Spring has Sprung

 We've had a busy start to spring (really just a continuation of regular life/all the other seasons!). Lots of soccer with these girls ... and some pretty cold practices, even in March and April.

A couple of weeks ago, Sara went to a Bat Mitzvah at the W. Pretty fancy! After we dropped her off, Steve, Emma, and I stayed downtown for dinner. When we came out of the restaurant, we spotted the top floor party room with pink lights. Sara had a blast! Of course I didn't manage to get an actual picture of Sara, but she was all dressed up and looking great.

Emma's softball team went to the Plano West softball game, and Emma wanted a picture with the catcher (who also happens to be the daughter of a school counselor I know). She loved watching the older girls play!

Sara ran track this spring. The season is very short and over now as they begin cross country, but she had fun attending a couple of meets. She ran the 100 and 300 hurdles. This is the only picture I have of her at a meet...

Patio dining with my girls❤

One day last week, Steve sent me this picture of ducks visiting our pool. Made me smile.

Both girls enjoyed filling out a bracket for March Madness, and both picked Kansas to win. They came in #1 and #2 in our annual Phi Kap bracket challenge!

Of course, spring has meant plenty of severe weather in North Texas, even resulting in some time in the closet. During this particular event, Sara was at cheer (they waited it out in the foam pit), and Steve was at HH. Luckily it passed by us mostly without incident. 

Sara's cheer season came to an unexpected and disappointing early end due to a coaching change (followed by lots of drama) at the gym. The team had to withdraw from the final three competitions, and most girls have left the gym. On the bright side, Sara has gotten lots of gym and coaching time almost entirely to herself! Not sure what our next steps are on this front; we have some decisions to make. She wants to keep cheering competitively, and also has school cheer to look forward to starting later in the summer.

Emma's sports season has also run into a big obstacle, unfortunately, because she suffered a fractured wrist at yesterday's soccer game. It's been a long and exhausting weekend for her (and all of us). More to come on that. In the meantime, though, we're getting the slow-down we'd been wishing for ...