4th Grade Utah Performance

Rylee has been excited for weeks about the upcoming "Utah" program she was working on at school...so, I was really excited to go and watch her! She was also excited about the opportunity to wear the "pioneer" dress that gets passed around the Clark family for these types of occasions! They had 2 performance times...one worked for Daddy and one worked for Mom...so Rylee had a cheering squad at both! She did a great job...especially doing the big square dance! We sure love to watch our Rylee perform!

Cheer Competition in Ogden!

This year Karlee's team had a competition in Ogden and when we found out we had to be there at 7:00 in the morning...we decided to make an overnight road trip out of it! We were so glad that Courtney could join us too! We drove up and stayed at the hotel...we watched "Say Yes to the Dress" and ate treats! The next day was the competition and the girls did a great job! We had such a fun Girls Night Out!

*A few weeks later was Nationals in Salt Lake! The girls took 1st place and made it to "Match Play"...no Airtime team has made it that far at Nationals before! They got to perform their routine a 2nd time and took the silver award! It was such an exciting, emotional and fantastic day! These girls are rock-stars!

A Homemade Rocket Ship!

Spencer is a super-creative kid and is absolutely convinced that he will invent something amazing one day...I hope he's right! He loves to ride his bike around the neighborhood and find "treasures" that he can use to make inventions. The other day he found a bunch of stuff and also found a cardboard box at home...so, of course, he decided to build a rocketship that he could ride around the neighborhood. Jake and I just couldn't break his heart and tell him it wouldn't work (although we tried to explain that it might not work). After a couple days of finding old training wheels in the garage and going out to buy duct tape we tried our best to get it to work...but it just fell apart when he sat in it. So sad!! Don't worry...he's bummed, but more convinced than ever that the right invention is just around the corner! Love this guy!

Dr. Seuss's Birthday...Crazy Hat Day!

One of the favorite days of the school year is Crazy Hat Day! The kids were excited to pick out the ones they wanted this year! I love that Spencer INSISTED on making his out of paper...Daddy even tried to make him a cool sailor hat out of the newspaper, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it...he loved the one he made! Audree's hat was fabulous and she was even choosen as the one in her class with the silliest hat!! These guys are so funny!

Family Ski Day!

This year the kids are really taking off in their skiing skills! Jake has been so good to take them up skiing several times and they LOVE it! We have lucked out on some killer deals (like free passes) and so we have been able to take them on the lifts and really watch them grow. Spencer and Audree are doing amazing (and Audree used to fight going skiing...not anymore!), in fact, they both look for places where they can "catch air" now! So funny! I have to admit...I had some fun too. Anyways, we love to get out and enjoy the outdoors...even when it's cold around here, it's still beautiful! This was a fun day up at Park City!!

Cabin Trip 2013 - The Trip that Almost didn't Happen!

This year's cabin trip was doomed from the start...we had to change the date a couple times, I actually cancelled it at one point. Then all sorts of challenges came up between, Blair and Travis having work issues, Mom and Dad selling their house, Blair and Shanna having to move, Brooke and Kyle moving, etc. Finally the day arrived and even then we had to push it back a day...Blair and Travis drove all-night with Katie, Bristol and Bryton and eventually we all made it! And, in case that wasn't enough...while we were there Brooke and Kyle had their car towed and Blair and Shanna almost died (alright, I'm being dramatic) in a snowmobile accident. What a week!!

Surprisingly, it was an AWESOME time and we all had the chance to bond and spend time together...which, Dad reminded us, is what it's all about! By the time all was said and done...all we really remember is the good stuff...sledding, tubing, hot tubs, Just Dance competitions, games, snowmobiling, lots of good food and laughter. Speaking of laughter, Shanna and I almost peed our pants from laughing while we tried to sled on our amazing blow-up mattress tube! Such a good time! It snowed almost the whole time we were there...but that didn't get in the way! We love this trip and even though it's a challenge, it's totally worth it. Thanks everyone for making it happen!

Cheer Competitions!

Cheer competitions are simply one of my favorite things! I get to hang out with Karlee, watch her perform and we rock out to sweet tunes in the car...always a great day! The first couple competitions this year were a little rocky (in fact, the ended up deciding to compete down a level...which was a good choice). But, just this past week they took 2nd place out of 7 teams and beat Fusion (a team they have never beat...they are usually impossible to beat). Karlee had a perfect routine (they all did!) and it was a great day. One more competition and then it's Nationals...can't believe another year is flying by! Woo Hoo!