A Year in Review

Wow. I can't believe it's been a year since I posted anything. What started as a short break turned into a long break!

Here's a quick review of our year:

 Ethan played baseball where he discovered he loves being catcher.

Seth was a key player on his team.

Molly danced in her first recital!

As did Leah,

and Abby! They did great!

Sarah was amazing in her performance! Takes our breath away.

As hard as it was to believe, Seth finished middle school. 

Since Scott was still out of work, we decided to take a vacation.

To Disneyland!

So fun!!

But we had to return home for a very important date:

Megan graduated and delivered a wonderful Valedictorian speech.

About this time, Scott was rehired at the company he was let go from. What a huge relief and blessing!

So, next up was fair!

All the older kids did amazing,

and the little kids got to try showing animals too.

Megan and Seth even raised market turkeys which were sold in auction. 

But our biggest news from the past year?

Meet Zane Alexander, born December 14, weighing 8 lb 1 oz.

The easiest, most happy baby. Ever.

He made for a very special (and busy) Christmas.

My baker's dozen.

In case you were wondering, Anna's all grown up! 2 going on 12.

Did you miss us?

AWANA Games

This past weekend was the AWANA games. Sarah, Ethan, Abby and Molly all competed in multiple events.

 Sparky games were first!

 Sparky crawl

 Sparky train

 Our Sparks took first! Yay!

 Then it was time for T&T games.

Our girls dominated in tug of war! Go Sarah!

 Oh and she might have just crushed in balloon volley... Gotta' love those tall genes!

 Boys' relay

 Our T&T teams both got 2nd! Yay!

The mini-Macks all did awesome! Such a fun day!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Saint Patrick's Day from the Macks, where Patrick seems to have everything to do with Spongebob, (!?)

 and green food reigns.

Hope you all had a good day! We did!

A Bittersweet Ending

Being a Senior, this was Megan's last year to play high school basketball.

I can't believe I've been watching her play since she was in the seventh grade.

 That's my girl!

So when her team made it to the state play-offs this year, Scott and I packed up and traveled across the state to cheer her and her teammates on.

 After an exciting first game win, the girls faced a very difficult game the next day.

 Unfortunately, the girls were defeated in their next game which moved them to the 3rd/5th place game.

Megan's team got the win! 3rd place in the state!

The Seniors came forward to accept their team's trophy. What an emotional time! The girls had a great season and I'm so proud of my Meg. I'm so thankful that her ending year was a winning one, but I'm going to miss watching her play!