7 Elite Tryouts

It's that time of the year again...when all the club teams have their tryouts.  Courtney was staying on the same team but had to still go through the tryout process.  It was held on Tuesday and Thursday then they were told the results on Friday.  She had a couple of friends who were also trying out so she was excited.

Courtney made it and so did Sammie.  They will be on the same team again, which they are pretty excited about.  I didn't get to go to tryouts because Sammie can drive and having your mom drop you off is just too uncool.

Courtney was sweating it on Friday though.  Her friends had gotten their acceptance emails to the team but she hadn't.  We waited and then I asked the coach when they were coming.  He said that there had been a glitch in the system but that they were sending the emails again in about 30 minutes so to check then.  After an hour, we still hadn't heard and Courtney was pretty upset.  I told her we would wait a couple more hours and then text the coach again.

Three hours later we still hadn't heard anything so I asked the coach if they were still having a glitch with their system.  He said they were but that Courtney had made the team.  I thanked him and let her know so she would relax.  That night, we finally got the acceptance email and everything was fine.

They start practices with the new team next week and it will be fun!

Yearbook

Courtney was on the yearbook for Success Academy.  I took pictures of all the times she was in the yearbook, except for the class photo which she hates and told me not to take a picture of.  haha!

You'll see a theme: Hayley, Kooper and Courtney.  ;) 

Chemistry lab with Courtney and Kooper:

The girls always study in the same room in the Holland Building.  They use the whiteboard to try and figure out how to do their math.  If you can see on the board, it says "Math" but is backward with a circle and a line through it.  They were really happy to finish the class!

Their English teacher told them to go to the library, get the librarian to check their paper, take a picture with her, and they would get extra credit.  They submitted the photo and the teacher wrote back that it was the wrong librarian and they hadn't gotten her to check their paper.  So no extra credit but they still got a cute picture!

These are of the yearbook staff:

These are from the first day of orientation in August.  Courtney is on the right.

Mole Day!  They have matching shirts.

Flooring

We are getting ready to finish our basement.  Courtney and I went out and spent the morning trying to figure out what we want as far as paint color, flooring, etc.  It was fun and we had a blast.  We decided that Home Depot is the place to go because we found everything we liked there and it was easy.

While we were looking at flooring at Home Depot, an old guy who works there walked by and said "Come with me."  We looked at each other and then followed him to the back of the store.  There was clearance flooring and they had 23 boxes of the flooring we were looking at but super CHEAP!  He gave us a sample to "show the hubby" and we went home.  After talking to Bryan about it, Courtney and I went back that night to get it.  It loaded down the van and I was so grateful we made it home, but we now have the flooring.

End of Track Season

The end of the season awards night was held at Snow Canyon High for the track team.  Courtney got a pin for getting a Personal Record during the season.  She doesn't know which event and doesn't think it really happened but she is going with it. haha!  She had fun with her friends at the track meets but she had a problem with a strain in her quad.  She wanted to letter this year in the 200 meter but didn't quite get there (1 second away) and she thinks that if her quad would have been fine, that she could have done it.  There's always next season!

Emma, Anna, Coach Redfearn, Sammie and Courtney.  These were the soccer girls who can relay!

Ethan's Birthday!

It's p-day and also Ethan's 19th birthday!!  We were excited to be able to talk to him on his birthday but...Monday night he messaged me to say that they had a general authority in their mission that week and p-day was moved to Friday.  But he still had permission to call and talk to us.  I was glad.

He called and we had a good chat with him.  He just got transferred so we got to hear about his companion and his new area.  He is doing really well.

Then he got to open his birthday package.  I was nervous that he wouldn't get anything on his birthday and I was also unsure about transfers, so I sent him his birthday party in a box early so he could have it.  I was glad I did when he got transferred because then I didn't have to worry about it not getting to him.

He opened his box and it was fun to see his face.  I put in a cake mix, frosting, sprinkles, candles, party hats, a pinata with candy, a bat to hit the pinata with, balloons, an air pump, treats (cosmic brownies and Red Vines), and a lego birthday cake kit from Courtney.  He loved it all.  I think he was most excited about the Lego because it wasn't too long after our call ended that he sent me pictures of the finished product.  He said it was weird because he hasn't touched Legos in 10 months but he loved it.

It's weird to think that Ethan is now 19 years old!!

Pierced Ears

Courtney really wanted to get her ears pierced when she was little and we told her to wait until she was 16.  As the years went by, she didn't really mention it much.  Once in a while, she would say that she would like to get them pierced but never pushed it.  I figured she had changed her mind and wasn't really interested anymore.

Girls camp is next month and the leaders asked if the girls wanted necklaces or earrings.  Courtney decided she wanted to get her ears pierced.  She is old enough to make the decision, so we told her it was fine with us.

I was going to take her over to the mall to have it done (because that's where her friends had their ears pierced) on Monday but, after her soccer game, we decided to just go and get it done.  Boy were we in for a surprise.  I didn't realize that it was "National Ear Piercing Day" until we saw the line at the mall.  It really wasn't too bad, there were only 2 groups ahead of us but they were taking forever.  After waiting for over an hour, it was Courtney's turn.  By this time she had seen 5 people get their ears pierced and was ready for her turn, although you could tell she was a bit nervous.

We filled out the paperwork, picked out the studs she wanted, and then it was her turn in the chair.  The girl marked her ears and we checked them to make sure they looked ok.  And then it was time.  Here is how it went:

Courtney really didn't even flinch and was surprised at how painless it was.  She didn't have any problems.

They turned out cute and we got free swag because it was "National Ear Piercing Day" so that was a bonus.  Times have changed because now, she only has to keep in the studs for 3 weeks.  It was 6 weeks when I was a kid.  And they didn't hurt afterward.  I remember mine hurting to sleep on for a few days.

She is very happy she got her ears pierced but it will take a while to get used to seeing.

Last Game of the Season

 The 7 Elite team had their last game of the season and the last game for quite a few of the seniors.  The moms had to take pictures of the team before everything changes.

Courtney is in the middle in the back.

After the game, the team mom gave some gifts to the seniors who will be leaving to go to college.  Then they organized a swim party at one of the girl's homes. I offered to take Courtney home to get her swimsuit but she said she was fine.  A mom bought them sandwiches and they hung out for a couple of hours.  Only a couple of girls ended up swimming but the house they were at was a mansion!

Courtney got a ride to the swim party with another girl in her convertible with the top down.  What a life!

Here is Courtney's 7 Elite pin she got from a tournament they played in.