Thursday, February 6, 2025

Senior Year Bowling 2024-2025



Lyla was bowler #4 and this was her 1st time getting over 200!!!


Everyone was so happy for her and celebrated her joining the 200s club.


wings to celebrate the day




What an amazing bowling career Lyla has had. Every year she did better than the year before. It all wrapped up with an amazing day at the State Tournament in Tukwilla at Bowlero. She was such a rockstar. She really brought all the girls she shared a lane with together and was such a team builder. She bowled with girls from Central Kitsap, 2 from Timberline and Lincoln High Schools. She started out with encouraging words as they gathered to walk in introductions and had them high fiving the first game, to cheering and laughing together at the end. The other coaches got picture of them together because they loved the little team that was built. All the girls were amazing and 2 got in the top 15. Lyla bowled her best game ever at 203 and finished 26th out of 79 girls for A3 girls in the State of Washington, plus 1 team from Oregon. I was six games, 3 in the morning (felt a little long getting started), lunch and then 3 afternoon games. I just seem to find myself sitting on the verge of crying this year as we do so many of the "lasts" with Lyla. She is such a fun and amazing person. I sure love hanging around her and watching her do her thing. I will miss her around next year. Nona was also a trooper hanging out all day. Luckily she makes friends easy and had a few little buddies to hang with at the arcade and some high schoolers gave them a card with a ton of points so they could get prizes.

 

Friday, January 3, 2025

Canada Food Tour 2024






















 We went up to Canada for Thanksgiving this year. We had to be back for a Hockey game Saturday night so we couldn't do the whole thing with the Chan's so we went early. Thanksgiving day was sunny and beautiful so we rented bikes and rode around Vancouver. We had Indian, Chinese, Japanese and American food. It was so all so good and we ate a lot of it. Another successful trip.

Christmas Painting

This year we painted on Christmas Day. Cannon graduated from BYU-I in December and has moved back to work at Amazon starting in January. Miya was in Boise for Christmas this year, but Ciara came over and painted with us. The theme for this year was "things you find in the garden". I, of course, was the best at it...never! I did however participate and that is worth something. It is always fun to see how talented my family is each year.

Phil

Cannon

Lyla

Ciara

Nona

Jamie




 

No Rain




 
 No rain on New Year's Day so we got out and went for a walk at Point Ruston. It is always so nice to have the sun out in the winter. 

Rewards





Nona asked if she could earn a trip to Catapult at the Lakewood Towne Center if she read 15 chapter books. I had to approve the books so they weren't super easy and she tracked them all and finished in time for a trip over Christmas break. She had a great time playing and was super sweaty by the time we left.  
Books: Smile, Sisters, Tale of Emily Windsnap, Goldie, Bentley, Angel, Jack, (Puppy Place Books), Twin Tastrophy, Love Bites, Take Two, The Bat Pack, Ellen Tebbits, Charlotte's Web, Star Friends, Glory Be