Carlin's Basketball BBQ and awards

Carlin finished Lady Wildcats basketball back in March but since her coach also coaches softball, we didn't have her team party until the first part of June.  Her 8th grade team went undefeated during the regular season and took second place in the tournament they played in.  The Girls 9th grade team took second place against the other middle schools which I think was throughout Jordan School District.

Carlin plays point guard and is very competitive!  She did great and will be gearing up to play again in the Fall. This time I made sure I had my camera and batteries (see my post about Caden's baseball end of year dinner).  It was very sunny and it seemed like almost every picture I took Carlin had her eyes closed.  What to do right?

Caden's Copper Hills Baseball season and the End of the Year Dinner

The sophomore team had a great season and we were lucky that a lot of our games were not rained out.  We were told that sometimes the sophomore games don't always get made up due to making sure that the Varsity rained out games were re-scheduled first.  So we were happy our money didn't go to waste. :)
Caden mostly played first base but he did pitch a few games.  The team's record was 6-4-1.

Every year it amazes me how much these boys improve and they really show how much they love the sport!  We have known almost all of these boys since about the age of 9 and it has been exciting to see all of them grow and excel!

The team had an end of year dinner which was really fun! The booster club had table decorations and pennants hung up around the walls that the boys could take home.  All the boys got achievement certificates  and few select got some recognition awards.  I was soooo mad because I brought my camera but no batteries!!  So I missed out on pictures at the dinner but took a few when we got home.

Caden and Carlin's bridges

At the end of the school year the Math classes assign the students some sort of project as part of their grade.  This year the kids had to build a bridge.

They had to choose between building an edible bridge or a strength bridge out of wood.  There were certain dimensions and materials they could use for each one.

Off to store we went to buy graham crackers, frosting, and licorice.  Dustin helped them design the bridges and they constructed the bridges.  We thought it was unusual to build a bridge for a Math class but at least it helps them be creative!  Both got A's! :)