley!!