End of Season Banquet

The mountain bike season was over and it was time for the banquet.  But no one wanted to be in charge of it.  I figured that there would be plenty of help but no one wanted to be called the one "in charge."  So I told the coach that I would be in charge of the banquet....and I ended up with 15 people to help me.  I didn't end up doing anything except delegating.  It was awesome.

We had a committee meeting where everything was divided up and then we went for it.  We had it potluck so everyone would show up and we had a good crowd.  We had a slideshow presentation, the kids got their frames (except for Ethan because one box of 10 frames was broken so they are getting him a new one), we ate, and then awards were given out.  It was a fun night.

The crazy SCHS Mountain Bike Team 2018

These are all the trophies they won this season for coming in 1st place as a team.  Crazy!  There is a rumor that they are getting a trophy case for the mountain bike team.  But we will have to wait and see. 

Their final cheer for the season.  When we heard it the first time, it was rough.  They hadn't figured out what they were going to say and the captains weren't sure themselves.  But by the end, it was put together nicely.

Aid Station

The SCHS Mountain Bike Team was able to do the aid stations for the Tour of St. George.  The race organizers supplied everything.  We needed to be there to man the stations.  Bryan, Ethan, Courtney and I went to one of the aid stations to help out.  It was actually a lot of fun to talk to the bikers and hang out.  The kids did a great job of helping.

Cute kids

I know I have published these before but I thought I would put them together. Cute kids!

Soccer time

Ethan has finally come to realize that he only has to give Courtney a few minutes of his time and then she will stop bugging him. Lately he has been goalie for her when she gets bored and wants to play soccer. He calls it "being her catcher" because she kicks it into his hands a lot. They are hilarious to watch.

He is a pretty good goalie except when she kicks it to the side of the goal and he has to chase after it.

Ethan's suit

So this is the form of peer pressure that Ethan caves under...getting a suit. 😉 Some of the ym have been giving him a hard time so he wanted to get a suit. He is tall and gangly so we had to get it special ordered. It came in and he looks great! His tie even matches Courtney's dress. What cute kids!

State Championships

We had the mountain bike state championships in St. George this year and it was so fun! They had races on Friday and Saturday. Ethan's race was early (8:30 am) on Saturday. He did great! This is our home course where the kids race all the time so they know it.

Ethan had a fast first lap, a slower second lap, then he made up time with a fast third lap. It was awesome to watch.

Ethan's start (it's super dusty so look for the green helmet):

Ethan's finish:

One of his best friends also rides with the team. Ethan had finished and we were waiting for his friend to come in when we saw him about a mile off, pushing his bike. We watched for a while and then Ethan handed me his bike and took off. He ran to meet his buddy and then ran beside him yelling encouragement to him while he finished. It was cool to see and is exactly what mountain biking is about. It is such an inclusive sport!

The awards ceremony was that night at the football field at Snow Canyon. We went early and sat all as a team (the kids sat on the grass but the parents sat in the bleachers). It was windy but it was a great night as SCHS Mountain Bike Team was awarded the State Championship for division 2!! We were so excited!

Here are the videos from that night:

Now, we just have to get the high school to acknowledge us and put the trophies in the trophy case and hang a state championship banner in the gym. Baby steps, baby steps...

Courtney's finger

I am not a huge fan of football during PE. It's not that I don't like football, it's that BOTH of our kids have fractured a finger during PE football. 

Courtney cane home from school yesterday saying that her finger hurt. I put a splint on it and gave her some Tylenol. When she woke up this morning and we unwrapped it, her finger was purple and bent. So I made an appointment for her with the doctor, checked her out of school a bit early, and went to see what was up.

After X-rays, the doctor thought it was just jammed. He took our splint and taped her two fingers together. But before we left he decided to check the X-ray one more time. The tech had been able to look at it and reported that there was a fracture. So off came the tape and on went an elaborate, cast-link removable splint. He gave her a doctor's note to get out of orchestra because her left hand now only has 2 fingers poking out. 

We go back in 3 weeks to check her progress and get rid of the splint. It's nice because it is one you can easily remove to shower. 

The joys! Yes, she is ok her soccer uniform because she had a game tonight. We may have to wrap the splint in more ace bandages o make it "softer" if the ref deems it too hard. 

By the way, it's the middle finger so when she had it wrapped it looked like she was flipping everyone off. 😜

No violin for her for 3 weeks.