Cali had her first basketball game this week! I wasn't able to go, but Kevin and Cheyenne went. They won! Cali started and then got a bloody nose in the 3rd quarter! But they let her back in the 4th. She is having a great time. She is keeping up with her homework and piano and still finding time to read and hang out with friends!

Chey hasn't started games yet but is enjoying the freedom she has with all her afternoons free. She has convinced the junior high principal to let her and another friend do the half-time games with prizes during Cali's games. Should be fun!

They both had YW in Excellence on Wednesday. The theme was "Lives Under Construction." They both had tables with some of their projects this year displayed. Mariah helped plan the evening.

Mariah was recognized with the rest of the varsity cross country team at the Nebo school district meeting this week. Cool stuff! She left us Thursday morning for the last, last meet of the year -- regionals in Arizona (NXR). Lots of the team went and they seem to have had a great time. Mariah had a great race and should be home Sunday around noon. They have always joked with their coach about wanting her to buy them a llama if they won state. She came home with this cute stuffed animal this week!

Savannah has been plugging along with papers and quizzes and assignments. She gives her all at work, as well. She did take some time away to go see Grindelwald with her friends this Friday. While the movie was good, she reports, she can't in good conscience accept it into official Harry Potter canon. Seems like a good compromise to me.

Beth and Ben did karate and music lessons. Kevin and I went to separate coaches' meetings to get their team lists for basketball and are starting to think about what we want to teach at practices! I took Beth and Ben with me Saturday morning up the mountain a little ways to show them a cool tree I found!

Bethany had a school performance on Wednesday night. She and her classmates sang some great songs and then each had a poster and short speech prepared about different historical people. You could walk down the hallway and hear them each present. Beth had Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik came to hear her and she did a great job!

          

Sarah is coming home next week on Tuesday and we cannot wait to see her!!!!