March Madness...another crazy month

Kids Cottage Fairs, Caleb's basketball tourney, Ryan's birthday, Sedona, Castles n Coasters, Easter...just a few of the exciting moments for the month of March.....

It started out attending Madelyn and Caleb's Cottage Fairs at their school. Madelyn's was first, and hers was on the 10th . Her class sang songs that represented moments in American history. It was very cute, and I was so proud of her and her accomplishments.
Caleb's Cottage Fair was on Arizona Connection, and was considered a "family project." He picked an Arizona town and had to come up with a presentation on a part of that town. Caleb's town was Pinetop/Lakeside...a very beautiful place with much sentimental value to our family. So Caleb and Mom went to work, gathering facts and pictures. Then mom put together a video that went along with a poem I (and Grandma) wrote. It was quite the unique presentation and turned out great.
Then it was off to Caleb's first basketball tourney with his new team, Little Powerhouse. I'm so impressed with his new coach and his new team. I know Coach Glenn cares about Caleb and truly enjoys working on the kids skills, making them better athletes. I am excited about the growth and future of this team.
Little Powerhouse took the Bronze on this tourney, but only lost to the 1st place team by 4 points. They played well and will only get better. My favorite moment was when we were playing Caleb's old team and Caleb totally stuffed his friend and school mate. Tyler did not have a prayer against Caleb...
Caleb is definitely a force to be reckoned with. His size totally scares most of the kids his age. When he is in they think twice before driving the lane. His rebounding and shooting is getting better and better with each practice and game. Some people call him the next Shaq (except Caleb can shoot...hee). As I say with Madelyn, Caleb is so fun to watch and I look forward to many years to come...

We celebrated Ryan's birthday on Saint Patrick's Day, having a little family get together at their house. The kids had a blast, as they always do. And Great Grandma Margaret even joined us, and actually enjoyed the caos with all the screaming children. She enjoyed it so much we had to get a picture with her and her great-grandchildren. She is 88 years old and such a joy to be around...she'll talk your ear off, but still such a joy.
A day in beautiful Sedona wasn't enough for one weekend...we had to stop at Castles n Coasters on the way home and spent another 5 hours there. Although it is no Disneyland, it definitely filled the roller coaster void for the kids. Last Spring Break was spent at Disneyland, and with no plans for this Spring Break this year, we had to come up with something quick. And this is the next best thing that Arizona can bring. They actually didn't know much of a difference...a ride is a ride
is a ride
is a ride...

We miniature golfed
and road ride after ride...
We shut the park down. The kids had an absolute blast and want to know when we're going back. Uhhhh, not for a while I hope :)
The next morning....Happy Easter. We barely got home and to sleep in time for the Easter Bunny to come, deliver some goodies, and hide eggs. When you have to wake up your 3 and 4 year old and force them to go see what the Easter Bunny brought, then you've got serious problems. My kids have never been the "wake up at 5am cuz their so excited" kind of kids...like I remember me growing up.
But they still got excited once they arose, and we had a wonderful morning together as a family.
Even Bella had fun finding Easter eggs... Another basketball tourney for Caleb, this time playing kids older than them. It makes a big difference with another year of growth, strength, and coordination. It was a tough tourney, but they came out with another Bronze, winning the consolation game in OT by 1 point. We are so proud of them!And that raps up March. Oh, and I can't wait for April...another busy and exciting month ahead...as always.