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Holly has a lot of swim friends!  
They all love Jolyn swimsuits.

Ayssa should be a
professional cookie maker!

These 2nd grade Thunder Ballers
only lost 1 game in a 3rd grade league.  
They were amazing!

There hasn't been much snow this year.
We had to check Q out of school to go sledding
before all the snow melted.

Hoop Camp is back!  
Our first event is in May.

Family sleepover in the front room.

UTAGS/Beehive Finale

I am so inspired by Holly!  She had knee surgery in August and wasn't able to really start swimming again until December.  She worked hard though January and February to get back to her previous times but wasn't progressing as quickly as she would have liked.  Her friends kept dropping time which was great for them but frustrating for her.  A couple weeks ago she wasn’t sure she wanted to swim at state, because she didn't think she would keep up with the others and didn't want to come in last in her events.  With some encouragement, she changed her mind, and I am so glad she did!  It hasn't been easy, but she has stuck with it and was awesome at state!  Her 200 free relay team even won their heat (6th overall)!  She is amazing!

A week after state she swam in the Beehive Finale....and KILLED it!  She got 3 PRs and broke 1 minute in the 100 Free.  I am SO happy for her!

LOVE

We had a lot of fun spreading the love today!

Ben sent me on a valentine hunt which included most of my favorite treats.  He also had my road bike tuned up.  My foot still hurts so much its hard to exercise, (so frustrating!) so I'm going to give cycling a try.  

Ben got a pretty sweet gift too.

Ben and Qyntn had fun putting "The Child" together.  It will be added to his collection in the office.

Number 5

We officially have 5 teenagers!  HaPpY bIrThDaY Reyn, you are a beautiful, sweet young woman!

Zupas of course!

This was such a sweet moment, Ben will
be taking Reyn to see Harry!
They both got a little emotional.

Hope you had a wonderful birthday!

  

MVPs

The kids are all playing sports right now!  Because they are limiting the number of spectators, I haven't been able to go to many games or meets.  From what I can tell, watching them online, they are the MVPs of their team.  They are definitely the Most Valuable People in my life.  (After Ben of course.)

She's Back!

It's 6 months post surgery and Holly is back in action. She has swam in two meets recently, a qualifying meet and high school regionals.  Her times aren't quite as fast as before and her quads aren't as strong as they used to be, but it will all come with time.  I am so proud of her for sticking with it.  She's awesome!

She is not gonna be happy I posted this pic.
But they didn't allow spectators at the meet,
so I'm grateful to whoever took it.

1 More Year

I feel like I spend half my life in the car driving my kids all over the world to all their activities.  Just one more year and Alyssa will be able to drive herself to volleyball, yay!  I bet I will miss our one on one time in the car, but I could definitely use a driving reprieve.

Congrats Alyssa!
She passed on her first try.