Hoops for Sage...

So after being such a good sport about tagging along at all her brothers' sporting practices and games it was finally time for Sage to start up in a sport! Aside from swim team last summer and a couple gymnastics and tumbling courses, Sage hasn't participated in any team sports. So this winter basketball it was! Her team was the Mason Mean Green and wow after a slow start with several losses in a row, they turned mean and didn't end up losing a game again until the semi finals which by the way was the most painful loss because it was so close. I had never seen so many crying girls at one time in one place in my life. They were absolutely devastated.

We were so proud of Sage though. She worked so hard and seeing her running up and down the full size courts made me tired just watching. Most of the girls on the team had played together last year so they had some experience but Sage did a great job keeping up. She may not be known for her basket making abilities but she made one great guard. She stuck to her person like gum on the sidewalk and no one from the opposing team was going to make a basket on Sage's clock.

The highlight of the season beside making it to the playoffs was definitely the team. Not only did Sage have great coaches but she got to play with her two best friends Annabella and Cameron and ended up making a bunch of new friends! Sadly I only captured a couple photos from the first game and the last game. Shout out to Michael and Michele for always being such great supports and doing their best to show up for the kids sporting events! It was a great season!!!

Public Service Announcement: Teenagers in the house...

It's true, we are now the proud parents of a couple teenagers! I really can't believe it. They will always be my babies! You'd think for the big occasion we'd have some sort of big party and celebration but after countless requests asking them what they wanted to do or who they wanted to invite I got the same answer..."let us think about it". Well next thing we knew the day had arrived and no party had been planned. Did we unknowingly somehow dodge the birthday bash bullet?!? Well, it appears so!

So how did we celebrate? A trip to Blaze Pizza, some Hello Dolly bars, and a punching bag set! Why a punching bag set? Well, every time Jack takes them into Dick's Sporting Goods they can't help themselves and always have to throw a couple punches at the punching bag they have set up so Jack thought it would be a great birthday gift! Sure enough, they were pleased!



Fast forward 2 1/2 weeks and we learned BYU squeaked into the NCAA tournament. Even better they'd be playing just up the road in Dayton. They don't give you much notice as the game was two days away and of course this was a week Jack was out of town but thankfully I was able to find someone to watch Sage and get a hold of some tickets just hours before the game. I surprised the boys and told them since we hadn't come up with a cool birthday plan I thought they'd enjoy going to the game with one of their best friends Spencer! They couldn't have been happier...well that was until the second half of the game. At that point they could have been a lot happier. It was a sad death for BYU especially after a 17 point lead at the half but it was fun to at least be a part of a tournament game and a relief to know I'm off the hook for another year!




13th birthday celebrated...check!