The 9th grade band classes put on a concert with the high school band to get everyone excited for being in the band next year. I missed this concert, but Jill went and said it was really nice. Sadly, Logan isn't going to be in the band next year. He likes playing the trumpet and has enjoyed band, but he just can't fit it into his schedule.
It was a busy night! In addition to his concert, Alyssa had a basketball practice at 7:30 and then Logan played a basketball game at 9:20! Now that Logan is in the high school division of Jr. Jazz, they play on Thursday nights and often have late games. We still take the family to cheer, which is fun, but it is hard for all the kids to get up for school the next morning after these late games. The high school division doesn't have weekly practices, it's just games for them. Alyssa's team practices on Thursday nights and plays on Saturdays. Landon's team, that I'm coaching again, practices on Friday evenings and plays on Monday nights. Our Saturdays aren't as busy, which is nice, but it is busy all week long!
The EnerBank year end party was held on February 1st. Jill and I joined up with some of the North Carolina team at the Little America Hotel. We had a fun night eating good food and hearing about the successes of EnerBank.
Sadly, we didn't take any pictures of our annual Super Bowl party with the Bryant family. We ate meatballs, spinach and artichoke dip, nachos, and veggies. We ate until we were all stuffed. We also ate some really great treats: cookies and pink popcorn. We missed being with Jake and Becky Jo (who were traveling in Spain) but had a great time with the rest of the family. In the end, the Chiefs beat the 49'ers 31-20. We were happy to see Coach Andy Reid win.
The week before Valentine's Day, our stake hosted a dance for adults. Jill and I went and had a great time. Around the dance floor were tables with games to play, which was fun. A couple taught some dance steps, so we were able to practice our waltzing skills. We had fun mingling with friends from our ward and others in our stake.
One of the benefits of our ward being moved to the stake center, is that we now see others from the stake on a regular basis. Before, we saw people at church, but never got to know them because they were in an entirely different stake. Now, everyone we bump into in the halls is in our stake. Going to this dance was fun, because we recognized a lot more people than we have before.
Alyssa has had a lot of fun playing on her Jr. Jazz team this year. She was excited to know she got the "messy hair coach" again. He coached her in kindergarten. Landon gave him this nickname, since he regularly showed up with uncombed hair! He and his dad do a great job coaching the girls. Alyssa surprised us this year when she said she wanted to play basketball again. She has loved playing and even scored a basket this year!
The way the schedule worked, her team finished their season weeks before Logan and Landon. Her coach was nice to buy trophies for the girls. It was a really fun season for Alyssa!
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