New driver in the house!

 Anna got her drivers license today!  Wa hoo!!  

And after we went to visit a friends new puppy!  He was very sweet and being such a good boy!

Very exciting day!!

Off to a busy start!

The volleyball season is off to a busy start for Mason!  After tryouts last week (Monday and Tuesday) and practice on Thursday and Friday, they had their first game on Monday!  It was a challenge but they were able to get into a little bit of a groove and pull off a win!  That was followed by a practice on Tuesday, a day off on Wednesday, then a very long tournament day on Thursday!  They started playing at 3:15 p.m. and finished 8:45 p.m.!  They were able to pull off a first place finish which was very exciting (and nerve wracking!) to watch!

Our nephew Eli is playing volleyball again this year also at his middle school so they got to play against each other and Matt's parents see them play.  

Here are the scores from their games:

Beat Mesa 15-8

Beat Los Osos 15-7

Beat Atascadero 15-11

Beat Paulding 15-8

Lost Templeton 10-15

Beat Mission 15-7

Beat Judkins 15-11

Beat Flamson 15-12

Lost St. Pats 15-9

Semi-Final

Beat Atascadero 25-14

Final

Beat Judkins 25-19

This is from when Eli's team was playing Mason's team (Eli served!)

These two videos are from the final game when Mason was serving.  

And here is the winning team!

And today Anna got in a good ride because the rain this week was early enough that it dried enough.  As we were waiting for them to finish dragging the arena we saw this squirrel enjoying the sunshine!  

After her lesson we went and visited the new baby horses!  These two were more friendly that some of the others.  

Thankful for a more restful weekend this weekend!  

Volleyball tryouts and more rain

This week Mason had tryouts for the school volleyball team and good news, he made the team!  We are excited to see how his skills have improved over the last year!  And today he had a gathering with his travel volleyball team and we realized it will be weird that he will be playing against some of them now!  

Anna wrapped up the end of the second trimester at school!  Feels weird to know that two-thirds of the school year has already gone by!  Today she is going to a musical at the university with Matt for a book series she really enjoyed.

Olivier has been keeping busy and had a fun event he went to last night with a friend.  They had a good time!

And this week we got more rain!  It has been nice to get a bit of rain and then some sun because the hills are all so lush and green!  Feels like spring is close, and it is!

Happy Birthday Matt!

Wishing you all the best for the year ahead!   We love you!

Fun at the bike park!

Today Matt was able to take Olivier to a local bike park so he could test out his skill.  It was a beautiful afternoon and the location near the beach is impossible to beat!

 

Honor Band Concert!

Today we got to hear the results of the hard work the kids have been putting into the County Honor Band.  They got dressed up and we headed to the performing arts center.

They started with the junior honor band.  

And you can listen to the performance here!

Then it was time for the senior honor band.

And you can listen to that performance here.

After the concert the boys had a surprise from their band teacher, he got each of his students flowers and a certificate.  It is exciting to see the hard work Mr. Kutch put in teaching Anna in 6th grade, as well as Mason and Olivier in 6th and 8th grade during a concert like this!  Thank you to all those wonderful teachers!

Tornado in California?

Well, this week we had more rain but Wednesday brought something that I never thought would happen in our county, a tornado!  It was a wild day and although there was property damage, there were no injuries.  It hit just a few miles south of us.  

On Friday I attended an event which included a tour of our local news studio.  We took turns sitting at the anchor desk.  Fun to see behind the scenes!  

Enjoying a few dry days before the rain comes back late in the week.