Snow at Home and Gymnastics on the Road

Turns out this one title works for the last three weeks! We had Landon and Hallie at a tournament to end February, Eliza and both parents at a tournament to start March, and his state meet a week later. Plus, we got weekend snow two weeks in a row. Spring has definitely started to bloom (at least this weekend), and our warriors are out!

On Monday the 19th, seeing that it was Presidents’ Day, the whole family had a day off from school and work! Mom went to the chiropractor and then Landon had gymnastics.

Then for the rest of the week we were back to our regular busy schedule with school, work, and gymnastics. We woke up to this on Tuesday: 

Wednesday was a pretty normal day except for we added a doctor’s appointment for Eliza. Talk of a storm approaching is in the air and so Hallie and Tami a fellow gymnastics mom decided they would leave earlier for the upcoming meet in Phoenix hoping to beat any bad weather.

Thursday the 22nd was when life got a bit exciting, at least for some of the family. Everyone went their normal ways in the morning. After work Hallie ran over to the university for her weekly Y Be Fit appointment. Hallie’s new Wellness Coach is an eager young nutrition student. After her appointment Hallie ran home to finish packing for her and Landon to take a trip to Chandler, AZ for the Sun Devil Classic. Tami and Blake picked the two travelers up and away they went to St. George hoping to beat any bad weather. For the most part they did except for right between Cedar City and St. George where at some points you couldn’t see the lines on the road. Grateful for prayers that kept everyone safe and all made it to St. George.

Mike hung out with Eliza on Friday and took her to gymnastics where she trained with the Level 3’s. Mike even hung out with some of the other parents Hallie has started friendships with over the last several months.

Friday the 23rd Hallie woke early this morning to Landon throwing up in the hotel room. Bile only but still was a cause for concern. He had been sick before but only a temperature and nothing more, maybe nerves? He felt better after throwing up and getting ready to head out for the rest of the drive. So Hallie thought it was okay for him to eat breakfast. Landon kept it down for 3 hours until in the middle of nowhere Nevada he brought back up everything he ate for breakfast.

Here are some photos from his meet: 

We had snow Saturday night into Sunday. Mom and the kids stayed home while Dad ventured out into the cold. 

Week Two: March Came in Like a Lion

This week was a blur. Not a lot to write, but here are some photos. Eliza earned some medals at her meet, and we’re proud of her hard work!

The kids had Dr. Seuss week, and we got some more snowflakes.

Landon took an hour off from gymnastics on Wednesday to attend the Cub Scout Blue and Gold Dinner. This year's was Star Wars themed.

On Friday, Eliza had her first meet of the spring season in Salt Lake. She did pretty well (3rd overall).

Getting her hair done up. 

Week Three: Spring is in the Air

Unless we keep at it, we’re going to lose the habit of writing in the blog! This week, Landon had his state gymnastics meet. He got 5th place overall and 1st on the high bar. The latter is a real accomplishment considering the high bar has been a bit of a challenge for him this season. Persistence and practice pay off!

He wasn't about to let a splinter in his big toe get him down. 

Mike has found new hobbies in vexillology and heraldry, and he has designed some flags and coats of arms for the family over the last few months. He even won a little contest for one of his designs in January. The kids got into the act this Saturday when he and they made cardboard shields inspired by a website on English Heritage Mike found. The kids got into drawing and coloring and cutting and then fighting.

Sunday was downright spring-like with temperatures almost reaching 60 degrees. The kids went out to play, and the horses grazed, and we had a pretty sunset.