St. George and Wisconsin

 I am so behind!!! Wow!

I don’t even know where to start! Let’s see... after Christmas time we went back to school and were busy with things like Caleb playing on a rec department basketball team and Gabe starting drivers Ed. Caleb’s team was pretty fun to watch. They won about half of their games and the best win was their very last game. They were playing a team that they had lost to earlier in the season and was probably the best team in the league. This time, the game was a really close on and it went back and forth the whole time. Caleb’s team ended up winning by two points! It was awesome! Caleb had a lot of good shots! 

Gabe started drivers Ed in February 1. He had three weeks of classes after school. Then he had to drive with the instructor 12 times. On the last day, Josh and I had to ride in the backseat and see if we thought he should pass. I was pretty nervous! He ended up passing though and he got his learner’s permit right around the time we got back home from a weekend trip to St. George. Now he has to drive with a parent for 6 months before he can take his big test!

We went to St. George for a little getaway on March 20. We drove down to Utah and spent a Saturday night there in Salt Lake. It was crazy weather and was snowing when we were there! We then drove down to St. George on Sunday morning and stayed until Wednesday morning. The weather there was about 60 and sunny, so it was nicer than Rexburg but still not hot. We went hiking at Snow Canyon, our favorite Red Reef Trail, and at Pioneer Park. We didn’t visit Zion this year because we didn’t want to drive all the way there and mess with the shuttle. We played tennis and pickle ball at the resort where we stayed and the kids swam (I did not... too cold!) We celebrated Gabe’s 15th birthday there on Tuesday, March 23 and then drove hone the next morning. 

When we got back, my fifth hour class made me promise never to leave again because they had apparently had a really rough time with the sub. (The truth is, they are just a really hard class and it takes a very special, patient teacher to be able to handle them!) Ahem... that’s me. But seriously... they are difficult. Anyways, but they survived and now we are already into April as I write this! Only about six more weeks left of school! Hallelujah!

The other fun thing is that I went to Wisconsin on April 2nd and stayed for a weekend to celebrate my grandma Dahlke’s 90th birthday! It was a quick trip, but very fun to see my mom and my grandma Dahlke and grandpa Bestor, my friend, Gini, and Rachel, Brayden, and Jasmine. I also got to see some cousins and aunts and uncles at my grandma’s party that I have seen in a while! My family stayed home and celebrated Easter (it seems like I miss Easter a lot!) I missed Easter a couple of years ago when I was in New York City! The year before that I was in Italy around Easter! I guess they are getting used to me being gone for Easter. Josh always has me get everything ready before I leave, of course. This year, they went to a friend’s house and did a big Easter egg hunt. Somehow, Caleb also got a concussion, but that’s a story for another day! He’s fine now. :) 

That’s the short, but sweet update! So excited for the weather to get warm and the school year to end so we can have some time to get outside and relax!