Hoopfest 2016

The Becker Buick Ballers...Lexie, Emma, Kaydin, Olivia...another Hoopfest!

Same shirts 3 years in a row...I think this might be the last year for these shirts.

We started at 9am Saturday morning.

First game was a win!

Cruz and Marcus were there for support again this year.

The girls kept a close eye on their competition.

Coaches Michael, Marc and Ryan stayed cool in the shade.

How cute are these girls?

Game 2 was a bit harder...they actually ended up with a loss.

Time to cool off with some snow cones.

Game 3...ready to go.

Marcus was the score keeper.

And off they go...Olivia made a ton of baskets.

Go Olivia...another shot.  Emma did great rebounding...she's in the right position.  The girls won...so back for Sunday.

We started at 8:30 am Sunday Morning...they are ready!

Olivia shot a lot of free-throws and made them all!

We one game 1...nice job!

Meeting with the coach.

Quick team photo...so great!

Marcus is a great support.

Game 2...it's getting hot!

Emma got to shoot a free-throw this time.

They won game 2 and moved on to a 3rd game...Olivia takes it down.

These girls worked hard.

Emma looks to pass.

They lost game 3...but got to play 6 games overall this year!  That's our best Hoopfest yet!  Great Job Becker Buick Ballers!!!

Baseball & Softball 2016

Softball Champions!

Tonight was the softball championship game for our little Mud Dogs.  They had to play the only team they have lost to in the league.  I caught a shot of the huddle before the game...these girls want this one!  Marc said this is the one that counts!

Olivia played center for this game.

Emma played second base.

I had to keep score so I did not get any game photos...but they WON!!!  The score was 23-13!!!  Yay Mud Dogs!!!

Good game Shewolves.

Good game coaches.

This was really a great championship game...two very good teams; lots of fun to watch.

One last cheer...

Go Mud Dogs!

Team photo.

And it all ended with cake!

Emma loved that part.

So did Olivia.

It was a great season.  Congratulations Girls!

Celebrating TEN

The girls decided to plan their own friend birthday party.  We started off with them decorating their own cakes.  Olivia chose bright pink for her cake.

She worked really hard on decorating it.

Emma chose lime green and purple for hers.

She worked equally hard at decorating.

Emma's masterpiece!

Love it!

Olivia's masterpiece.

Love it too!

There's a lot of pride in those cakes.

They even picked out the decorations and decorated.  We put a pillow case at each place and fabric markers in the middle for the party craft.  The birthday sign is from a few years ago purchased by Nana and used every year!

They got some balloons and placed them behind the couch...clever and cute!  I think we may have some party planners.

Marcus got his room ready too :-)

Sidney and Allison were first to arrive.  They played 4-square as they waited for the others.

When everyone arrived they started with decorating pillow cases.  That gave me time to make the taco dinner.

After dinner the kids played out in our field for a while then came back in for present time.

The girls got some great stuff...I love how now that they are 10 one of their friends can make the list of who got them what...so much easier for me :-)

We did a quick group photo.  Malia, Olivia, Marcus, Sidney (behind), Emma, Lexie and Allison.

The girls got silly string as one of their gifts so everyone wanted to see a silly string battle.

They are highly competitive!

It went on for a while...everyone was laughing hysterically!

I think Olivia may have won that battle...

Emma wanted numbers for her candles.

Olivia wanted 10 bright candles.

Twins...but oh so different!  We sang Happy Birthday.

Emma blew hers out right away...Olivia thought long and hard about her wish...then out they went.

Here's how the pillowcases turned out.

Another picture from a different angle...I think they turned out so cute!

Then it was time for Orange Crush and Root beer Floats!  Allison had an Orange Crush float...look at that foam!

Olivia was the only one who had Root beer!

Emma made the perfect float!

What a cute group!  They did not actually even have any cake; the floats filled them up.

We ended the night with Zootopia and popcorn.  Most of the girls hadn't seen Zootopia yet so it was a great choice.

I think the girls got about 1 hour of sleep...but they had a blast and after all isn't that what slumber parties are all about?