Chase Basketball

Chase was invited to play on a competitive basketball team this winter.  Coach Cloward was great with the boys and Chase really improved!  They had so much fun that they continued to play in the spring season.  Luckily the spring season was shorter and it overlapped soccer by just a couple of weeks.  There were some neighborhood boys that weren't on the competitive team but were on the Rec team so Chase decided to play Rec basketball too.  It made our schedule very busy but he loved it.  His Rec coach was great too!  The team had several boys from our neighborhood and then boys from school.  Easton was on both teams with Chase so that helped with carpooling luckily!  Chase is constantly asking to go over to the church to practice basketball.  One day we'll have our own basketball hoop.

Grandma and Grandpa A came to one of Chase's most exciting games.  They were behind the whole game and then the last two minutes their team pulled ahead and won the game.  The boys were so excited!  It was like they had won the championship game.  It was awesome!!!!

Cabin Time

Matt had a few days off in March so we called my Aunt Kaye and asked her if we could go to her cabin.  She generously said "yes!"  We went up from late Friday night until Tuesday afternoon.  We left Friday after the boys came home from school.  Monday was a school holiday so they only missed one day of school.  We didn't know if there was going to be any snow left.  At the bottom of the hill the snow was all melted but by the time we got to Kaye's cabin, there was still 2-3 feet of snow.  The boys were in heaven!!!  Every day they would go out and play in the snow for at least 3-4 hours.  The snow was hard and frozen which made it perfect for sledding.  They were light enough that they stayed right on top of the snow.  Sophie LOVED playing in the snow too!  We had to bring her inside while the boys were sledding because she would chase after the sleds and get in their way.

Bridger and Chase enjoying some hot chocolate after playing in the snow all day.  We had such a great time at the cabin.  It didn't work out for anyone else to come up and be with us so it was just our little family the whole time.  It ended up being nice and quiet.  We played lots of games together and watched movies at night.  We went for long walks every day.  The weather was beautiful!  The last day it snowed just a couple of inches so everything was white when we woke up.  We needed the rest and relaxation!!!!

Chase's Arrow of Light

 Chase has had a great Weblos leader.  Chase worked really hard and finally earned his Arrow of Light.  We have a man in our ward that cuts out these "Arrows of Light" paints them and then donates them to the ward.  Chase was very excited to get his "Arrow!"  He's been very diligent in going to scouts every week and working on his achievements at home.  We're so proud of him!