Jordan's 10th Birthday

 Most summers Jordan's birthday rolls around when we are at the cabin.  This year was no exception except that it was the best birthday at the cabin ever because he had his best buddy Grant with him for the week as well as his best cousin Cody!  Of course we can't forget his favourite brother either.

 We had a glow stick and sparkler dance party on the dock.

Later on when we were back in Calgary Jordan and his friend William (who are only 1 week apart in age) had a joint birthday party with Grant and Adam and they went mini golfing and had donuts for a birthday cake.  What a fun group of boys.

July 4th in Utah!

We had decided to make a trip to Utah for July 4th to go the Stadium of Fire.  Carrie Underwood was performing and the girls love her music.  Just before it was time to leave Grandpa bought a 40 foot motorhome and so we travelled in style to Utah.  It was so fun to have the space in the motorhome to travel in with a bathroom on hand and a fridge stocked with food and pop.  The kids thought it was soooooo great!!

On the afternoon of July 4 we went for a picnic up the canyon with Sonya's family.  

It was a beautiful hot day and the river felt really good to cool us off.

We played all kinds of fun games and even Kailey was able to participate despite her broken wrist.  

It was horrible to be in the heat with a cast on her arm.

Of course little Lucy was everybody's favourite!

My boys!

It was so fun to watch them play football together.  

They would draw up plays and execute all kinds of running plays and complex handoffs.

 And then the celebration when they scored!  A little hip bumping in the air!

That evening we went to the BYU stadium to see the Stadium of Fire.  Carrie Underwood was amazing and it was the first concert the kids had been to.  The fireworks were amazing too!

Soccer Season 2014

Jordan loves soccer season even if it is a bit cold and often times rainy in Calgary.  He had 6 Mormon boys on his team this year and they were really good!  They won the gold medal this year again (for about the fifth season in a row).

Jordan is an intense player and is really starting to see the field well.  He is always looking for a pass inside to his teammates but he also knows when to try and score himself.

His teammates love it when he plays goalie because it is the only time they feel like the goal is really being protected well.  Jordan usually plays half of the game as goalie and enjoys the challenge and the pressure of that position.

This is probably the last year that JJ and his best buddy Grant will play soccer together.  We found out half way through the season that Grant will be moving to Denver.  JJ was crushed and tears rolled down his cheeks when I told him the sad news.  For now they enjoy every minute they get to play together.

My Pride and Joy

Spring 2014

I find myself looking at my kids and wishing I could just freeze time.  They are growing up so fast and as busy as I am with all of their activities, I wouldn't have it any other way.  I hate missing any games or events because I want to capture every minute of their activities.  I know that before long I will not have the busy schedule I do now and I will miss it.

Carson and Kailey in their club basketball uniforms. 

This is Carson's last year playing Genesis and Kailey plays for CBA.

And just in case you are wondering, Carson is taller than Kailey by about an inch.  Everybody always asks him if his sister is taller than him and his answer is always NO!

JJ loves soccer season!

And there is my ballerina.  Sadie is definitely the most graceful of them all!

JJ Brings Home the Gold from Provincials

Back in March Jordan's Calwest basketball team went to Provincials in Edmonton.  It was a really fun weekend travelling with his team for the first time.  They played really well and managed to bring home the Gold.

 The boys had a great season and really improved their game thanks to some great dedicated coaches.

One of the highlights of their season was when they came to watch the Ernest Manning High School Boys play and the Calwest team was the half time show.  They played a 4 on 4 game in front of all the high school fans and the fans cheered louder for little Weston than they do for big brother Weston.  Darcy was announcing the game in the microphone and the boys would get excited to hear Darcy's commentating when he would call their name out.

Jordan is still the smallest player on the court but he is quick and is not afraid to put the shots up over the big boys.  You just have to get the shots of quickly.

They got home from Provincials late Saturday night and Jordan left his trophy standing on the island in the kitchen.  When Carson came upstairs the next morning he was blown away with this huge trophy sitting there. He said "That's not fair!  I have been playing basketball for how many years and I don't have a trophy like that!  This is Jordan's first year playing and this is what he wins?"  Jordan said to Carson, "All you have to do is win Provincials Carson!"  No big deal really.  Just another weekend in the life of Jordan Weston.

Cutest Little Shepard Ever

The kids had the opportunity to be performers in the 50th year celebration of the Nativity pageant at Heritage Park in Calgary.  Even though Jordan wasn't quite old enough to be a performer they allowed him to do it because he made the cutest Shepard ever!

 Jordan loved the sheep and would tend to them all night while he performed the nativity over and over and over.  It was cold outside and Jordan didn't have much time between shows to warm up.  He was chilled to the bone by the end of the performance nights but he was a really good sport and did a fantastic job of being the cutest little Shepard!

We also had angels among us this Christmas  Sadie and Kailey were angels in the Nativity performances.  They were as beautiful as ever.  They had the easy job and got to spend most of the evening in the warm building until they popped out for their 30 seconds in the cold to sing and then back inside where it was warm.  They felt bad for Jordan having to be outside the whole performance and they were really good about helping him warm up with hot shots on his ears in between shows.

Cousin vs Cousin

JJ - my little baller!

And when I say little I mean little!  Look at how tiny he is compared to the boys he plays with.

He doesn't let his size get him down.  He just tells himself that he has to be quicker than the big guys.

The day final came when Jordan and his best buddy (and cousin) got to face each other on the court!  They were so excited to play against each other!

To make the game even more fun it was brother-in-law versus brother-in-law in the coaching boxes.  They had fun telling each other to sit down and the assistant coaches weren't sure what to think as they didn't know they were brother-in-laws.

Cody getting warmed up!

 Game Time!

Jordan and Cody were not too worried because they knew they wouldn't have to guard each other on the court.  Of course Jordan would guard the smaller guards and Cody would be guarding the taller players . . .

 . . . until Jordan finds himself playing help defence against Cody who is 7 inches taller than JJ.  Jordan was all grins when he saw Cody coming at him and I think Cody was laughing too! It was really cute to watch them.  

 Looks like Jordan grew a few inches during the game!   (He wishes!)

Maybe one day these two can play on the same team and be teammates!  I was teasing Jordan the night before this game because he was having Cody sleep over at our house.  I asked him why he wanted to sleep with the enemy.  He said "Mom, Cody will always be my best bud and even if he is on the other team and scores I will cheer for him and if I am on the court I might even high five him.  That would be fun wouldn't it?"

Halloween Fun

JJ couldn't decided whether he wanted to be Lu Lu Loopsy or a crazy Trojan for Halloween.  After a few seconds of dilemma he decided he wanted to resort to the same old famous costume  . . . the Football Player!  I think he has only been two things his whole life for Halloween.  He was a pirate for about 3 years and has been a football player for probably 4 or 5 years.  

We had a party dance at the church and of course we were asked to decorate for it.  The decorations always impress everyone and it really makes for a fun party!  Too bad our whole family was busy with all of our other activities on couldn't actually attend the party.  We just setup and took it all down.

Halloween night was the usual ritual.  Grant and Nadia come in from the country to trick or treat with JJ and Sadie.  Every year they get a little faster and little smarter.  We take the van filled with big blue buckets for each kid.  After they run like crazy from house to house on a street they stop by the van and dump their candy so their bag doesn't get too heavy and then they run to the next street.  In two hours they accumulate so much candy it is disgusting!

In the contest between the the Football players and the cute M&M and lady bug guess which ones get more candy?

The M&M and the Lady Bug!