March

I got to go on Lila's little preschool field trip to Joe's Greenhouse! 

Cinderella! This play took over most of our winter months and we couldn't have been happier about it. Hudson was the King (and then part of the palace staff on his off nights because it was double cast) and he was hilarious and so cute and handsome as the king. Davis got to sneak in to the 4th grade chorus as a 2nd grader just because I was helping direct and did all the costumes. It was completely magical! 

I got teary every time I heard the kids sing the song "Your Majesties"- which is kind of dumb because it's a song mostly about cheese- but the kids worked so hard on it and were sang it with so much spirit (and Hudson's solos were in this song as well). And then every time the kids sang "It's Possible" it teared me right up again. There is something so magical about 100 kids all singing together!

In the middle of all the Cinderella hoopla, Hudson had the state robotics meet. This is an ALL DAY event and his team did amazing! They got into the finals and scored incredibly well. They got a special award for sportsmanship. One of the teachers told me after it was because when there was a discrepancy in one of Hudson's matches, he worked so well with the judges and referees to explain their case and then was very respectful when they ruled against them anyway. Each school gets to names a student of the year and Creekside picked HUDSON! It was such a fun day and such a fun way to close this chapter for him. 

Lila got this unicorn doing birthday shopping with Ray and Diane and named it pinecone. She loves it so much!

Davis, just casually eating pizza he warmed up for himself, on my bedroom floor, at like. 9 pm. It's Davis's world and we're all just living in it. 

I took Chase to Les Mis in Salt Lake. I love this musical so much and it was so fun to share it with him. We went to Gourmandise before for dinner, Chase's choice. Driving home in a blizzard was terrifying but it was still such a magical night. 

Chase spent the winter wrestling at the Jr. High! I can't say enough good things about this experience for him. His coaches were really incredible, so positive, always giving such good instruction, and really built him up. He started the season losing most matches, and ended the season winning most matches!

On the same day that we had two shows for Cinderella, Chase also had the district North End meet! Each school got to send two kids from each weight class, so Chase got to go knowing he'd be wrestling against much higher ranked boys. His first match was against the #5 seed- and Chase pinned him in the 2nd round! It was so exciting! I loved watching his coach come up to him right after and wrap him in the biggest, most excited bear hug! He ended up getting eliminated on his 2nd match, but it was such a fun day and good experience for him!

And then also Davis turned 8! He wanted to recreate this picture from his original birthday and it cracked me up. Davis is truly such a joy to the entire world! He makes us laugh every day. He is a "sports kid" and so we had a sports themed party for him. Mostly throwing around various balls in the backyard and pizza- two of his favorite things! His commitment to headbands in legendary. His funny sense of humor is a gift to the world. And his sweet hugs can make anyone's day.