Meet fees range, but this year it was roughly $750. (This does not include practices, equipment, or travel expenses. So, each year we sell wreaths etc to raid those funds. Second, travel!
Each week all three smallies and I run into billings and back 5 times a week. Then there's travel to the meets (we went to Helena (2x), Bozeman (2x), Missoula, billings, and rexburg (angel went with another family). Some trips were just me and pinky and Benny and some were all of us. Car rides are fun with 3 kids under 6 years;) we pack lots of movies and snacks and of course the breast pump lol.
This last trip was to State meet in Bozeman, boo cats;) this meet is a big deal as all the participants have to qualify to attend. We left late , of course (at 6:25 am) and headed there. Lainey's movie player temporarily didn't work (she was very upset as she was excited to watch "cinderwewla" and "mada" (mater). As it wasn't even 6:30 I definitely hadn't had enough coffee to solve the issue. Luckily Angelynn was able to figure it out:) so, we continue down the road. Landon playing day's iPhone, laine watching movies, Benny blowing raspberries and Angelynn reading. (I might add these kids are road trip pros, we only stop if absolutely necessary. We pack our own food, limit liquids and we cruise along! I learned from the best road trippers ever, my folks. There was NO stopping lol. Ask me about the coffee can next time you talk to me haha!!) even Ben has his road trip snacks, mama pumps as we cruise and angel or daddy gives him a bottle. I get some strange looks from truckers, but hey, what can ya do?!
Once we arrive (10 min late :/. I loathe being late, but have had to relax about it once we had Ben. I was raised in a home where you were always 10 min early, on time was late and actually late never happened) we drop Angelynn to check in. We park and as we are getting the smallies out I realize something. Laine is still dressed in her frog Jammies. So, as I look through the bag of clothes we brought her my heart sinks, we didn't pack shoes!! Lol!! Ok, so we forego getting her dressed, and bring her in with crazy hair and frog Jammies:) oh well, what can ya do?! Luckily she spent most her time with dad. It seems her looking homeless is cute when he has her. When I have her and she looks wild I get disapproving looks. It shouldn't bother me but it does.
Our smallies survive watching the meet without any meltdowns and Angelynn and her team did awesome!! (14th all around for Angelynn and 2nd place team award!!) she ended the season with get best all around scores and a happy heart!
The drive back was uneventful, besides a set of vanishing Wendy's gift cards. Y mom have us some that I keep for special occasions, I pulled them out, we got to Wendy's and they had vanished. We all searched the car and they were nowhere!!! We paid for our snacks and headed our. The cards magically appeared a few hours later in the snack bag, weird!!
By now it is 2:45, we are finally home!! Yay!! Moo and Big (still in frog Jammies) run around the front yard playing with sticks, Angelynn showers and relaxes and Benny and I snuggle and he eats and eats and eats!! Dad finds homes for some of our overflowing garbage can:/ (remember we missed garbage day?!)
All in all a successful day.:) however, we discovered our wii isn't reading discs anymore :( which made big and moo sad as they were excited to play swords:( we will have to get it looked at.
Brad had a chat with the neighbors about their dog that barks ALL THE TIME! I a hoping that remedies it because I'm about to start plotting ways to quiet them myself!
We all slept hard after a big day. All besides Benny :/ he kept me up as he needed me. Daddy took over abt 4:30 this morning so I could rest too.
Church was great! Angelynn looked gorgeous and took incredible notes, Landon loved being w Miss Patty and big and Benny did great in the nursery. Oh! I forgot to mention, laine dressed as princess Tiana for church lol. That kid! Now it is finally rest time. Lainey is snoring next to me, it is wonderful!
Looking forward to the next few days. Worried about Thursday's approach as Angelynn is headed to msla for Easter with her dad. She's excited for a shopping day with her auntie:) love that kid, sure will miss her for the few days she is gone!!
Happy Palm Sunday y'all!
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