Spring Break - Downtown SL and Aunt Tammy's!

 

It was a late start this morning! We spent the morning driving around Justins old Mission haunts and picking things up fro Gygi and stuff for lunches. Barker found PRIME which was really all he wanted form this vacation- so that was good... and annoying at the same time. HAHA

Justin was so hilarious when we were driving around- "this is where my area started... a few blocks later, No this doesn't look familiar, Oh here! THIS is where it started- wait nope"... After this being said like 10 times he finally found it and we laughed at him the whole time. 

We did pull up to the Jordan River Temple where Justin spent many hours doing Temple work with his fellow missionaries- he likes to talk about how this Temple is a working temple. A picture in front while we retailed stories of his mission was what he wanted. 

Afternoon (after we found Barker some Prime- he's gonna want me to document that) we headed back to downtown SL and looked around. Did a few things in the conference centre we wanted to see closer. The LDS history building, and the tabernacle... it was a great morning. But highlight of the buildings was this game we found outside the children's exhibit. It was temples around the world, and you had to touch the area of the temple and you got points based on how close you were in the world. Kalia and I played like 10 times and then had Justin try- it was so fun with lots of laughs and learning. 

We headed to Aunt Tammys and Uncle Eric's to spend time with cousins and visit! We were lucky enough for Jacob and Tom and Lucy a tour of the farm when we got there. Lucky for Jacob- he knew most of the animals names and things about them, but it was Lucy who knew EVERY SINGLE name- sometimes helping Jacob come up with it- or correcting him when he wasn't even close LOL.

Once Eric and Tammy got home we headed out for some dinner at a local taco joint. The kids all sat at a table- and the adults got a little bit of alone time, catching up on family news and chatting! We sure do love the Parkers- we were so excited when they almost moved to Canada 8 years ago. But I guess our lot is to visit as much as possible and stay close from a distance. 

We got back to the house and Aunt Tammy took the kids riding in their arena. The cousins were of great help- pairing off with a horse and a Moxley. Helping them saddle and gear up- taking them for rides.  Justin and I rode for a few scant minutes- but spent most of the time visiting and laughing. Just enjoying family presence. 

Barker rode Lincoln. Annaliesse rode Mack. Remy rode Misty. And Kalia rode Apollo- which she wasn't super thrilled as Apollos listening skills that evening seemed to have left him all-together! LOL 

Another late night- AND another great day.

Spring Break Trip Day 1

 

We made it!

Drove all day and made it to Utah!

We left this morning at 6:08am and as we are pulling out of the house Barker says "my tooth hurts".

I turned around and said with emotion... no it does not.

Was I manifesting after the last vacation dental disaster? 

Yes. Yes I was.

Justin decided, after much discussion and back and forth, to come with us for the first 4 days. When I decided to take the kids somewhere for a trip he was not interested at all. Kept saying things about "having time to work on the house" and "I will have so much time to get things done." Then I went and bought tickets to a NBA Jazz game. Funny thing is- I bought them, forgot about it, and then mentioned it, weeks later. He was shook. Mostly shook because he has never been to a NBA game- and couldn't believe that I would take them without him! I had to buy 6 tickets so I told him to just come for a few days and then fly home. A week or so before we left- got him a ticket and he came with!! :)

The drive down was uneventful, thankfully. 

I read a book that I was enjoying- Nightingale. Kids had devices and Justin drove. Plus all the singing breaks and excited conversations about what we were doing. 

We pulled into Salt Lake at 6:30pm and the kids needed out and something to do. So we headed to the Conference Centre and did a tour there. It was really good- the kids did it in 2017 (I think) so they didn't really remember, there was lots to see and lots of walking- which was perfect. 

Kalia and Annaliesse really liked the big picture of Jesus- there is a selfie pic here of Kalia and Justin in front of it. I saw a painting titled "Certain Women" that I loved and someday want it hanging in my home.

We ended up eating super late- 8:30pm and there was starting to be some hanger happening in our family. We ate at Cafe Rio, of course, and then headed to Aunt Karens. Unfortunately, their house wasn't quite ready for us- we still stopped by and visited for an hour or so, saw the Airbnb and it looks great... anyways  we ended up at a hotel at 10:30pm. By this time the kids were pooped and ready for bed!

Spacer

 Remy is one lucky kid.

 She has recently began her adventure to straight teeth! 

We have been working with a spacer these last weeks, it works by making space in her mouth for adult teeth. We turn it every night before bed and this Mom has a hard remembering how many turns we have done...... 

So we follow by taking a picture every time we turn!

snapshots

 

Provincials

With Barkers team winning Silver and Remys team winning Bronze- both teams were invited to Provincials this year!

Provincals is in Edmonton at Saville Community Sports Centre. Have you been there?

It is insane- it features 

12 Full-size FIBA Basketball Courts 

25 Volleyball Courts 

Ortona Gymnastics Facility 

Competition Gym with seating for 2500 

30 Badminton Courts 

8 Indoor Tennis Courts 

10 Curling Sheets 

Fitness Centre

Imagine all that- now picture a inadequate parking lot, in winter in freezing Edmonton. HAHA

What a weekend.

Friday started off great with both of them winning their first game. Barker played at 12:30pm which was kinda a bummer- having to drive through Calgary in rush hour. But the drive up was uneventful- Barker and Remy just chilling on the way. Barkers game was fun to watch- they boys took the first half before they were in their stride- but they got there. We headed of to Montanas for a late lunch with his team- where the boys were boys... A stop to check into the hotel- the boys wanted to swim for a bit- but the hotel pool was terrible so they lasted all of 5 minutes before they were over it.

At this point Remy was getting ready to play her game at 6:30 but she did NOT feel well. She was fevered and really tired. A big drink of water, some food and a Advil and she was ready to play. Got back to Saville centre and parking was a nightmare- after looking for a spot for 20 minutes I finally let Barker and Remy out- told them what court to head to and I kept looking! Finally finding a spot in the overflow a 10 minute walk away. It was nuts- I walked into her game as it was starting.  She played really well- like one of her best games of the season with lots of baskets and steals- they won handily but by the time it was over Remy just needed sleep. Back to the hotel where sleep was hard to come by with kids running the halls and Remy fevered and uncomfortable.

Saturday games started for us at 10am and so we were there ready to go by 9:20am. With time to watch Baylee Bennett play a bit before heading to Remy's first game. Remy's team had a rough Saturday- they played 3 games games- 10am, 3:30pm and 8:30pm. Not winning one- 2 of the games were close and the girls played hard (half the girls crying in the second game)- but the reality is- they are a young and small team. They have one taller girls, with lots of little point guards. By the late game they were all exhausted. It was the bronze metal game of provincials but they were slaughtered.  Remy was super super done by the end- she needed a couple days to recover. 

 

  Barker played 12:30pm and 5:00pm. The 12:30 game was soo stressful to watch. The game was super close they entire time. It was 46-44  as the third period was ending. They played hard with LOTS of fouls and a really fast pace game ending with a win 56-52. Barker played but not a ton. It was a huge team and he had a hard time getting to the basket.

The Gold Metal game at 5pm was against the same team we played Gold for in Cities. 

Airdrie. 

The game started off and you could just tell both teams were tired. The game was super low scoring with 19-14 for Airdrie at half time. 

This is when Barker came out of his shell and decided to just freaking rock it. Between the third and fourth period Okotoks found their second wind and by 2:45 left in the game they were up 52-31. Barker played the best he has played all season. He made 12 baskets not including foul shots and rocked the socks off the other team. It was crazy fun. 

Congratulations boys.

Bronze and Sliver

What a crazy, fun, exciting Saturday!

Barker and Remy had OMBA basketball finals Saturday. Remy's team competing in the Bronze game and Barkers team competing in the Gold Medal game. 

Kalia was our Chauffeur for the day- getting some city driving under her belt- and she did fantastic on the way in. With one tiny mistake, that was easily chatted about. Like how when we lane change, we don't want to hit the car behind us with back panel of the van, so we need to shoulder check and make sure we are PAST the car we are passing, before changing lanes.  

Remy was first in her game for 10:15am. Family support was Mom, Kalia, Annaliesse, Barker (and Oliver), Grandma and Grandpa and Grandma Moxley. Daddy was working on the house as per usual :)

The game was against a very large team in subs and size, they jumped into the lead pretty quick. Within no time we were 12 points down and half time was coming up real quick. Then our girls decided enough was enough, Coach Justin readjusted, changing up the lines and we came back to tie it up. Second half was super intense with us dropping behind and coming back every turn over.

Nearing the end- Remy had 2 sweet steals, 7 layups- 2 of which went in, and a sweet basket over the tall girl guarding her from 4 feet out. That shot tied it up. Annabell bumped us up by 2- then Paisley held off our 2 point lead with 4 baskets in a row. The girls won BRONZE by 2 points and they were soooo excited. 

U11 is so fun to watch- they are thrilled to win. The jumping and screaming was so darling- we were so happy for them. 

They had a good season- and lucky for them we have at least one tall girl on our "little" team.

 

We had a few hours between games- so we headed to South Centre Mall for lunch and shopping for the big girls (& Grandma who is looking amazing).

Annaliesse and the boys ran around the mall with a tiny basketball she bought- generally making a nuisance of themselves- none of which I saw until I saw Annaliesses' pictures on Insta. So if you were there Saturday around noon- sorry.

Kalia bought 3 hoodies- cause thats what she likes to spend her money on... she now has 41 hoodies in case you were wondering.

Off to Barkers game at 2;15 at Prolific. 

This game was another nail biter. We were up for most of the game, even with missing our best player. Barker had a few good plays and Oliver let him borrow his sweet headband. He made 5 of his 6 foul shots, plus a couple baskets, all in all he had a great time..... Until the very end. We lost by 3 in the last few minutes- it was really to bad for the boys. Barker had been very hyper all day, so excited leading up to the game- he took the loss hard. Tears showed up for a few of the boys, including Barker. 

It was a good game- someone has to loose-today it was us.

Wish us luck as both teams made the top 3 in the city.... 

We head to Provincials next weekend and the big girls head to ZONES!

Wish us LUCK!