Weekend Wrap-Up

 Another whirlwhind weekend around here!

Friday Kylee and I left for Minneapolis as soon as the boys were off to school.  We got stopped on the interstate- there was a bad accident ahead of us- so we were thankful we had left in plenty of time! We did still have time for a super quick pit stop at my parents' condo in Clear Lake- Kylee was so excited to see about it and loved the place so much!

We made it to the facility in time.  Parking was crazy all weekend so I was so thankful Kylee helped me navigate the city! 

The team went 6-0 the first two days! We had a couple girls missing so several people got to play different positions and Kylee got to play back row the first day.  She did great and got all her serves in!

A big highlight for Kylee was getting to hold baby Olive! My best friend lives in Minneapolis and brought her daughter to come watch a couple games.

In the end we lost in the semi-finals to the team that was eventual champions. The girls played well but would have loved to make it one more game! Kylee had a cold so honestly she was a trooper all weekend hanging in there.  Since we had afternoon wave, she and I enjoyed lazy mornings at the hotel and finding coffee shops and restaurants nearby.

Meanwhile back home the boys kept busy too! Kael had Scholarship Days at Central and I was so happy to talk to him after.  He sounded really excited about Central and all the people he met and everything. So proud of this guy and anxious to see where the next chapter in his life will be!

These boys had a basketball tournament and sounds like they played hard and had great competition all day.

Kase and his buddy had a sleepover and Kent even made donuts for them!

Sunday these concert going buddies took off for Omaha! 

Kent just loves doing this with Kael.  They always find a cool spot to eat and just enjoy each other's company and the music.  This time they saw New Found Glory- these were the tickets Kael had given Kent for Christmas.  So cool!

We got home at a good time Sunday so it was nice to get all unpacked and ready for the week.  Kase was at a buddy's house with a big boy gang watching playoff football and Kylee's boyfriend came over to hand out for awhile. Kent and Kael got home suuuuper late but had a great time.  Have a good week, all! 

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful that Kase likes to call my mom and give her trumpet concerts.  It's about the only time he practices!

I'm thankful for Kael.  He got home from the gym the other night around 10PM and I heard him down in the kitchen and I realized he was doing the dishes! He had gotten home and seen that a cycle was done on the dishwasher so he put them all away for me late at night.  Love that buddy. 

I'm thankful Kent and Kael had a free night to go to the guitar store.  Kael's looking to add to his collection and they had a fun night together!

I'm thankful for Garrett.  He makes Kylee so happy.

Happy Thursday! 

Weekend Wrap-Up

 Friday night Kase had a birthday party for a couple of his best friends.  Just look at this Crew! They had fun at Urban Air.

Kylee hung out with her boyfriend, Kent and Kael got dinner at Wig and Pen then Kael hung out with his friend.

Saturday we got to see Kellen play basketball then went to celebrate the January birthdays at Keith and Cindy's. 

That night Kent and I had a Rotary event. Fun getting dressed up and spending the evening with my favorite guy!

The next morning Kent and Kylee headed off to volleyball and Kase wanted me to hang out with him and watch him play FortNite.  I happily obliged.

I took no pictures of volleyball but Kylee had a great day! They went undefeated in pool play but lost a close one to a team they really wanted to beat.  Was really proud of Kylee for keeping a great attitude and playing hard all day.  Shoutout to all the grandparents and her boyfriend who came to watch! The boys and I went to late church then I had a meeting at church with Kael and later Kase and I made it down to watch the last volleyball match.  We came home, ordered Mexican and had a great night watching playoff football.

Have a great week, all! 

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for early out yesterday because of the weather! It didn't start getting bad until well after the kids all made it home safely so I was thankful for that too. Soon after school let out, our house was filled with kids- Kase's friends, Kylee's boyfriend.  The kids played, I made a big pot of soup and later Kylee and Garrett baked brownies. Kael made it to the gym before it got bad too and then all the kids evening church activities and practices were canceled. Nothing better than an unexpected free night with my family!!!

Weekend Wrap-Up

Big weekend around here! The kids didn't have school Friday or Monday so we made the most of it!

Friday night Kent had a poker night with the baseball team dads and their kids.  A great time was had by all. 

Saturday morning Kylee and I headed to Kansas City for a big volleyball tournament. 

We went 2-1 the first day!

Back home Kael was at work and Kent and Kase watched a couple basketball games of our nieces. Kase and Brooklyn had fun watching together.

Kent sent me this picture of him and Kase getting groceries and I had to laugh out loud.

They had a fun boys night here.

Sunday morning the girls had time for brunch before their games.

Love this group!

Then back to the courts. This was a rougher day for us. 1-2.

But Kent and Kael had a great day! They went to the Vikings game! 

Would have loved a different outcome but they got to see a good game and had a great time together.  

Meanwhile, Kase was playing ball.  He wasn't feeling well in the middle of the day so my parents took him home for a little rest and he came back for the final game!

Kylee and I had a pizza picnic in our room then enjoyed hanging out with a few of the girls and their moms.

Kase had a great time sleeping over at my parents'. He loves showing Grandpa Terry his football cards.

Kylee and I had another late volleyball start so we walked to a cute coffee shop near our hotel.  Love spending time with my girl.

Kase had another basketball tournament on Monday and sounds like he played hard! 

We headed to the silver bracket on Monday and went easily undefeated.  We were missing one of our setters this day so it was fun to see the girls come together and adjust to that.

A great weekend!!

Today is the start of a new semester for the bigs and Kase had early band so needless to say we were all getting a pretty slow start this morning- thankful for a short week! Big shoutout to our village who helped out with Kase while Kent, Kael, Kylee and I were out of town.  He loved spending time with grandparents!

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for a lovely dinner out with my parents earlier this week.  We had a rare, free night and invited my parents to join us.  We so enjoyed getting to spend time with them. 

Kase was thankful for all the cherries the waiter put in his drink!

Quality time spent with family is the very.best.time.