2017 :: week 9

February 26

The kids have been playing a lot with Legos lately. It is fun to watch them work together and see what they decide to build. With 9am church we have A LOT of time to fill up in the afternoon.

February 27

Monday evening we ate dinner at Red Robin with the families of Will's basketball teammates. There was a short end of the season program and the boys each received a participation medal. The OP-C Raiders ended up with an 8-8 record. Will's first basketball season will be remembered as a season of growth, for both Will and his parents. Will learned a lot about the rules of basketball and being aggressive. Anthony and I learned to navigate parental relationships and be patient.

February 28

We had a crazy lightening storm Tuesday evening. My phone camera couldn't quite capture how cool it looked.

March 1

Tuesday evening as I tried to "close the books" on our February budget I bragged to Anthony that we had come in $17 under budget in February. On the first day of March my hair dryer started shooting out sparks when I went to dry my hair. Later that day Will came home from school with a broken pair of glasses that we no longer under warranty. Good thing we were under budget for February! It cost over $100 to replace the glasses and hairdryer.

March 2

Papa flew to KC and stayed with us Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon Anthony and Papa flew to Las Vegas to attend the West Coast Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. Before they left they brought a bunch of Arby's sliders to OP-C for a lunch date with Will. Elliott loved hanging out with Papa. "Papa" is one of the few words he can clearly articulate and he likes to point him out in the pictures on our fridge.

March 3

Anthony and Doug met up with Matt, Alicia and the Nielson family in Las Vegas. Members of the John family gathered in Vegas to celebrate Doug's 60th birthday at the WCC tournament. They were able to see both the BYU men's and women's basketball teams win a game, as well as take in a few other tournament games as well.

March 4

Saturday afternoon Will attended his friend Ben's birthday party at the Ernie Miller Nature Center. After the party we walked the trails behind the center for awhile. The kids really enjoyed it and I left feeling motivated to get out and do more walking/exploring/hiking/adventuring with the kids on the weekend.