Blake at the Pinewood Derby

Blake's car was designed to look like a skateboard. He was a little disapointed that he did not win most creative again this year. However, he did take first place in one of his heats and he faired out in the middle of the pack for overall times. Blake's friend Jake said, "You come with dreams and spirit and leave crushed" we all got a laugh out of that!

I have to say I felt extremely nervous when he first tried to weigh in his car. It weighed in at almost 2 pounds and needed to be at 5 pounds. We had to add 37 pennies, two quarters and 2 nickles to have it weigh in at 5 pounds. Not to worry Blake because we have big hopes for next year!

Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs

Chris and Rikki came to visit us. We went to Colorado Springs to enjoy Garden of the God's and see the cliff Dwellings. The weather was gorgeous (67 degrees) and the sights were beautiful! We just love them and love that they wanted to come hang out with us.

Oh what fun we had on the field trips

Sydney's preschool had two field trips in one day. First, we went to Inta Juice to see how our favorite smoothies are made. We got to tour the back room which included going into the freezer (3 degrees). We got to see ourselves on the security camera (Syd loved this) and then watch the smoothie being made. The best part was we got to try one!

After Ina juice we went to Boston's to make our own personal pan pizza. Sydney loved doing this as she loves to help me cook. The pizza she made was delicious!

In this picture is her really great friend, Grace McConkie. We brought her with us and Courtney stayed home with Grace's mom, Wendy. It was nice to be able to focus on this time with Sydney. Courtney had a great time learning where her arm pit is with Wendy :-)

Sydney the Paleontologist!

Sydney was given a homework assignment to crack an ice block to uncover the artifact of a dinosaur. She really enjoyed it!

Blake+Basketball=Watch out....opposing team!!!!!

I love to watch Blake play basketball! He plays hard! He gives it everything he has! Because of his "not on my watch attitude" and great fundamentals, Blake is a tough defensive player. He also has great form and made many baskets this season. It was a tough beginning for his team (with only 2 wins and 10 losses) but ended with a chance to play at Denver University for the championship game. They played hard and came close to winning.

For the team it was more about celebrating the time they had on DU's court instead of the loss.

Tanner...."The force to be reckened with"

Tanner with 2 of his best buds-Josh Morris and Drew Baller-celebrating a great game and great season!

The kid has hops! (Blake captured this fabulous picture)
Tanner loves basketball-you can see it on his face at all the practices and games. He has excellent ball handling skills and moves. He can shoot from all around the perimeter or dribble in for the soft layup. He is an unselfish player who made many great passes to his teammates. He is blessed with great talent and an especially humble dispositon. I am so proud of him!

Mike and his great assistant coach, John Baller, coached the team to a 10 wins 2 loss season. They did a great job coaching! Mike truely enjoyed the time he spent with the boys.

The girls and I were his biggest fans!!

OK...I have been tagged.....here goes.......

HUSBAND SURVEY
What is his name? John Michael Giles
How long have you been married? 12 years in June
How long did you date? Almost one year
How old is he? 34
Who eats more? He does, except for when I am pregnant!!
Who said "I love you" first? He did!!
Who gave the 1st kiss? He did. He sort of tricked me. It was romantic none the less.
Who sings better? He would say he does. I cannot say for sure because I cannot tell what is on key and what is off key-it all sounds the same to me :-) j/k I am not musical at all.
Who is smarter? He is for sure.
Whose temper is worse? Sadly I would say me, although we are both pretty calm with one another.
Who does the laundry? Absolutely me.
Who does the dishes? Absolutely me
Who pays the bills? I do.
Who mows the lawn? He does mostly but I love to do it when I have time.
Who cooks dinner? I do. Mike does make better breakfast than I do.
Who drives when you are together? He does...If I ever do-he is a nervous wreck.
Who is more stubborn? That would be me.
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? He is for sure. I like to pout a little longer.
Whose parents do we see the most? Lately Mine! We do not see either as much as we would like.
Who has more friends? I would say that I do.
Who proposed? He did
Who has more siblings? We both have 3 siblings
Who wears the pants? Probably I do.
Now I get to tag!!!! I choose: Mendy Hunter, Tracy Obering, and Whiteny Henwood ....
.......Have fun ladies!