Everyday Adventures

 I went to Lindy's final performance for her Aerials class. She did incredible!! Julie and I could not believe this was a beginner's class. It was really fun to watch her.

We went out for acai bowls after the show. It was fun to visit with Julie, Lindy, and her roommate Mia.

Mel, Julie, and I hiked to Horsetail Falls.

It was the first time any of us had hiked it. There were a couple tricky river crossings.

There were also some real steep parts. There was a rope installed at one of the extra steep parts and that was really helpful!

The waterfall was very rewarding though!! It was absolutely gorgeous!

We sat on this rock for a while and just soaked in the beauty. The view of the waterfall, the sound of the rushing water, the smell of the mountains, the feel of the warm sun on us....it was just so relaxing and rejuvenating. 

Julie walked behind us for a minute on the way down and said she wanted a picture of us on the trail. Mel and I decided to make it a real tender picture. Haha!!

Damon's enjoying his volleyball team still. He's playing great!

I had to miss his games this week because of our Stake Pre-FSY activity. He had a big cheering section though! Grandma Clark, Cade, Emilie and Matt all came to watch. He sure loved that!!

State Meet: Bend Don't Break

Utah State Meet was in Davis County this year. Levels 5, 6, and 7 were in the same session.

Arete was on beam first. Tessa has felt ready to start working on her back walkover again in practice. She's building back up to doing it on high beam, but isn't there yet. She talked to Jana about what's best for this meet if she doesn't have either qualifying skill. Jana said she'll get the highest points if she simply leaves the skill out instead of trying and wobbling. She will have a 9.5 start value either way, but won't have deductions from wobbling. They put some cute dance moves instead to get her to her foot placement. I asked how she felt about this, wanting to make sure she knows we're fine with her trying a skill and not nailing it. She said she's still going to keep working in practice and hopes to get her back walkover before the end of the season, and that trying the skills in the regular-season meets was just fine, but at State she wants to really help her team get the points they need. She said that she knows she doesn't have the skill, and this one routine isn't going to be what makes her get it, and so there's no reason to take extra deductions at a meet like this when it won't further her along in learning the skill/getting the skill back. That's what practice is for. She was very intentional and healthy in her way of approaching this State meet, and I was impressed with her maturity.

She looked really good on beam, and accomplished her goal of a much higher score.

She did awesome on floor again!! She got the session high-score on floor!!!

She looked good on vault.

And she did amazing on bars! This was her strongest bars routine of the season!

Tessa took 5th on vault with a 9.25

She took 1st on bars with an 8.9

4th on beam with a 9.15

And 1st on floor with a 9.7!!!

Everyone needs a teammate like Tessa! :) She was so happy for Lexi being the All-Around State Champ!

Tessa took 2nd All-Around with a score of 37.0. She got her 37!!! Although she didn't need it anymore to qualify for Regionals and Nationals, she still wanted to get at least one this season. She was so excited that she did it!

Arete is Utah's 1st Place Team for Level 5!!! Way to go girls!

Grandma and Gramps and Marlene all came to cheer Tessa on. Marlene had to leave early so we didn't get a picture with her. Tessa loved having them all there. We went to lunch with Grandma and Gramps after the meet.

We're so happy for you Tessa Girl! You have done amazing this season, and really killed it at your State Meet! 

Spring Break

We had a nice, relaxing Spring Break. The kids got lots of time to hang out with their friends. I took Tessa and Lexi, and Damon and Cody to Airborne one day. They loved that!

Rockwell stands on a book to even his legs out while he plays Beat Saber on the VR. Haha.

Damon and I played with his new volleyball.

We went to the Lindon Temple Open House with Al, Hallee, and Wyatt. Rockwell had already been through it on his own before he knew his foot was fractured. He took his boot off since the coverings couldn't fit over it, but he's not supposed to take it off except when sleeping now, so he decided not to join us this time. We missed having him there with us.

Damon helped me clean the car. :)

The boys went to Top Golf with Keith, Wyatt, and Cody.

They had a great time.

Rockwell had a taco night with his friends. It was so nice that they could be outside!

We had CrossNet set up in the front yard, and they had fun on the trampoline. Tessa walked past the window and told me that Damon was doing tricks on the tramp and all the friends were watching and clapping for him. :)

They're such nice, good teenagers!!

Julie came into town to watch Lindy's dance performances. Al & Keith invited the family over for a BBQ while she was there.

Tessa and Hallee played with Clara all night. They had so much fun!

It was great to be with everyone!