March Madness

We had a ward talent show and Curt played Malaguena on his guitar.  My talent was wrangling all the kids on the front row and keeping their plate full of treats to a minimum--5.  They kept touching treats on the serving plates!!!  The older kids I'm pretty sure knew what they were doing, and Heidi and Brett caught on pretty quick.

 Saturday started with an 8am basketball game (last one of the season.)  Usually Isaac is the one scoring all the points--Ryan is one of the younger ones so is always having to play against the bigger guys--but scored four baskets today.  He was pretty pleased.

 Mom's taking a picture lets make a face!

 After game talk

 With Coach

                           After the basketball game Curt spent two hours with the teachers doing an orienteering activity in the foothills,then came home and took Nicole to her soccer game--and coached it since the head coach was gone, while I took everyone else to Ryan's first soccer game of the season. 

 During the game Heidi and Brett occupied themselves with digging in and piling up the dried up newly spread "fertilizer" that was completely covering ever square inch of the fields and that you could smell when you stepped out of your vehicle.  What could I do?  Yes other parents were laughing--so was I--but it was that or sit in the van--and at least I wasn't having to chase them all over and could watch some of the game.  On a side note, Heidi calls dog poop "poop dog."
 
Then we came home and Curt took Ryan to the first baseball practice of the season while I took the rest of the kids to a baptism of a good friend of Isaac's.  (Isaac would also have had three sporting events today but missed two to support the baptism etc.)  After the baptism we were invited to said friends house/park for dinner so the kids spent the next hour and a half playing at the park in their church clothes.  March madness I tell you.  I was SO happy the weather was so nice so we could enjoy the time outside.