Gymnastics Runner

Kali was invited to be a runner at the University of Utah's gymnastics meet against Oregon State. A runner sits down on the floor with the judges and when the scores are given, they put them up on the signs and rotate them around for everyone to see. It was such a cool experience for her to be so close to the gymnasts.

When we first arrived at the Huntsman Center to watch the meet, we ran into Swoop. Emma was terrified and didn't want to get anywhere near him.

The meet was a little long for the girls, but they got a few things for free from spinning a Ford advertisment wheel (scarves, bags, chapstick) that kept them entertained.

And when the meet was over, Kali got to go around to all the gymnasts and have them sign a poster for her. It was a pretty cool experience.

Gymnastics Meet

We went to a University of Utah gymnastics meet tonight and had a fun time. Kali gets to be a helper with the scoring during a meet next month so her coach wanted her to come watch a meet to get a feel for what she'll have to do. Unfortunately we were so high up that Kali was having trouble seeing, but it was still fun to go.

Emma had a blast because she spent the entire time walking along the seats. Sadie, on the other hand, was bored out of her mind. She didn't like the fact that she had to just sit there. She wanted to be down on the floor. She was, however, infatuated with the U sign. She wanted to know why everyone kept holding their hands in that position and decided to give it a try. Josh was pretty horrified to see what she was doing. What did he expect when we were at a University of Utah meet?!

And for some reason we always luck out at sporting events and end up near the mascot. The U's red-tailed hawk, Swoop, came up and gave the girls a high five. They were pretty stoked.

The Grizzlies

 
We used our Pass of All Passes and took the girls to a Utah Grizzlies Hockey game today, their first one. It wasn't at all what they were expecting. Sadie thought it would be boring but as soon as the music started playing all the girls were out of their seats and dancing with huge smiles on their faces. I kept having to remind them to sit down when the game started again. They were a little confused by all the fights that broke out and kept asking questions about them. Thankfully there was cotton candy. There girls were stuffing their faces with it and Emma's couldn't get enough. It was her first experience with it and she loved it.

RSL Game

Josh recently got promoted to R&D Manager at work and was given 5 tickets to the RSL game as a way of saying congratulations. The crazy thing is that they were $100 tickets because they were on the 3rd row and included food. This was our view. Can I just say amazing!

Other than having to take care of a 15 months old, we had a blast. We ate more popcorn and ice cream sandwiches than was good for us and enjoyed every second of it. And the game was good too. They won 2-0.

We were also close enough to have a special moment with Leo the Lion.

BYU Basketball Game

We took the girls to their first BYU basketball game today. Mind you, we had seats on the second to the top row of the Energy Solutions Arena, so it turned out to be quite the experience. Josh and I hiked up and down the steps about six times each in the first half alone for food, drinks, potty breaks, poopy diapers, etc. By half time, we were more than ready to find a closer seat. When we finally selected our spot, we looked over and Cindy and Tony and kids were right across the isle. Other than cleaning up spilled food, calming a fussy baby and controlling a two-year-old, it was fun. And it turned out to be a pretty significant game with Haws scoring 42 points.

Rivalry Week

For years I have been wanting to mow a Y in my lawn and I've either forgotten or it has snowed. This year I remembered and it was so much fun. I have had more phone calls, texts and drive by's. It has been great! All the Ute fans threaten to mow it or paint it red. The BYU fans ask how I did it. That was the other fun part. I just eyeballed it. I used my girls toy lawn mower to push a light line in the lawn and then copied it with my mower. I was a little nervous when I got started that it wasn't turning out right, but I was pretty proud of it by the time I finished.

Then today, game day, we all dressed in our BYU blue and had blue milk for breakfast. Our ward held their annual tailgate party in the afternoon where we ate some yummy food and socialized with our fellow BYU and Utah fans. And to finish off the evening, Josh got to go to the game. His co-worker gave him a ticket. Unfortunately, his seat was in the Ute fan section and BYU lost the game.

Utes Gymnastics

We got free tickets to a U of U gymnastics meet and decided to take the girls. You can't really tell from this picture, but Kali was in heaven. All she could talk about was how she wanted to do what they were doing. I must admit that Kali would be an amazing gymnast. Not only does she have a knack for that kind of thing, she has no fear of it either.

And Ashlyn was in heaven that we got to ride on Trax. We only rode it for one stop (from Rice Eccles to the Huntsman Center), but ever since then she has been talking nonstop about how we rode on a train.