It's A Wrap - Basketball

 Last Saturday marked the last game of the basketball season. "The Heat" ended up with a winning 7-1 record. Losing only the first game of the season to the team with the player two feet taller than anyone else on the court. Luckily when they played the same team later in the season he was myseteriously absent. I am thinking he was paid off by someone to miss the game, or maybe he was just on vacation. We will never know.

Random shots from the season:



Our team had 11 players on it, and all 11 showed up for almost each and every game:



The other teams were also supposed to have 11 players, but most teams looked like this all season:



No wonder we won.

On Saturday we had an end of season party with the team, where Jackson received his trophy from Coach Frank:



Jackson and Carson:



The team:



To be a good basketball player at this age you need to have a bit of aggression in you. And Jackson just doesn't. But luckily although he hardly ever got the ball, and didn't make a basket all season, he still LOVED it.



And so did the rest of us.

It's A Wrap - Swim Team

Swim Team ended last week! Boo-hoo! I loved it, and the kids did too. It was especially great because they could both swim at the same time, it was 3 days a week, and it was cheap. However, the old adage, "You get what you pay for", certainly rang true. It was not the most organized of teams, and didn't have the most dedicated instructors (think teenagers who didn't take their job all too seriously), BUT my kids became excellent swimmers over the summer so the complaints have fallen by the wayside.

Megan was already quite a good swimmer, but over the summer became SUPER FAST and her form improved. Plus she learned how to do that turn-around thingy under the water, which I think is so cool:



Jackson had major improvement! Before swim team he swam exclusively with his head above the water. But now he swims with his head under water, AND has mastered all strokes.



His diving still needs a bit of work:



Ok. A lot of work.

I previously mentioned that although swim team was at four o'clock in the afternoon, OUTSIDE, with temperatures upwards of 115 degrees, it was still great because I had lots of friends to hang out with. And so did Sade:



It made us both quite happy.

White Rapper

If you google white rapper, I bet this is what you will find:

I'm so glad we have found Jackson's career path!

Ahoy Matey!

Sadie in her pirate garb:

Saying, Arrrgggg..............




The painful de-pirating:

12 X 12 - August 2012

Sunday morning! I somehow always feel rushed, but am unwilling to get up any earlier!

 After my shower, my first stop was Sade's closet. The lucky girl has bajillions of clothes:



Mostly because of generous friends and an older sister who bequiffed them to her.

Jackson put on his pee-ewe church socks, while Sadie climbed on his bed. She remarked, "Look Mom, I am a Ninja Warrior Champion!" Which is a reference you will understand if you watched "American Ninja Warrior" this summer:



Eric didn't have a meeting Sunday morning so he was there to help get everyone ready. Which was a good thing because I have no idea how to tie a tie:



I am not a sweets lover, but I do have one mammoth weakness: Hostess Donut Gems! I bought some at Smith's last week, and have proceeded to have them every single morning. One morning I even locked myself in my room so I didn't have to share any with the kids:



Here I am before church:



I am hoping to change my hair up this week, but am stymied on what to do. Color, cut? What do you think? Seriously. I am asking for advice!

Sade sat right in front of me in Primary, which I loved. My very favorite part of being in there is watching her. I get so excited when I see her called up to the front.



My class was small and hyper yesterday. Lots of energy. Try not to judge my teeny-tiny game board. I was pressed for time:



I am sure I have mentioned before that the two chores I despise are laundry and unloading the dishwasher. I still do the laundry, but this summer I put Megan and Jackson in charge of the dishwasher. It is glorious! Yesterday was Jackson's turn:



The kids spent the majority of the afternoon alternately playing in their rooms, playing on the computer, and playing the Wii. I spent the afternoon organizing and deep cleaning my room. One of the exciting parts of my room cleaning was finding room in my closet for the three pairs of shoes I purchased last week!



Like Hostess Donut Gems, I also have a weakness for shoes. But my frugalness supersedes my shoe weakness, so I generally will only buy them if they are cheap. I say generally because I paid full price for the Toms. But, the other two pairs I purchased for a combined $20 at Plato's closet. Which I just heard about last week!!! It is a used clothing store that only sells brand name merchandise. It is like a whole new world has opened up to me. We bought me two pairs of shoes, Eric two shirts, Megan one shirt, and Jackson a hat. I kind of want to go back every day.

Eric had to go to work after church. He has been CRAZY busy and I am pretty sure has worked every day for the past two or three weeks. The kids received him home warmly, as usual:



For dinner we had pasta carbonara, fruit and muffins. Weird combination?



After dinner the kids went out to play. Sadie is a seriously good cart-wheeler. The best in the family:



We spent the rest of the evening watching a little T.V. and playing a few games. Low-key Sunday.