On Tuesday Mariah had her district-wide science fair to attend.  She had to stay there for a couple of hours with about one hundred and fifty 5th and 6th graders.  There they were judged again by four separate judges.  No parents allowed!  Mariah says it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be.  She got to sit next to her classmates who also earned the privilege of attending and they had fun talking between judges.  In the end, she wasn't one of those chosen to move to the next level, but I think it was a fun experience for her, nonetheless.  I think she did great!

Tuesday was also the first day of tennis for the twins.  We signed them up for some group lessons at the indoor courts in Spanish Fork.  It just happened to be right across the street from the science fair!  I got to watch the last bit of their workout and that coach had them playing better in his hour with them than we had after a whole summer of work!  I am a happy mom!


Wednesday was Sarah and Megan's first day of their tennis group.  We also talked a couple of their friends into taking the class with them.  They had a great time and had really positive things to say about their coach and what they had learned.  Awesome!  Their friends and their friends' parents were happy, too.

Thursday was Megan's last basketball game with the Springville city rec team that Kevin has been coaching.   Unfortunately, Kevin couldn't be there!  He needed to attend a recertification class in Salt Lake City in order to keep his Therapy Supervisor license.  So, I coached instead.  I was very nervous.  I did not want to lose for him!  Anyway, they did win 23-21!  It was very scary but it ended up alright.  There was also a bit of a surprise at the end as the city rec superviosr came up to the team and told them that their team had been chosen for the sportsmanship award that season.  Yay team!  They all got t-shirts and magnets and an invitation to a party with the Utah Jazz.  That was about when Kevin came rushing in after his drive back from Salt Lake.  He got to tell the team how great they were and be in the pictures!  It was fun.

Friday afterschool, the twins performed in the Brookside 1st to 3rd grade choir.  They all sang GREAT!  The twins seemed to have a bit more fun hitting each other "accidentally" while doing hand movements than actually singing . . . but, they were still really cute!  It was fun to watch them and I'm glad they did it!

Friday night I got to play in the women's regional church basketball tournament.  We put a team together for our stake.  That was our first game -- and we lost.  :(  So, we won't play anymore.  It was pretty fun but I am not that good so I did not play much.  I like playing better without scoreboards and without refs when we are all just playing for fun and no one cares if I mess up or don't score -- oh, and when there are no subs sitting out.  :)

Saturday morning Megan had her first Bantam club basketball team.  Kevin wanted her to have a chance to play on a club team so her put one together of her age group for the March season.  They did not even have a chance to have a practice before their first game Saturday morning, but they won -- and won by a lot!  Go team!

Savannah also had her ACT prep class Saturday morning.  She piled up all her books this week for a visual representation of how much work she does for school.  It was pretty impressive!  We are glad that she works so hard and accomplishes so much!

Then, the twins had tennis again and then Sarah and Megan had tennis again and then we drove everyone (except Sarah and Megan who were still at tennis) up to Orem for a Piano Soiree where the students of our piano teacher played their pieces while the rest of us ate ice cream.  Fun, right? 

Kevin got Savannah from BYU on his way.  Mariah went first because after she was done, Dad needed to drive her to her club basketball game at 2 o'clock.  They lost.  :(  Busy day, though, right?

Also, during this week I went to the fabric store.  Beth was at preschool so it was just Benjamin and me.  He was a pretty good sport, though, and found ways to keep himself entertained -- like climbing onto the fabric racks and saying, "Hey Mom!  Whatcha doin?" in order to get my attention.  He was so funny.