Madison State Basketball

These pictures are all out of order! I don't know quite how to load them and rearrange them . . . So I will label them, and just know they are in random order! This past weekend we went to Boise with the Madison Boys Basketball team for the State Championship! The boys fought a mighty battle!! We had lost 2 of our tallest and best players to injuries during the season; so we were really quite out matched at State. The boys played Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. and won. Then we played Post Falls on Friday night and won, in over time. Then we played Saturday night against Lewiston and lost by about 6 points or so--but we played our hearts out! The boys really dung deep and got at it, but Lewiston just had a great team with all Seniors and lots of height! (Out matched) But Hey, 2nd place in 5A ball for the State of Idaho, is not too shabby!

We only brought Samantha with us. McKenzie decided that she really didn't want to spend 3 days at the Idaho Center watching multiple games of basketball and Whitney was simply not invited----I didn't want to spend 3 days at the Idaho Center watching multiple games of basketball with a 2 year old. (I can't think of anything I want to do less than that . . .) So Scott rode down with the team on Wed. and Sam and I drove over on Thursday! Sam and I did make it to the mall on Friday!! We shopped the whole day until both our feet hurt! (It was wonderful!) We had a lot of late nights and were in bed by about 1:00 a.m. every night ?(Even Sam)!! Scott stayed up even later helping Travis run stats on all the players and type it all up! He didn't get to bed until about 4:00 a.m. most nights! Crazy! Scott has loved coaching basketball this year and he is definitely on board for next year! We have enjoyed getting to know all the coaches and their families. They are a great group of people.

The coaches wives (minus coach Mathews wife--she was sick). Peggy, Andrea, and me. We took this the last night after we had lost the Championship Game.

All the coaches. Isaiah, Bill, Travis, Scott, and Rob! It takes a team to coach a team!

Scott and Rob. The main J.V. coaches!

Scott, the team, and the trophy.

Scott, me and Sam after we lost the game. I think we look tired. I know we feel it.

Scotty and Sammy.

The team holding up their 2nd place trophy and the crowd cheering them on!

Madison going to congratulate Lewiston.

Scott before the game started. Nervous. Excited.

Our Cheerleaders introducing the team.

Introducing the Seniors.

Sam in our hotel room, hugging her tiger.

Me and Sam---My State buddy. I was really glad to have her with me. Scott was so involved with the team and games . . . I would have spent a lot of time alone. I enjoyed the one on one time with her.

Sam and Scott's adjusting table.

Scotty. Coach.

Madison Fans. Decked in Red and White. Go Cats!

This was during our game on Friday night.

Scotty

1.Where did you meet your husband? We grew up together, so I don't know that I ever "met" him. I just always knew who he was.

2.How long did you date before you got married? A whole year while we were in High School and then again for 3 months after he got home from his mission.

3. How long have you been married? 9 1/2 wonderful years!

4. What does he do that surprises you? He is great with sweet gifts on my birthday, Valentine's, Mother's Day and I think the best surprise of my life was when he took me to the Ballet in SLC--A complete surprise!! Wonderful and so Fun!

5. What is your favorite feature of his? His broad shoulders and the soft skin right below his ear.

6. What is his best quality? Friendship. He knows how to be a good friend. His sense of humor. He can always make me laugh.

7. Does he have a nickname for you? He usually calls me Chris or Chrissy. Sometimes Nacho Mama (which I can't stand--he is getting better at not using this one).

8. What is his favorite food? Spaghetti and Lasagna . . .Mexican too.

9. What is his favorite sport? The better question would be, What is Not his favorite sport? He is an avid sports enthusiast! I think his passion is Basketball, but football is a close second.

10. When and where did you first kiss? I think it was a few months after we had been dating and we were outside at my parents of house. He put his arms around me (from behind) and when I looked back at him; he kissed me.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Laugh. I always have the best time when we are together. I love to go out on dates with Scott!

12. Do you have any children? Yes. 3 beautiful and spunky girls!!

13.Does he have any hidden talents? He is really good at coloring/dyeing my hair. He has also trimmed it a few times! I tease him that if the Chiropractic thing doesn't work out, he can always do hair . . .

14. How old is he? BIG OLD 30!!

15. Who said 'I love you' first? Honestly, I think that I did. But he said it right back.

16. What is his favorite music? Hootie and the Blow fish or anything from the Rocky soundtrack!

17. What do you admire most about him? I admire his integrity. He is a great secret keeper. He has good people skills and is patient with people. I admire his passion and how he goes after his dreams and goals!

18. What is his favorite color? Blue and Orange (Boise State) Red, White, and Gray (Madison Bobcats)

19. Will he read this? Yes.

20. Who will I tag next? Any of you married ladies who read this!!! Let's hear it for the hubbies!

Whitney White . . .

Two years old is such an amazing age. Sometimes it truly is the "Terrible twos" and other times the "Terrific twos." Whitney swings rapidly between the two titles. The past month she has all-of-a-sudden loved going to Nursery!! I would like to report that it was all due to my exceptional parenting skills and wonderful strategies . . . alas none of that is the case . . . One Sunday she just decided that she LOVED nursery again. And that was that. I fought her "Tooth and Nail" for months, then one Sunday--I fought her to go into the Nursery, but she came out smiling and extremely proud of a picture she had scribbled on and that was the turning point. The next week (and all others following) she has joyfully skipped to Nursery.

Whitney is now in the middle of the "Potty Training Adventure!" This is our 2nd week. The first week was semi-successful but eventually landed her back in diapers; after a particularly FUN day in which she peed her pants several times and ultimately PEED all over her bed. I simply told her, "Whitney, when you are ready to go in the toilet you tell Mommy. Until then you are wearing diapers." She was horrified. Crying. Wailing. And then acceptance. Yesterday she got to wear a pull-up because she was asking to go potty. She stayed dry all day. And today she is in panties and doing AWESOME! We have made several trips to the potty! Her treat for going in the potty is Strawberry Whoppers, her favorite. She calls them pink whoppers. She picked them out. She also has a sticker chart hanging in the bathroom that she gets to add a sticker to every time she goes! I am very proud of Whitney.

On the subject of Whitney drama . . . her latest phrase is, "It's not fair!" which she usually yells as she is running down the hall to go sulk on her bed. Then literally 2 minutes later she will emerge from her room with the saddest, most penitent, "I sorry Mama." "I so sorry Mama."--Drama. But so sweet. I adore Whitney White. Too cute.

Milkshakes . . . with or without wood!

So on Monday night after FHE we decided to make strawberry milkshakes! Our blender is rather wimpy and it was having a difficult time blending the hard ice-cream and frozen strawberries . . . so Scott took my wooden spoon and was "helping" the process along by pushing the ice-cream and such down to the blades. I cautioned, "Hey that's not a great idea, you know." to which he informed me, " I am being careful." Not two seconds after that statement, do we hear, "crunch!" and Scott removes my wooden spoon-- which is now missing a huge chunk of WOOD! I tell him, " We need to strain the wood out." He says, "Chris, by now it's in a million pieces." (Like that is even possible for our blender. The same blender that can't mix ice-cream and strawberries is now chopping wood. yeah right.) So he keeps right on blending and adding more milk and ice-cream . . . I keep complaining that we need to get the wood out . . . He keeps insisting that it will give me the added fiber I need in my diet. This would be true, if I was a beaver!!!!! So I finally tell him that I am NOT eating any of that milkshake. Then he feels a little bad. But He and Samantha eat the wooden milkshake, while I make Kenzie and Whitney a new wood free milkshake in the "Magic Bullet." While I was giving the little girls their milkshake, Scott made me one (which was really nice). The funny thing (possibly dangerous) was that Samantha kept finding wood chips and would spit them out and she wasn't bothered by it at all. Scott was also a partaker of the wooden milkshake, but his portion didn't have any wood chips in it . . . .either that or he just ate them all!

Kickin' it with Strep Throat!

Well this week went by really fast because I spent half the week sick in bed with Strep Throat! I came down with it Monday morning--chills, body aches, fever, sore throat, swollen glands, general all-over ickyness . . .you get the "lovely" picture . . . well after 2 days sick in bed, by Wednesday morning I was getting worse (not better) I thought to myself, "You are not winning this battle. Time to see the Dr." So I did. Found out I had Strep Throat. Got a Shot in the bum. And by that evening I was feeling better. Thursday Even Better. And Today Quite Well indeed.

I am so thankful for loving family who helped me so much while I was sick! Tuesday I was so sick! And school happend to get canceled due to cold weather. My first thought was, "Oh good Samantha will be home to help me with the little girls." She is so good to get them food, or put on a movie, or read to them, or play with them . . . I was very glad that I would have her . . . but then the phone rang (7:45 a.m.) and it was my Dad calling to see if we knew school was cancelled. When I answered and sounded so bad, my Dad said, " Is this the White's?" He didn't even recognize me. Well when Mom and Dad heard that I was sick--they insisted on coming over to get the girls!! Dad came and helped me get them ready and then he and Mom took care of them ALL day--breakfast, lunch, and Mom sent dinner home with them for all of us! Thanks Mom and Dad for all the TLC!! Then on Wednesday (on my way back from the Dr.) I phoned Diann to tell her that I was sick with Strep, but that I would still come teach TaVaCi (probably not the wisest idea to expose all the kids to Strep, but I didn't know what else to do?) well Diann would not let me teach. She was so kind and told me she would take care of my classes and that they would just work on the words of songs and review what they already knew. She also arranged for another TaVaCi Mom to pick up Sam and Kenzie and bring them home again, so I wouldn't have to leave my house. That was great because I was able to sleep that afternoon. I am so grateful for wonderful parents and a wonderful mother-in-law. It was terrible to be so sick, but it would have been SO much worse without family there to help me.

Mod Podge Extravaganza!!!

White Family Chore Chart!
Magnet board with our pictures and various pictures of Chores at our house!

Metal flower as a corner embellishment!

Chore Chart in all its glory!

We hung it in between our kitchen and our dinning room table!

Around New Year's we sat down with the girls and talked about setting goals. Some of the goals were individual and some were family oriented. The girls "set" a goal for me of coming up with a "chore chart" for them. I honestly don't know where they got this idea from, but they were really excited about it and wanted us to have one. So I made one. I take almost full creative credit for this project . . . a long time ago I saw (somewhere?) an example of a chore chart that someone had made using a pocket-chart, they put pictures of the chores in the chart next to the person's name . . . that was way cute. I made my own version of this. I took a metal sheet and mod podged paper to it, then I glued the metal sheet into a wooden frame-which I also mod podged paper onto, then I hot glued strips of ribbon across it- to section off each person, then I got these 3x3 wooden tiles(?) and mod podged pictures of each person and pictures of various chores at our house, and then hot glued magnets on the back of those. Honestly the finished product is sooooo cute! The pictures don't do it justice! (Can you tell I am just a LITTLE proud of myself?) I am going to add a few more chores to the chart, but here it is so far! There is also an "extra" space at the bottom for when we have another baby (no this is not an announcement, just wishful thinking at this point). This project took A LONG TIME and it was kind-of difficult, but I loved doing it, I had a blast shopping for the materials and putting it together! AWWW Creativity. Love it.

Dr. Coach White

Scott is in the green shirt!

I think we scored one more time after this was taken, and we won!!

Scott talking to the ref.'s

Here are some pictures of Scott coaching at a JV Madison Home Game. The JV have not really had the best season, basically they haven't won a game all season, but last night they did it! They played Pocatello and it was a great game to watch. We were so excited! This is a great boost to their self confidence, we hope that they will do better from now on! Scott still loves coaching. We are doing our best to support him and go to his Home games. I went to their Bonneville game last week, I rode the bus with Scott and the team. It was interesting to be along for the ride. I actually got to watch the game instead of managing my "3 ringed circus, " it was a fun evening to spend with Scott (and the team).