The One with Ceremonies

December 15 - 18, 2017
Having Sports Kids means there is a lot of pomp and circumstance around everything you do.  Games with their hype, homecomings with their pageantry, banquets with there celebrity.  It so much fun, and yet it can be exhausting!  And really, we've only just begun - we're 1/2 way through sophomore year - that's a lot of "stuff" to still go to!

This week(end) started with the 2017 Pioneer Football Banquet for Lara, and continued with 2017 Mulhall-Orlando Basketball Homecoming for Emma.  Lara spent the rest of the weekend in Orlando with her family.  Here are a few pictures from our ceremonies.

Also, Lara found out this weekend that she was chosen as the Sophomore Attendant for Wrestling Homecoming - let the dress search begin!

The One Where They Were Spread Out

December 8 - 11, 2017
Rural Oklahoma.  Kids active in Team Sports.  And other clubs and activities.  There are weekends where we do not connect much, if at all.  This was one of those...

Another weekend has passed.  The 2020 Project has made us all look at things in a different way.  Really lean in to the weekends and the experiences.  And to cherish the down time and the calm moments.  This weekend was a busy one for all - as usual this time of year.  With Christmas just a few days away, it seems everyone is celebrating, and with team sports kids, there is always a competition or a practice right on the horizon.

As I write this, it is Thursday.  Of the next week.  I think this is the latest so far that I have gotten around to logging my weekly #2020project entry!  I will probably start in on next week's as soon as I am done here!  As a family, we have had something every night the past week, and next week is no different!  Love my crazy, busy, big family, and all the adventures they take us on, but this old Mommy needs a NAP!

This pas weekend for Emma started with her Mulhall-Orlando Lady Panthers heading to Agra for an area tournament.  They lost out on Friday, but that didn't mean things were getting less busy for my #1 daughter!  She was soon off to Midwest City for her FFA MFE (Made for Excellence) leadership conference.  I know she had a blast with that and was able to connect with old friends, meet new ones, and hone her leadership skills.  My favorite part of that experience was her sending me a short clip of her FFA crew singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believing!"  That's the Dream Weaver theme song!

Emma at MFE

Only one I got of her in official dress

Lara's weekend started early on Thursday night with a wrestling match at Stillwater High School with her Pioneers facing Southmoore.  As a team they came up short, but there were a few fantastic duels where our wrestlers came out on top.  And if that wasn't enough wrestling, there was an area tournament in Perry that started on Friday and lasted all day Saturday.  Lara left from school to head up there on Friday, and got home late Friday night.  Only to get up super early Saturday morning and go back!  We had to have her at the high school by 7:15 Saturday morning.  She must really love being a trainer!  ;)  She was done by early ebeing Saturday, and then got to spend the rest of the night recooperating because the rest of te Weavers were with Jake at his basketball tournament!

cleaning up blood from the mat Thursday night

Sunday, we got to rest, and go to church.  Much needed day of catching up!  After church that evening, we met some friends on campus to take their Christmas Card picture in front on the big orange "O" on Library Lawn.  Since we were there, I had the kids pose and I got one of them as well!

Another weekend in the books.  Another marble out of the jar.  Childhood is fleeting.  Right before our eyes.  So beautiful to watch and share.

The One Where We Decorated

December 1-4, 2017
Thanksgiving is over, so that must mean Christmas is right around the corner.  And even though the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear, the way we like to do it is by putting up a Christmas tree, lights and inflatables in the yard, and stockings hung with care.  And this was the weekend to make it happen!  Among all the other usual things we do on weekends...

Emma spent this weekend with her dad, and Lara stayed in Stillwater with us.  Aside from decorating our house for Christmas - which led to finding some real gems of the girls as babies and toddlers, we also had our usual trip to Edmond for Jake's basketball game - and an awesome meal at Ted's!  Lara and I also made some fun ornaments for her to share with the SHS Wrestling Mat Maids.  Emma was in the holiday decorating mode with her family as well.  They went to a tree farm in Edmond to pick theirs out.  And Lara helped Finn pose with the inflatables in our yard. Other than that, it was an easy weekend of homework, laundry, church, and our family meeting.  Here are a few pictures of our weekend adventures:

So as we get ready to celebrate Christmas with our family, we are still in Basketball and Wrestling seasons for the kids, so our night are full of adventure!  Plus, there is the school year to finish out...