March Wrap-Up...

March brought unfiltered sunsets, Wednesday morning bible class luncheons with my sweet little old ladies x2, Remi plugging my flat tire, a napping Benny, an afternoon of golf with buddies, my child who lives life bold and vibrant... and then crashes an hour later, a scary movie with Roen and Benny, my most favorite Easter decoration of all, homework with Benny, the sweetest Easter brunch I've ever been invited to complete with hand-painted place cards, two bored teens on a weekend afternoon, Wednesday night youth group, and one of my favorite little watercolors mainly because his imperfect ears make me want to squeeze him. Lots of my Benny Boo and Ro... you can only guess where my other stinker was 99% of the time *wink*wink*!

March had to be one of my favorite months yet! My rose bushes put on their prettiest colors, rain showers gave nature a much needed refresh, and it is a time of year that reminds us all that each day brings fresh starts and new mercies each morning! I am thankful for His grace, which humbles and restores!

PS If you want to raise a son who can fix literally anything, let him run around as a toddler with tools and cords! Never did that boy like toys, and now I know why!

PSS I have always had a little soft spot in my heart for old people! Even as a little girl, my favorite church friends were the elderly. Some things never change!

3A District Golf...

Last week, the boys competed in their two-day district tournament to secure a spot at regionals. 

Day one started with a bang and some pretty impressive scores! Roen was headed for a first place finish in Pottsboro, only to double hole 18, which left him one stroke behind the lead going into day two. As a team, they were leading with a 14-stroke lead over second. It wasn't Remi's best day, but with it being a team score of the top 4, his didn't have to count. 

Day two, everyone seemed to struggle except Remi. He came out and battled, and I am so proud of him! However, our top 3 players (Roen included) didn't play quite as well as they did on day one. So, we ended up losing our lead to Paradise. Thankfully, the top two teams move on to district, and so on we go!! Woohoo!

Day One

Remi: 89

Roen: 75

Day Two

Remi: 83

Roen: 80

Arp Invitational, Tyler

We ended spring break in Tyler at the boys' last tournament before district.  

We are still lacking consistency and still not seeing scores anyone is really proud of, to be honest. And that seems to be the theme of this season more times than not. That being said, I am hopeful we can get these scores out of our system before district. Golf is tricky, in that mental, get in your own head sort of way. Roen loves the pressure, but often only performs his best when everything is on the line. Remi tends to struggle under pressure and has had a heck of a season, battling to keep his spot on White Team. But as I always say, onward and upward we go!

Callisburg did pull 2nd place as a team (out of 17 teams), so yay for that! 

Remi: 91

Roen:79

State Robotics...

This was such an exciting part of our March! 

At the end of spring break, we got to head over to Waco and watch Remi and his robotics team compete at state. They were so honored to be selected out of so many incredible teams. These are pretty long days, with 5 preliminary matches taking up the first portion of the day. Unfortunately, they only won 3 of their 5 matches, which meant they did not move on finals. The competition was stiff, but that also makes for some really entertaining matches! 

I am thinking Remi could potentially be taking the lead with the team next year, and we have high hopes for making our way back to Waco next March!

Callisburg Invitational...

Ya'll this was downright miserable!! 

It was so cold, they ended up calling the tournament after 9 holes. With everyone playing a different 9, it also seemed impossible to score evenly, and I think everyone wished it could have just been rescheduled. But we survived and even sweet Elle came along for the morning!

Remi: +11

Roen: +9

Nothing about this tournament was much fun, but I did get some really cute pictures! Oh, and I should mention that Callisburg won this 'tournament'!

Cardinal Classic...

This tournament was not our best showing.... not by a long shot. Roen didn't play horribly, but he never could gain his momentum. Remi struggled throughout his round, and his score is a definite reflection of that. But that's golf, and it's like I always say, come tournament time, it's pretty obvious who is putting in the time and who isn't. 

As a parent, it's not always easy to sit back and watch without interjecting your opinions on practice time, discipline,  and commitment to the team. But also as a parent, I know I can't want their success more than they do. 

Roen puts in the time, its just not always serious intentional time- he likes his practice to also serve as social hour. Remi likes to treat practice as a box to check, because let's be honest, he would much rather be at home 3d printing robotics parts, working on an engine, or welding something. You can lead an engineer to the golf course, but you can't make him love it more than his shop projects! 

Remi: 98

Roen: 78

Twisted 54 Golf Tournament...

We kicked off Spring golf in Longview for the Twisted 54 tournament! Because of the heavy forecast of rain, they ended up canceling the second day. I think every golfer had one good round and one round that wasn't great. As always, this is such a fun overnight trip for the team and missing school on a Friday makes it even better!

First stop is always Texas Roadhouse on the way into town! 

Remi: R1: 88, R2: 82

Roen: R1: 69, R2: 84