May 20, 2017

We woke up happy.  Another day of track and field at the state meet.  We had a lot of time to kill, and a super crazy bunch of boys, so we headed to a park.  We let the boys run and play and climb for a few hours.  Greg chased them around for a while. It was fun.  Then we headed to lunch at the CougarEat.  After that, we shopped in the bookstore.  We bought a few BYU items, and a pound of chocolate fudge.  :)  Then we sat on the floor in the big open area by the bookstore and let the boys run around and play, occasionally coming back for a bite of fudge.  The boys were having so much fun running and wrestling that Miles begged me to leave them there while we went back to the track. Ha ha.  No.  ;)

Austin, Miles, Cosmo, and Owen. :)

Owen's cheering on Emma with his new BYU hat.

The gang's all here.  It was a long two days of track, but so much fun.

Now the boys get a turn.  Owen, Austin, Lance, and Miles, ready to run!

On your marks, get set, go!

Lance is a little slow on the start!  But oh, so cute!

Saturday was a much warmer day, and we tried to squeeze into a little bit of shade.  We got to watch some really exciting races as the meet wrapped up.  Finally it was time for Emma's 4 x 400.  Her team had two freshman and two sophomores.  Emma ran the last leg.  This race, they just couldn't quite get it done.  They all came out too fast and died off at the end.  But their time was really fast.  And I was proud of them all for trying so hard! They didn't place, but only just barely.
We quickly got over any disappointment because they announced the team winners.  And Desert Hills girls and boys teams both won the State Championship!  It was so much fun milling around on the track with the team and the parents and the trophy as the sun set behind the bleachers.  The evening was beautiful and the team spirit was at an all-time high! We enjoyed every minute of it.

The drive home was long and late!  By the time we rolled in at midnight, all of the kids were asleep.  We were exhausted, but happy to have experienced such a wonderful weekend.

I love my little family so much.  I love that when Emma's team won, Greg and I could look at each other and cry and share in that moment.  I love that my boys all love each other, and that we all had so much fun together.  I love that I got to be there to enjoy such an exciting and fun moment.  I am so grateful for my life and for my blessings.  I am so blessed.