Cheesy Pinewood Derby

Josh decided that this year for the Pinewood Derby his car would be all about the design.  He looked through several pictures and ideas online when he finally decided on a hunk of cheese for his car design.  Josh and his dad spent lots of time cutting it out, sanding it and getting it to the right weight before finally painting it.  It turned out awesome!

He must have been hungry....

...since he chose a design that looked like a wedge of cheese.

He had a great time at the Derby.  He didn't win first, but he most certainly did not come in last.  He won the "Creative Chester Cheetah" award--which he had to explain to him (Cheetos).  Good job Josh!

Curling

Jeremy and I got together with some friends and tried our hand at Curling.  It is a fun sport that takes a lot of coordination so you don't slip on the ice and land on your rear.  We had a good time!

 Sweeping the ice so the Curling Stone will slide further across the ice.

 It is much harder than it looks.  I was sweating by the end by the end of our sweep!

 We had a great time and laughed the whole way down the ice.

 It was definitely something we will do again.

 

Slippery stuff.  

 

Expert sweepers.

Be Still My Heart

I was having a rough day.  I may have cried a little--or a lot.  None the less, Jaxon rode his bike to the store with a friend and brought me home this:

My favorite candy bar.  A giant one that he purchased using his own money.  He wanted to help make me feel better.  It worked.  I still have the candy bar--it means too much to me to eat it!  So thankful for Jaxon's tender heart.

Cousin Time

Cousin Sara is going to school up at Utah State.  During her spring break she came to visit us for a few days.  We had a great time hanging out with her.

 On the first weekend she was here Jaxon had a double basketball game.  We had an hour between games so we had a picnic lunch in the back of our car out in the parking lot. 

 We took Sara and Grandma to the Aquarium with us.  Kayden and I thought the anaconda snake was pretty cool.  It was huge!

Checking out some pretty big fish!

 Posing for a picture on some killer whales.  Boy do my boys love their cousin.

At the end of the day.  They were worn out.

So glad Sara got to come and spend some time with us.  It has been so fun to have her so close the last couple of years.

New Smile

Jaxon got his braces off.  He was counting down the days until they were finally removed.

 Before.  As you can see, he was quite anxious for me to get the picture taking over so he could get those puppies off!  (Come on Mom!)

After.  So smooth and straight.  That is one happy kid!  Thanks Dr. Nord!

Mountain Ridge Champions!

We had an exciting weekend!  After a week long district basketball tournament, McKay's Jr. High team made it all the way to the championship.  McKay was SO nervous!

McKay on the bus with JT on the way to the game.  That is one serious game day face.

I have to admit, I was pretty nervous too.  The big game was Friday night.  His school team and coaches had made it to the championship game four years in a row but had not won.  This is the first year in school history that Mountain Ridge won the Championship Trophy!  It was a great night!

This is the program that they handed out at the door Friday night.  It has the bracket of the tournament and the line-up for each team.  As you can see, the team that we played against was an underdog team that made it to the tourney.  It was a great accomplishment for them.  They also played great Friday night and made the game a tough win.

McKay started the game that night.  Here is the starting line-up:

The final score was 58-50.  It was pretty exciting!  We were so proud of McKay.  Here is the trophy ceremony:

 The students rushed the floor after being awarded the championship trophy (Jaxon--at the top-- included).

Champions!  McKay is in the middle holding the trophy.
 

After the team photo, they brought out a ladder and the team and coaches got to cut down the net.
 

 

 McKay taking his turn.
 

 Hooray!!!

 Coach Scholle taking a turn cutting the net.  He was the assistant coach this year.

 Coach Smith cutting down the last little bit.

 It was quite the celebration!

 Coach Smith and Coach Scholle with the championship trophy and the rest of the game net.

 McKay showing off his trophy and piece of net.

McKay (32) with his buddies JT (33) and Koby (34).

 McKay has one proud family!

 After the game the team went and celebrated at Pizza Pie Cafe.

 No better way to celebrate than by having all you can eat pizza!  

I have to give a shout out to Pizza Pie Cafe.  McKay's team showed up to Pizza Pie 10 minutes before closing, but nonetheless they threw more pizza in the oven and let the team stay an extra 30 minutes past closing time.  Then they sent all the leftover pizza home amongst the team.

 McKay with the Championship Trophy.

 The next day we went and picked up an ice cream cake to continue the celebration.

McKay will have this fantastic experience to remember for the rest of his life!  What a great basketball season!

Lucky Teacher

Kadyen drew a couple of pictures for his teacher at school. She loved them so much she took a picture of them and emailed them over to me.

 

The top one is of him riding on a dolphin like he did this last summer.  The other picture is of his teacher riding on an airplane.  Can you see a resemblance?

Kayden's teacher. 

I can see why she liked his pictures so much.  How lucky she is to receive his art work as a gift!