2024 :: week 9

February 25

Lauren is so good with her baby cousins. Calvin is a tough customer, but he likes Lauren. And finally, after 12 years, another local girl cousin for Lauren!

February 26

We had a fun experience Monday night. Monday morning Tony saw that BYU alumni and friends were invited to watch the basketball team shoot around that evening. We weren't really sure what this would actually entail, but we had a free evening and decided to drive to Lawrence and see if we could meet the team. We ended up having a great time! There were only about 30 other BYU fans there, most of whom were from our stake. We waited around outside the field house for about 20 minutes, then the team arrived. Once the team was inside we got to watch while they shot around for about 20 minutes. Then we were able to go down on the court and meet the players and ask for autographs. Will and Elliott walked to Academy and bought cheap basketballs to get signed. Miles brought his Cosmo pennant. All the kids were able to get a few autographs--Dallin Hall, Coach Pope, Trey Stewart, Spencer Johnson, Noah Waterman and Fousseyni Traore--which made them very happy. Elliott was excited because he made a basket while we were there too.

February 27

I got TJ tickets to the BYU-KU game in Lawrence for his birthday. I bought them from a friend of our neighbor. They were up in the top corner, and we had to duck under a beam to get our seats. We were surrounded by KU fans, but it wasn't a problem because they were nice. It was an exciting game! Tony nearly lost his voice cheering loudly. Coming down the homestretch, when it really looked like BYU was going to win it was a little surprising how quickly the KU fans cleared out. I guess they aren't used to losing at home. After the game we waited around for a bit, congregating with fellow Cougar fans. TJ was pleased that we made it into The Cut: At Kansas.

February 28

Renee texted me Wednesday and asked if I could pick Gemma up from preschool for her. She was out running errands and had a popped tire. Miles was excited to get Gemma and have her over for a bit. We brought her home and they shared some snacks while Renee got her tire fixed. 

February 29

I still enjoy going to water aerobics. My favorite teacher/class combo is Sarissa's Aqua Surge Class held Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 8am. 

March 1

Friday night Lauren was busy! She left the Girl Scout World Fair a bit early to attend her soccer game. Luckily her game didn't start until 8:45pm, so she was able to do both. I think this will be her last year as a girl scout. It has been a fun run, and Charlotte is an amazing leader.

March 1

Elliott had his last basketball game of the season Saturday. He played well and had a lot of fun. This may be his last  year playing with Upward. It is a good program, but Elliott needs to be pushed a little harder and he has never had coaches that really understand basketball. We didn't stick around for the end of season party because Kendall was getting baptized. Kendall has been one of his best buddies since birth.