Spanish Dance Festival 2014

I know, I know - this was so long ago, but I just had to sneak it in to get it documented.  I just think this dance festival is the cutest.  I've said it before, but there's something about a kid in a hat that cracks me up.

Landon took his singing part very seriously, apparently.  

 The boys often complain about having to dance, but I think they secretly like it.

 Cameron looked very jaunty in his hat - keeping it out of the way of his curly hair.  That poor kid in the front row needs to learn to keep his hands away from his nose at times like these. 

 The 6th Graders have performed this "La Bomba" dance for years.  It has become like a rite of passage for these kids and they take the tying of the bow very seriously.  No one wants to be the last one finished and NO ONE wants to mess up.

Landon is just plain cute when he dances.  However, in this particular dance he fell at least twice, but I missed it on video BOTH times.  The first time he fell I thought, "Darn, I missed it."  The second time he fell I thought, "That won't happen again."  And, then the third time he slipped but didn't fall, I was kicking myself for not having the camera rolling anyway.  Socks on a gym floor can be dangerous.  But, each time he messed up, he got up smiling away.

Dallin's Preference

I'm taking the liberty of blogging about my son's date only because it's not an embarrassing moment yet.  Many of my own high school dates were too embarrassing to want to remember.  But, I think I'm safe with this one.

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So, back in February, Dallin was asked to Preference.  It's difficult for me to believe that he's old enough to date.  These two are cute together and mutually "like" each other, and not just the Facebook kind of "like."

Jessalyn and Dallin - Ah, aren't they cute?

I thought this was a cute picture.

 The night before the actual dance the girls planned a video game night.  I guess they know what teenage boys like to do most.  The night of the dance they got together for pictures, dinner, and then off to the dance.  Dallin said he had a great time.

The whole group.

Basketball

Basketball season was a lot of frustrating fun for Landon's team.  They are old enough to get the idea, but not coordinated enough to really "play".  There is a whole lot of traveling and double-dribbling going on, but they get good exercise and have fun doing it, so what more can you ask?

Landon had a fun team this year and they worked hard.

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Basketball is one of Jayden's all-time favorite sports to play.  It's just too bad that he's so short.  But, being short has its advantages sometimes, especially when the opponent thinks you're not a threat.  Jayden is a pretty good ball-handler since he's low to the ground and quick.  

Jayden's team was a whole lot of fun to watch.  There are some talented kids on the team and they all play really well together.  There was a game where everyone had scored at least one basket except for one kid.  During the last quarter they all decided to pass the ball as much as possible to that other kid so they could say that "everyone scored."  When the kid sunk his basket, the whole team celebrated.  Those of us in the bleachers didn't quite understand what all the celebrating was about until after the game.  What a good group of boys.

 Now, onto the next sport - Baseball, here we come!