Pizza Party!

Let's make our own individual pizzas!

When Andrew and Emma are gone we have fun!

Pizza always tastes better when you make it yourself.

Emma and Andrew are gone for the weekend to play soccer in Pinedale and Star Valley.  We are hoping Andy can come back injury free.  First he tore ligaments in his thumb and then yesterday the ball got kicked directly into his open eyeball.  We got it checked out and his retina is fine, he just will have distorted vision for a short time.  Who knew soccer would give him more injuries than football!  Goalies definitely take a beating.

It's the eye on the left, doesn't look so bad in the picture.

Cheerleading and snow

The cheerleading banquet was held on Monday and Emma was honored as one of the seniors.  She received a pin to go on her varsity letter and and a gift bag from the coach.  The cheer team has two seasons and not all of the same girls participate in both seasons.  Football cheer is in the fall and during that time Emma is doing color guard and doesn't cheer.  In the winter is basketball and wrestling cheer and Emma cheers during this season.  One of her fellow cheerleaders made a photo book for her with pictures from this season and last.  It was a great experience for Emma and she made some good friends.

Shiloh Winters, Ashton Kittleman (captain), Saige Winters, and Emma.  Saige made the books for Emma and Ashton.

The entire group of cheerleaders from football season and basketball season. 

Emma and Merecedes Groesbeck

Wyoming weather is always changing as people say up here.  In one day it can be sunny, raining, snowing, and freezing.  One day last year it went from 40 degrees above zero to 20 below in just a few hours.  So I shouldn't be surprised when I woke up to this:

Spring will decide to come when it comes I suppose.  Meanwhile the temperatures hang out around the mid 30s and soccer practice becomes very chilly for Emma and Andy. 

Weekend happenings

The weekend started with Andy's soccer game against Powell.  The JV beat them and won their first game this season!  Andy didn't let any goals in.  He hurt his thumb in practice a few days before the game, but still played.  I tried to take a picture, but the goal was far away from where I was sitting.

He's the far away dot by the goal!

Friday we had our first showing of our house.  We are sad to be leaving wonderful Wyoming!  Brian and I cleaned ALL DAY LONG!  The woman who looked at it said she liked it, but we will have to see if anything comes of her visit.  I took lots and lots of pictures of our exceedingly clean house and then posted it on KSL classifieds.

Our lovely house.  The lawn looks soooo green thanks to Brian!

 Emma, Andy, and Eric left Saturday morning to travel to their various activities.  Andy to Jackson to play soccer, Emma to Powell to participate in solo and ensemble festival and Eric to Thermopolis to run in the track meet. 

Emma played a flute trio and they received a superior rating!

Emrie and Emma

Some of the  band students who performed.

The flute trio: Emrie, Mary, and Emma.

Bus ride to Powell!

Eric ran the 800 and the 1600.  His coach likes him because he is one of the only kids who will volunteer to run the 1600, most of the kids hate it!  Brian went and watched him and tried to video him running but his phone died!

Band concerts and such

Basketball banquet.  Andy with his freshman basketball team.

Emma's last band concert of her high school life. 

Her band teacher, Mr. Wright, honored all the seniors.

Look at the camera Emma!

After the concert, one last picture and lots of hugs.

A quick video of Andy and Emma together after the concert.

Super Saturday

Yesterday was our busiest Saturday ever!  I had Stake Activity Days for the girls in our stake.  It turned out really well and I had a lot of fun doing it.  Brian went with Peter to Greybull for his last wrestling meet.  He came in second and did really well!  Lucy was in Lovell at an elementary school choir festival.  She said it was a lot of fun.  This was an audition choir and Lucy tried out and made it!  She was there all day from 7:00am to 5:30pm.  Eric had a track meet in Riverton.  He was also there all day and came home completely burnt!  He ran the mile and high jumped.  It was a very large meet with over 400 kids running the 100 meter race!  I don't know how many ran the mile, but Eric finished in the middle of the pack.  If all this wasn't enough it was Prom last night!  Emma went and she looked beautiful in her dress!  Here are some pics:

This is as they were coming down the walkway at the Grand March.  The kids always stop and pose somehow. 

This is her group, I cut off the girl on the right's date!  Emma is on the far left.

Silliness

Emma and Khalid

She couldn't get it pinned on!  AND she made his boutonniere!

This is at the Grand March.  Andy loves his sister!

Emma made her corsage as well, I think she has a future in floral design!

After the Grand March at the high school

Andy is friends with Emma's date

Just for fun...

Andy's response, printed in the high school newspaper, when asked what stresses him.

Spring break activities

Emma and Andy were supposed to be in Cheyenne for most of spring break at the state FCCLA competition.  The weather had other ideas and the trip got cancelled because of snow and road conditions.  This was a great disappointment to them, but I was very happy that I got to be with my lovely kids.  We decided to go to Cody and go to the Buffalo Bill museum.  It was a wonderful 3 hours spent and we could have stayed all day!  I was very impressed with everything we saw and it was a  lot of fun.  We saw the raptor show as well with a live owl and peregrine falcon.

The ride home from Cody was also eventful:

Andy was able to go to the Science Olympiad Competition in Casper on Friday and Saturday because the roads improved and the weather was beautiful.  He came away with a 2nd place finish in the Green Generation section.

The Science Olympians from Worland High School.  Andy is second from the right,

General Conference was the highlight of our spring break.  Lucy being the wonderful missionary she is invited our neighbors who aren't members to watch with us.

Lucy, Macy, and Fiona watching conference.

I really missed my Palmer, Lauren & Matt, and Audrey.  It's a great comfort to know that they are also watching where they are.