Spring is in the Air

 

Most of our spring was spent watching the kids play sports.  McKay had his first season of Flex football, where they wear the soft pads and are able to block but still use flags.  Brooklyn had her second season with the Chicas soccer club.  It was very busy with practices and games, but we managed to get everyone everywhere.  Occasionally someone had to be dropped off early or had to wait around to be picked up for a few minutes.  Dinners were eaten usually around 8:30 each night, but the kids both had great seasons and the busyness was worth it.

 McKay's team was the Steelers.  They lost most of their games, but McKay really got better as the season went on and did a really great job reading the field.  He is looking forward to playing again in the fall.

Brooklyn's Chicas team did quite well this Spring season.  They played in 3 different tournaments and got 2nd place at each tournament, including traveling to Coeur de lane. She had a lot of fun with the girls on her team and her skills definitely improved.  The girls really started playing so well together and it was so much fun to watch them grow as a team.

The kids had a great end of the school year.  Both of them did really well with their classes.  Brooklyn got a 4.0 for her 6th grade year.  She has been invited to be in both honors math and honors English next school year.  McKay's reading drastically improved this school year.  He actually enjoys reading now, to a point.  He usually gravitates towards books about sports.  He loved Mrs. Cowen and will miss her next year.

We spent most of our spring in Boise because there were games pretty much every weekend.  We went up to McCall briefly on our way to and from Coeur de lane for Brooklyn's tournament.  We stayed busy with yard work and church stuff, but it is nice to be done with sports for a little while.  We had a great spring, but now onto summer!

Cabo Wabo

 

Craig and I had the opportunity to escape for a few days to Cabo San Lucas over the first weekend of April.  Since we took the kids with us to Hawaii this year we decided to take a quick trip just the two of us to relax and enjoy the sunshine.  Craig booked and all-inclusive resort, The RIU Palace.  We flew out early Thursday morning, April 3rd and got to our resort in Cabo by 3:00 that afternoon, after a very long wait at customs.  After checking in we got changed and checked out the resort.  Our first stop was the buffet of course and then to check out the pools and beach.  That evening we went to the Japanese restaurant for dinner, the evenings were a little chilly so both of us had pants and a light jacket on.  The days weren't super hot, but as long as the sun was shining it felt great.

Friday we tried to sleep in and then headed to the gym, if I had one complaint about the resort it was how tiny their gym was.  We then grabbed breakfast at the buffet and then got ready to head to the pool.  We went for a walk along the beach and read books, drank virgin pina coladas and diet Pepsi's (sadly no coke), ate so much food and just enjoyed not having a schedule.  That evening we went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner.

On Saturday Craig scheduled us a sailing and snorkeling trip.  I had never been on a sail boat before so that was pretty cool.  We went and checked out the arches and lover's beach and then headed to a cove to snorkel.  The snorkeling wasn't great but we had fun paddle boarding and jumping off the boat.  They fed us snacks and lunch and we made it back to the resort in time for a second lunch of tacos.  After a shower we headed to the Steakhouse for dinner.  I was a little nauseous at this point, which is fairly normal, so I didn't eat that much.  By the time we made it back to the room my stomach was really uncomfortable.  I just laid in bed in a ball as we watched t.v.  I eventually had to take a zofran because my nausea had gotten so bad, but sadly that didn't help.  I spent most of the night in the bathroom.  I hadn't been that uncomfortable in a very long time.  I spent most of Sunday in our room as well, because I just felt awful.  It was definitely food poisoning, but not sure what from.  I eventually made it out of the room late Sunday afternoon to sit by the pool for a little bit to read.  So Craig was on his own for the day.  That evening Craig just went to the buffet for dinner and he said that might have been the best dinner he had the whole time.  Because we were flying out the next day I did not want to test my GI tract so I opted not to eat, not that I was hungry.

I luckily slept much better Sunday night and was feeling ok by Monday morning.  We got packed up and checked out and then headed for the airport.  By this point I had eaten part of a banana and half a bagel so I was very tired and weak but luckily we were just sitting most of the day.  Traveling of course was very easy and besides my stomach issues we had a wonderful time.  It was nice to have a weekend together with no worries and really even being sick was a little bit easier because I didn't have to worry about the kids at all.  For all the of times that I have been to Mexico (at least 15), this is the first time I have ever gotten sick there.

Our kids did fabulous of course while we were gone.  They stayed mostly at Craig's parents, but then also stayed with Missy one night and hung with her family for most of a day.  They got to have sleep overs with two sets of cousins, so it was a win for them.  We will definitely go back again and maybe even bring the kids!

Winter Time

 

We had a very busy winter filled with basketball for both kids, some skiing and a couple of trips up to the cabin.  Brooklyn played AAU this year and so here games were on Saturday's so it limited our trips up to the cabin.  We were able to get up there over Christmas break and ski twice.  Craig got up to Brundage one other time and then Craig and I were able to ski at Big Sky when we were in West Yellowstone for the Vision Source meeting.  My mom also took the kids up to Bogus once.  So not a whole lot of skiing, but we always have fun when we go.  We figure this is the new normal for us when it comes to skiing, since the kids will be so busy with sports.

The kids both tried new leagues for basketball this year.  Brooklyn played AAU and had a blast.  Her team won the 6th grade championship.  It was so fun to watch these girls get better as the season went on and to actually play as a team.  McKay played TV80.  It was a quick 6 week league and their team also won the championship.  McKay had to play up with 3rd and 4th graders and you could tell that he felt a little intimidated.  We had never seen him play timid at anything in his life, it was really strange to watch since he is normally the most aggressive kid on the field/court.  His skills definitely improved and he really was just as good as any of the other kids, but the biggest kids never passed the ball and so he didn't get the opportunity to try.  Next year he will be the right age and I'm sure it will go better.  Craig worked with both of them a lot over at the church gym and they both got a lot more confident in their skills.

Craig and I had the opportunity to go to West Yellowstone again at the start of March.  We had a blast snowmobiling, neither of us got injured this year, thank goodness.  Skiing was much better this time, with quite a bit more snow.  The kids stayed with my Mom and had fun while we were gone.  It was a busy winter, but full of a lot of family time and great memories were made.