Saturday, June 1, 2024

Spring 2024 Sports

 We are exhausted and broke, but...full of memories and our kids had a great time on these teams. 

Anderson: 
  • NPA 7on7
  • Ducks 7on7
  • FMS Track
  • AAU basketball (just a few tournaments)
Max
  • Ducks 7on7
  • Travelers AAU basketball
Gatlinburg tournament -2nd place out of 28 teams

Gatlinburg tournament 




Love this pic

SO many hours-we had to take a break in the car. 


Grateful for all of this time together 
Max's 7on7 team

Anderson's NPA team practicing at UT
Anderson Ducks 

Love this one
Watching him play QB is high level stress, but he does a great job. 





Spring Break trip with Dad to NOLA
Anderson NPA in NOLA

AAU in Gatlinbug
7on7 posing at the GA State stadium
He stalked all of the players. 
Really cool to see a college stadium!
Quick moment in Atlanta before a game
Seriously the cutest

Gatlinburg tournament 


Winners of the entire LEAGUE in Knoxville!
Tournament in Knoxville
Someone stole his ball, but we got it back!
Anderson's track season was GREAT!
His 4x1 team qualified for state!!
Noni was there to cheer him on at Sectionals!
So was I!

His team WON the County (3rd year in a row!)


He won the WORKHORSE AWARD! So proud of him. 
State meet in Clarksville at Austin Peay. 

They placed 10th in the ENTIRE STATE!!
We spent an entire Saturday driving up there and watching and driving back, but I was really proud of him and loved it. 


Another Knoxville tournament

WINNERS!!!
Love watching him hustle at basketball! 







Spring 2024

 

Max and Graham at the park.
Bines. 
Visit to the mall for cologne & cookie cake.
Scout's shower in Birmingham. 
Completing homework in the kitchen.
Max got pink eye right before Spring Break...sigh. 
Loving Gresham.


Max @ a party for a 7on7 friend.
Moose loves the sunshine. 
Max picked up on another 7on7 team and had so much fun. 
Top Golf with Noni & Bop.


It was fun!
Urban Air with Noah
Trying a new restaurant-Poke bowls & Dole Whip!

Visit from Lily & Noni/Bop took them to do all of the fun things. 
Anderson even got to miss school to hang out!
Always love the snugliness, even if they are hard to wake up. 
Bines, just always along for the ride at ALL things. 
Slight mishap with the weedeater. 
Anderson, checking out colognes...

Dollywood with Graham
Basketball tournament with Max in Gatlinburg!
Obviously found ice cream
Always, always doing some kind of training.
Mexican Night at GG's! She always has the best decorations and extra fun. This evening included churros and fried ice cream!

Always so much fun!
Cousins
Easter-we went to mass and then to eat at First Watch
And then home to baskets!
Followed by lunch, an egg hunt, confetti eggs and more games at Noni's!
Bop and his @2 bills for the win. 


Easter baskets from GG. 
And, a new Connect 4 game!
GG, using Max as a shield during the confetti egg war.

Visit to the mall with Max and Reese
Nicole visited THE SHAM!! It was so much fun. She went on the announcements & helped me with lunch duty. 
Max's Confirmation was really special-I love that he was able to do it with his buddies. 
So happy that he asked Noni to be his sponsor. 


So grateful for this Catholic family!
Always so lucky to have the grandparents with us at everything. 
We went to Craven Wings & then had cookie cake!
Max was asked to play in a 7on7 league as QB and you know I snuck Moose to as many games as possible. 
They won it all and Max did awesome!
We got a 1/2 day for the solar eclipse, which turned out to be incredibly lame, but we did ride bikes in the rain to the top of the hill, with our glasses. 
Solar Eclipse doughnuts for the win, obviously.
Giant tree fell at school AT dismissal, right over the car line so we obviously had to pose. 
Max has been begging for lobster so we bought one and cooked it at home...he did not love it. 
UT baseball game with friends. 
Random pic before school one day. 
Noah & Scout's wedding weekend was SO much fun. We stayed right over the little downtown, so we hit up all the little shops. 
Grown up cousins at the Rehearsal Dinner. 
My favorite. 
Noni & Bop looked so cute. 

It was seriously the best time. The food was delicious, we are all go to hang out, Kyler gave the perfect speech, everything was perfect. 
We spent Sat as tourists. 

Then, we went to the wedding!



So grateful for these grown up siblings.

Everything was just the actual best.

It started POURING right as the ceremony ended, but there were umbrellas and the music was perfect and we loved all of it. 

Seriously so much fun. 


Late night facials. 

Fishing with Anderson. I was the carrier of his tackle box. 
Another week, another cast. He got hurt at a basketball game. 
These 2 always end up dressed alike. 
Lacing my new shoes for me!

Max' cast
Max's 11th birthday-Noni checked him and Anderson out and took them to get ice cream. 

Cute 11 year old.
Finally got his phone!

Bundt cake, always delicious. 
New sunglasses
Junk BOX!
Scavenger hunt items 
Chesapeake's for dinner with GG. He was so excited about his lobster. 
LOTS of celebrations 
Mother's Day with GG

They are almost both taller than me. 
Evening walk on Mother's Day. 
Field Day at THE SHAM

Bines. Always. 
Whit's finally had Key Lime Pie!
Boat day with the Clarks

Dollywood on Memorial Day!
There were NO lines! It was amazing. 
Always love time with them that does not feel rushed. 
No cavities!
Grateful Denise is also a principal!
Visited Ripley's attractions after basketball games!

Go Karts & Bumper Boats!