Spring Break 2018 - Cannon Beach OR

We went to Cannon Beach OR this year for spring break.  We arrived on Friday and hung out after our 7 1/2 hour drive.  We had a big group this year.  Here are Olivia, Emma, Bree and Savannah.

Marcus and Cole were glad to see each other.

Saturday morning I went on a run and found the trail to the beach.  So after breakfast I gathered the group for a walk to the beach.  Diesel was ready!

We were less then a mile from the famous Haystack Rock!  Marcus couldn't believe his eyes!

Pretty cool.

It was such a nice day we decided to take advantage of it for photos.  Here's our family.

We even got Diesel to pose.

Savannah, Amy and Raymond.

Cole, Andy, Angelique and Bree along with Sky.

The kids were quick to remove their boots...so cute.

They had to wade in the ocean.

Such obedience! 

So cute.

True love!

Love these guys!

All the kids!

Diesel did so amazing.  He got to run off the leash and came when we called...such a good little puppy (he's only 8 months old!)

Love the photo bomb Raymond...he's pretty good at those!

This is the best place Ever!

We decided to try a night clam dig but had to get dinner first.  The kid table.

The adults.  We ate pizza at a bowling alley...it was very good.

Then off to the beach for some clam digging.

Group photo before the sun sets.  We had Michael, Michelle, Javin and Lexie join us for the dig.  Can you believe Lexie and Olivia are as tall as Michelle now?

Silly photo...

The boys got busy digging.

They agreed to a quick pose.

This is Angelique's first time digging.

Marc and the girls searching for clam holes.

Hi Emma.

Looking good Olivia.

We didn't get too many clams so decided we'd do morning digs going forward.  It was fun though.

The girls posed for a quick picture before heading home.

Softball in Richland

The girls had their first official club Diamonds Softball tournament this weekend.  Day 1 was black uniforms.  Pretty sharp girls.  

Marcus and I missed the 1st 2 games due to the chef competition but we made it for their 8pm game Saturday evening.  It was cold but I guess the morning and afternoon games were colder.

Olivia up to bat...sort of cool they got to play under the lights.

Emma up to bat.

Emma makes it to 2nd...

Olivia at bat again.

Looking good Olivia!

Olivia on 2nd!

Emma up again...they won this game and were so fun to watch!

Day 2 was white jerseys.  Emma played in right field.

Marcus was a great support to his sisters.

Olivia played 2nd base.

Olivia at bat.

Nice load Olivia!

And she swings.

Looking good Olivia...love to watch her play.

Emma at bat.

Love watching her too.  They played a game at 10am, noon and had a 3rd game at 4pm.

Olivia and Emma got to be team captains at the 4pm game.

They look so cute!

Emma at bat again.

Bunt!

Nice swing Emma.  They ended up winning 4 out of 6 games (I saw all the wins :-)).  It was a great first tournament.  It wasn't a trophy tournament; it was just a sort of "warm up" tournament to start the season and see where everyone was.  I'm so excited for the rest of this season!  Go Diamonds!

Future Chef

Marcus was picked to compete in the Future Chef competition.  He got a shirt, apron and chef hat!

Some of his football buddies were also there.

The whole group...all but one were from Chattaroy Elementary.

Marcus got a mentor to help him make his recipe.

He puts on his gloves.

And prepares his dish.

Great Job Marcus.

Here he is at his presentation of his dish.

Marcus made a shrimp noodle dish.  The theme of the competition was Asian food and Marcus picked this meal.  He had to submit the recipe and then he was picked to compete.  They had to make one main dish for the presentation dish.

And then 50 samples for all to taste.

Great job boys!

There were 3 judges.  They asked each kid a question and tasted their dish.

Then we all got to sample...it was yummy!

Marcus got one of the runner up prizes.  A cool pan and lots of cooking things.

His two buddies too 1st and 2nd...those football players sure know how to cook!

Great job kids!  What a fun event!

Math is Cool

Marcus participated in the Math is Cool competition on Friday.  The kids were bused to St George's School at 2:30pm.  Parents got to come around 6:15pm for their dinner break.  Marcus was all smiles with his buddies.

This year's team shirt color was lime green...easy to spot!

Parents got to watch the team event.  Marcus, Nolan and Justin were a team.   They played against 3 different schools...they won one round out of the 3.  They gave it their all and were fun to watch.

Look at all those kids!  What a great experience!

Basketball 2017-2018

Our final tournaments were cancelled so the 2017-2018 season is officially over.  Here are the team and individual pictures from this year!

Great season girls!