Lots going on but quieter than other weekends

Not much to report from the past week.  It has been a busy one but in a good way, not the overwhelming way.  Still cool weather (high 60's) and we are thankful for that.  The kids are excited because there are only eight days of school left.  And then onto different adventures!

Water polo!

Today Olivier had his first water polo tournament and it went really well!  They played two games.  During the first game the score was 7-1 after the first quarter, 13-3 at the half (Olivier got an assist!), 17-4 after the third quarter (Olivier scored a goal!!) and it finished 19-7.  He played a lot of the game and really enjoyed it!

The second game was right after lunch.  The score was 8-0 after the first quarter, 10-0 at the half, 15-0 after the third quarter, and it finished 18-0.  I got a couple good photos of Olivier during the game with this one at the start of the second quarter.  

And this one is of him getting ready to pass.  

It was a great day!  And he is ready for a very good nights sleep tonight!  

Braces!

The boys have reached that age, braces time!  Olivier is in traditional braces and Mason got lucky and not only did I not take his photo today but he has invisalign and will be done in roughly 18 months.  Roughly 26 month to go for Olivier!  

 

Concert day!

Today was the concert for the schools in the city, from the 6th graders in elementary school, to the high school.  The middle school played two songs.  See if they sound familiar!

And the symphonic band Anna is a part of played one song.  I missed the first part of it but see if this might sound familiar (it is a few snippets from one artist).  

Yup, we got rain in May!

The last few weeks we have been keeping up with busy schedules and squeezing in the fun stuff as much as possible!  And just so we have it on the record, we did get some measurable rain the first week in May, so weird but after this winter, it seems weird when it isn't raining!  

Olivier started water polo practice at the beginning of the month, Anna has gotten some good rides in (despite the rain!), and Mason is enjoying the skills program for volleyball.  It makes for interesting planning but it is all getting done!  

At the end of April we all went to the Open House at the Junior High and Anna was surprised but happy that one of her 7th grade teachers recognized her!  Nice surprise!  

This weekend Anna braided the forelock of the horse she rides and as silly as this made Silly look, it made her look way less silly since her hair wasn't going in every direction.  

Saturday afternoon we used some gift certificates and enjoyed an afternoon/evening together!  We started by doing an escape room!  And we are pleased to announce we escaped with just over 15 minutes to spare!  Puzzle wizards!  And then we headed to dinner and enjoyed the very warm weather!  We walked around downtown after, and just enjoyed the time together.  

Back to the busy schedule this week but first, enjoying a nice and simple Mother's Day!  

Busy normal week

This week we have been doing our normal stuff and got a bit of a warm up on Friday and Saturday.  Nothing crazy but a surprise after so many days on the cool side.  Could do without all the wind blowing around all the pollen but working around that.  

Friday night on my walk I was loving all the colors of the hills, the clouds and the sky.  Super spoiled! 

This week we will be going to the middle school open house and all the normal stuff.  Busy but good! 

Goats!

This week the kids had a fairly normal schedule...well at least the boys did.  Anna had late days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday since the 11th graders had standardized testing in the morning.  

Matt had a busy end to the week and weekend because I was traveling for work and did a short side trip to see my brother and his family.  Oddly the time I was with them I didn't take any photos of people, just the goats that were in the creek area near their house and helping with weed control.  

This week we are looking forward to a somewhat normal week too!  We could get use to this!