Just got home from a WONDERFUL Spring Break!! We left on Tuesday, 3/13/12, and arrived in Brian Head at 4pm!!! Our condo was ski in/ ski out.... right on the mountain!! We unloaded the car then went for a little drive around the little town. We had a quick dinner at and mexican resturant then headed back to the condo!!!! They had a large hot tub, a sauna, and a full game room!! We sat in the hot tub for a bit then went to the game room to play!!! Then we went back to the condo and played Apples to Apples before sending the kiddos to bed!!!
DAY ONE of skiing!!! The day started out as "exploration"... where we were just hitting different runs and checking the area out!! We headed back to the condo for lunch and a little break before hitting the slopes again!!! Adrien LOVED the jumps!! Every time he would hit the jumps, people on the lift and also people in the jump park would all start cheering for him!! One guy yelled "You're my hero!!" I heard one kid yell to his dad "Dad, did you just see that little kid hit those jumps?!" He wiped out a few times, but he loved that too!!! He is a NUT!!! So we did some black diamonds and I was doing a pretty good job of keeping up with everyone. Dad and the kids decided to try this DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND!! They actually took it at a less steep starting point, but THEY ALL DID IT!!! They are just amazing skiers and make me so proud!!! After skiing we headed back to the condo. David made dinner and the kids went to the game room. After dinner we all went to sit in the hot tub for a bit. Then we came back to the condo to watch American Idol!!!! It was a great day!!!
DAY TWO Up and at 'em again!!! Another great day of skiing!!! We did some tough Black Diamonds and I did pretty dang good!!! I was proud of myself!! Of course I can't beat any of my kids, but hey... at least I am making it down the hill without stopping!!! We skied until about 1pm then headed back to the condo for lunch and a break again!!! That has been one of the best parts.. being able to ski right up to our condo!!! We hit the slopes hard this afternoon!! The weather was great and we were having a blast. Dad and the kids even hit that Double Black Diamond TWO MORE TIMES!!! After sking, we all went to the hot tub right away!!! It was so nice!!! Then we hung out in the game room and played for awhile. Dad made some yummy tacos for dinner. We ate and watched American Idol!! Then we played Apples to Apples before heading off to bed!!! Another great day!!
DAY THREE We were all a little slower getting started today. We layed around for awhile this morning before getting ready to hit the slopes. We skied over to the other side. It is more beginner runs, but it was still fun to go over their and do something different. When we headed back to the other mountain again, the boys and girls split up. Dad and Adrien hit the jumps and the girls and I just wanted to ski some runs!! We headed to a lift that hadn't been open all week. Samone really wanted to try this Black Diamond called Outskirts CatWalk. Cat Walk should have been a clue, but it was a Black diamond. The first part of the run was flat!!! OMG, we were WORKING!!! The run turned out to be a fun little run, but not worth that flat part!! Still, it was our little adventure. At about 2:30, we were done!!! Three days of skiing had wore us out!! We headed back to the condo to freshen up a bit before heading off to the much-anticipated part of our trip!!!! Tubing!!! They have this tubing park that the kids could not WAIT to go on!! We were scheduled from 4-8!! We stopped to eat first, then headed over. Now, it had gotten pretty cold. Dad and I figured the kids would last about an hour or two.... Oh were we wrong!!! THEY LOVED IT!!! All of them!!! I had to sit in the car occasionally to warm up, but they never once complained!!! We finally got them to leave at about 7:15pm. We went back to the condo and went to sit in the hot tub for a bit!!! Back at the condo, the kids had a snack and then headed to bed!!
HEADING HOME Everyone was pretty wore out this morning!!!! Packing up is never fun, and we were all TIRED!! Heading out was a bit of a scare.... It was snowing and so, so windy that for a part of the ride we could barely see the road!!! It was a total white out!! It was scary!! But then it got better and we were good!!! We stopped in Page to eat before rolling back in to town!!!
It was a GREAT ski trip !!! We had so much fun. But it is always nice to get home!!!
Now they are predicting 5-10 inches of snow in the next 2 days!!! HMMM We may be snowed in!!
March 17, 2012
March 4, 2012
Sereno Classic Soccer Tournament
This is one of those weekends I will never truly be able to completely describe in words. We had to go to Phoenix on Friday for a 6pm game. Samone went down with Lily. Me, David and the kids went down around 2pm. We checked in to our hotel and let the kids swim a bit while we cooked some hot links on the BBQ!!! We headed over to the game. It was certainly chilly out. It was a good game. We won 2-0!! Samone stayed the night with Lily, so it was just the four of us at the hotel!! The kids went right to bed. The next morning we took our time getting ready, met Mary to pick up Samone and Lily, then headed of to "The Hood" four our League game!!!
Very interesting game. The ref made 14 calls against us and 1 for us!! It was so crazy.... It almost got to be kind of fun!! Fortunately, we still managed to pull off a tie game, which put us in first place for our League and secured our spot in moving back up to State League next year!!! WooHoo!!!
We got sandwiches and went back to the condo to let the kids lay around the pool for awhile!!!
Our next game was a tougher one!! The Blackhawks 01 team. It was 0-0 at half. Then we scored early in the second half. We got a PK called in our favor in the box!!! Samone and Morgan both wanted to take the shot, but Samone got it!! AND SHE MISSED IT!!! Oh it just killed her. We ended up losing 2-1!!! It SUCKED!!!!
That night the Hazlett's came to our condo and we bbq'd at the pool and let the kids swim!! It was nice!! Kids got to bed a bit late!! The next morning David told Samone and I to go to the game so Kendall and Adrien could sleep in!!
That was a game!!!! This time it was Sereno 01. Pretty even the whole game. 0-0 at half!! Then Val scored on a corner!!! Unfortunately, they also scored and we ended in a tie..... going in to PK's!!! PK's are HORRIBLE!!!! I was so nervous I could barely watch!!!
Sereno went first and missed!!!
Samone went next and......... MADE IT!!! This was her redemption to herself for missing that PK in the game.
Then Sereno again and they missed again!!!
Then Sierra. She missed too.... just above the net.
Sereno's 3rd player made it!!
Then Alyssa was up and MADE IT!!! Oh I can not even explain the energy going on!! Everyone was up and pacing!! It was crazy!!!
Sereno was up again and missed again. So now it was 2-1. If we made the next shot we would win! Morgan was up!!! SHE MADE IT!!!! Oh my goodness!! We were all jumping up and down!! It was so exciting!! I can't even explain it!! We were going into the Championship!!!! And guess who we were playing again..... Blackhawks 01 team!!
Well, Samone and I went to collect the rest of our family. We got checked out of the hotel and went to Streets of NY to eat!! Got some Jamba Juice.... a bit of a mistake because first I spilt some on my seat then Adrien knocked a hole in Kendall's and it spilt all over her seat!!! What a mess!!
But, the game!! Oh my!! I have to say it was a very different game then the first one we played against them. This one, we clearly dominated. It was 0-0 with like 5 minutes left in the game!!! Then Sofie was able to get one in the net!!! We thought we had it!! Then, through some shady circumstances, they scored, with like 30 seconds left in the game!! CRAZY!!! So, off to PK's we go.... AGAIN!!!!
It was more than our old hearts could handle!! We wanted this win so bad!! SAMONE was up first.....
I almost couldn't watch!! But SHE MADE IT!! It just sailed in the net!!!
Blackhawks were up..... They missed!!!! 1-0 us
Next up, Sierra..... SHE MADE IT!!! Her redemption!!
Blackhawks were up.. They missed again!!! 2-0 us
Next up Alyssa..... SHE MADE IT!!!! So Blackhawks had to make the next one....
Blackhawks up.... Mackenzie made an amazing block and THEY MISSED!!! 3-0 US!!!
WE WON!!!
OMG!!! WE WERE ALL JUMPING AND CHEERING!! THE TEAM ALL RUSHED TO MACKENZIE AND JUST SEEING THEM ALL OUT THEIR, JUST THE GIRLS, OUR THEIR CELEBRATING AND CONGRATULATING EACHOTHER!! IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH!!
So many times we have been the ones walking away with our heads hung low, consoling our kids!!1 But now.... two weekends in a ROW!!! WE WERE THE CHAMPIONS!!! The girls were all running around spraying each other with water and just being silly and crazy!! They were all just so happy. And even the parents!! We were so happy for them!!!
We have had so many downs, these recent ups have been so refreshing!!!! And Samone just ROCKED IT!! She played defense the whole weekend and it was actually the first time EVER that I wasn't hoping they would put her in Mid!! She needed to stay in D if we had any chance of winning!! Stay in D she did and WIN WE DID!!!!
Samone played 100% of 5 games in three days!!! We figured it was about 330 minutes of soccer!!! Sweet little thing was EXHAUSTED!!! I let her stay home on Monday just to recuperate!! She is a rock star!! So proud of my Sweet Samone and so proud of her team!!
Very interesting game. The ref made 14 calls against us and 1 for us!! It was so crazy.... It almost got to be kind of fun!! Fortunately, we still managed to pull off a tie game, which put us in first place for our League and secured our spot in moving back up to State League next year!!! WooHoo!!!
We got sandwiches and went back to the condo to let the kids lay around the pool for awhile!!!
Our next game was a tougher one!! The Blackhawks 01 team. It was 0-0 at half. Then we scored early in the second half. We got a PK called in our favor in the box!!! Samone and Morgan both wanted to take the shot, but Samone got it!! AND SHE MISSED IT!!! Oh it just killed her. We ended up losing 2-1!!! It SUCKED!!!!
That night the Hazlett's came to our condo and we bbq'd at the pool and let the kids swim!! It was nice!! Kids got to bed a bit late!! The next morning David told Samone and I to go to the game so Kendall and Adrien could sleep in!!
That was a game!!!! This time it was Sereno 01. Pretty even the whole game. 0-0 at half!! Then Val scored on a corner!!! Unfortunately, they also scored and we ended in a tie..... going in to PK's!!! PK's are HORRIBLE!!!! I was so nervous I could barely watch!!!
Sereno went first and missed!!!
Samone went next and......... MADE IT!!! This was her redemption to herself for missing that PK in the game.
Then Sereno again and they missed again!!!
Then Sierra. She missed too.... just above the net.
Sereno's 3rd player made it!!
Then Alyssa was up and MADE IT!!! Oh I can not even explain the energy going on!! Everyone was up and pacing!! It was crazy!!!
Sereno was up again and missed again. So now it was 2-1. If we made the next shot we would win! Morgan was up!!! SHE MADE IT!!!! Oh my goodness!! We were all jumping up and down!! It was so exciting!! I can't even explain it!! We were going into the Championship!!!! And guess who we were playing again..... Blackhawks 01 team!!
Well, Samone and I went to collect the rest of our family. We got checked out of the hotel and went to Streets of NY to eat!! Got some Jamba Juice.... a bit of a mistake because first I spilt some on my seat then Adrien knocked a hole in Kendall's and it spilt all over her seat!!! What a mess!!
But, the game!! Oh my!! I have to say it was a very different game then the first one we played against them. This one, we clearly dominated. It was 0-0 with like 5 minutes left in the game!!! Then Sofie was able to get one in the net!!! We thought we had it!! Then, through some shady circumstances, they scored, with like 30 seconds left in the game!! CRAZY!!! So, off to PK's we go.... AGAIN!!!!
It was more than our old hearts could handle!! We wanted this win so bad!! SAMONE was up first.....
I almost couldn't watch!! But SHE MADE IT!! It just sailed in the net!!!
Blackhawks were up..... They missed!!!! 1-0 us
Next up, Sierra..... SHE MADE IT!!! Her redemption!!
Blackhawks were up.. They missed again!!! 2-0 us
Next up Alyssa..... SHE MADE IT!!!! So Blackhawks had to make the next one....
Blackhawks up.... Mackenzie made an amazing block and THEY MISSED!!! 3-0 US!!!
WE WON!!!
OMG!!! WE WERE ALL JUMPING AND CHEERING!! THE TEAM ALL RUSHED TO MACKENZIE AND JUST SEEING THEM ALL OUT THEIR, JUST THE GIRLS, OUR THEIR CELEBRATING AND CONGRATULATING EACHOTHER!! IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH!!
So many times we have been the ones walking away with our heads hung low, consoling our kids!!1 But now.... two weekends in a ROW!!! WE WERE THE CHAMPIONS!!! The girls were all running around spraying each other with water and just being silly and crazy!! They were all just so happy. And even the parents!! We were so happy for them!!!
We have had so many downs, these recent ups have been so refreshing!!!! And Samone just ROCKED IT!! She played defense the whole weekend and it was actually the first time EVER that I wasn't hoping they would put her in Mid!! She needed to stay in D if we had any chance of winning!! Stay in D she did and WIN WE DID!!!!
Samone played 100% of 5 games in three days!!! We figured it was about 330 minutes of soccer!!! Sweet little thing was EXHAUSTED!!! I let her stay home on Monday just to recuperate!! She is a rock star!! So proud of my Sweet Samone and so proud of her team!!
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