Hoop Camp UVU

Some of us (Ben, Q, Ayzha and myself) got to help bring smiles to our friends at a UVU game of inclusion.  It was joyful!

Happy NEW Year!

This year started with some NEW things.  Ben is starting a NEW job.  We got a NEW car.  And Q took up a NEW hobby!   

We were blessed to be able to replace our
2008 minivan (with 230 thousand miles)
with a 2023 SUV!

Q has been snowboarding twice and is 
already doing S turns

Reyn carving at Sundance

Ben's still got it!

Merry Christmas!

It was another beautiful Christmas morning with lots of smiles!  We got to talk to Tiago first thing, and watched him open the package we sent him.  Then he watched as we opened our presents.  Q got a lot of fun things this year and seemed very happy.  Alyssa and Holly joined us later in the day, and Ayzha and Reyn came the next day.   

T'was the Night Before Christmas

With just 3 of us together on Christmas Eve,
we skipped a homemade meal and went to Chick-fil-a

We made gingerbread houses

and decorated sugar cookies

Christmas Eve Gift...
a heat up sloth

Qyntn told me a few months ago that he wished someone would 
do the 12 days of Christmas for him, so I made it happen.
  I had a friend deliver the gifts for me. 
He got his 12th gift on Christmas Eve.

Happy Birthday Mom

As usual, we spent the evening of the 23rd with my side of the family.  We visited my mom's grave site to wish her a happy birthday and sing some Christmas songs together.  Then had dinner, played games and sang more Christmas Carol's together.  We got to have Alyssa and Holly with us for one evening.

Christmas Card Collage

With Holly in Oregon, and Tiago on a mission, we didn't get a single complete family photo this year.  The closest we came was in Mexico.  I tried to photoshop Holly in, but it just didn't work out.

Christmas Vacation

Although it was the weekend before Christmas, Ben really wanted to go support Hoop Camp at UNLV for a game event.  So, we packed up and drove to Vegas.  On the drive down we stopped in Cedar City to watch the new movie, "Wicked."  It was long, but really good.  

In Vegas we stayed at the South Point Hotel and Casino.  Apparently, South Point is a sponsor of Hoop Camp now, so we were comped 3 nights and also got free buffet tickets.  What a blessing!  

The next day we went shopping, and had a lot of fun!  We saw Santa at the mall.  That night, Ben and Q were checking out the hotel.  They were by the movie theater when a young man asked them if they wanted to see "Mufasa."  He handed over 3 tickets and we went to the show, it was a Christmas miracle!

The next day was the event.. 10 of our athletes got to be introduced with the starting line-up for both the men's and women's teams.   Since we did both games, many of our athletes were able to participate in the time out competitions and play in a 5 minute half-time game.  It is always a delight to be able to provide them with cool experiences like this.  

2 new friends

Q got to throw out t-shirts with our friends
during a time out.