Cheers!!! When we arrived grandma wanted to split a birthday beer.
Today we visited our extended family in Salix, at my cousins home, to celebrate great grandmas 92nd birthday. It was a gorgeous 58 degree day. The kids played outside all afternoon while the adults visited inside. It was great to see everyone and catch up. We are so grateful to be able to spend time with our family. We love them all!

After the BEST parent-teacher-child conference that I've attended, grandma and I got to watch Tyler's 13 member ensemble group perform this afternoon. The boys' sang the song "The lion sleeps tonight." The judge critiqued them and stated they did a wonderful job with all the different parts. This was a great practice for the kids to "get the jitters out" before they perform in front of judges in their high school music career.

Saturday we headed to Ankeny to see Rich and Tyler's (wishful thinking school car). Tyler turned up the radio and pretended he was scoopin' the loop. We did a little shopping, ate out, and watched 2 great basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena. It was the best ticket in town to see "The Great Harrison Barnes" and the lil Cyclones of Ames win the 4A state basketball title. We also got to watch the Heelan Crusaders win the 3A game.

They won the Laurens tournament!!! They played Manson NW Webster and beat them again 27-19. The second game they played Humboldt and beat them 36-33. The last game they fell to Graettinger-Terrill 44-49. This was the last tournament of the season. The team has come a long way in playing as a team and realizing if they play together they can WIN tournaments. The team received gold medals and Tshirts for their 1st place efforts.