This weekend we went to St. George to watch Cali and Chey play in the Stephen Wade Tennis Tournament! Cali and Chey went up with the team on Thursday night and Kevin and I took Beth, Ben, Sarah, and McKay. Savannah opted not to come as it was her first week of classes. We picked up Mariah while we were there and we got to hang out with her, too! My dad even came on Friday and watched two of their matches in the 100 degree heat. It was a party! Cali and Chey got to play as doubles partners (which is always fun for us) and they did great winning twice and losing to some great competition twice.

On Friday after the matches we hung out at the mall while Mariah attended her Biology class, and then we hung out with her playing games in her apartment until we met Kevin's brother, Jake and his family for dinner at Chili's! It was super fun to visit with him and his wife, Sarah. They really love St. George and have made a great life there.

On Saturday after matches, we went to St. George's town square and played in the splash pad and tried out the electric scooters while we waited for Dad to get done being assistant coach. When he was done and the team was back on the road, we dropped Mariah back off at her apartment and gave her lots of hugs before doing what we needed to do to get back on the road. It was a fun trip and we all had a great time!

Mariah's decorated room.

Connect 4 Tournament while waiting.

We discovered that Ben can raise one eyebrow.

Beth made a rose with playdough!

Before the trip, Cali and Chey had two matches--one on Tuesday and one on Thursday before they left. Someone quit the team and everyone shifted up. Because of that, Cali has been playing 3rd JV singles and Chey has been playing 1st JV doubles. They are both really liking their positions and Cali surprised us by liking the singles play. Fun times! They are also still in the thick of adjusting to high school homework and the expectations of high school teachers. Stress ran high this week! Will it be this high every week? Possible. Very, very possible.

Bethany had piano this week and karate. She really enjoyed her three-week break from piano (unfortunate) and now would really like to quit because she says she hates it. She'll start liking it soon, though, right? Right?

Ben had karate and football this week. He got some pulls out there on the field and it is fun to watch him concentrate and then sprint for the cut-off. He is pretty fast! However, we might need to work on getting him to not sprint through his homework. Ha ha!

Savannah started classes at BYU for fall semester this week! She is worried about Finance and Chinese. We will see how it goes. She is feeling pretty optimistic so far, though! On Saturday while we were gone, she got to meet with her old mission companion, Sister Moody. They went out for sushi together. Fun times!