Alex took Jared, Owen, and Weston and went with some friends on a 3-day, 2-night camping trip in Death Valley on December 20th. It was still pretty cold at night, getting down in the 30's, but they stayed warm and had fun. They enjoyed playing on the dunes and watching a jet fly back and forth over the desert. They also saw a waterfall, played kickball, had a snowball fight, and went to the lowest point in North America. Weston spelled his name in the sand.
Meanwhile, back at home, Savannah and I had some girl time. We had a girls night on Savannah's birthday (we did the cake and presents with family before they left). We had homemade pizza, movie (While You Were Sleeping), cheesecake, and chocolate pie. We didn't have a lot of room for watching the movie, so we just invited the girls from the 2 families that went camping with Alex. I think the girls got the better end of the deal, in our warm home, eating cheesecake and watching movies - while the boys were out camping in the cold desert, eating Ramen noodles.
The girls got a little crazy with the balloons - who knew that balloons could be so fun?
Another day, Savannah and I went to Nathan's basketball tournament, about 1.5 hours away. He stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights in a hotel with his team. We went the 1st game (Alex and me on Saturday) and 3rd game of the tournament (Savannah and me). He didn't get any playing time... but we were there to support him. And since we didn't even get to talk to him after the game, I thought it would be fun for Savannah to run over and hug Nathan after the game and give him an apple - one of his favorite snacks. However...Savannah ran down there a little too early, before they did the handshakes to the other team... so it was hilarious watching Nathan do handshakes with an apple in one hand. I bet that's the first time that's been done! Nathan was embarrassed, but at least it will be memorable for him. Savannah and I went out to lunch after the game and watched Encanto in the theater.
We planned to go the next day as well (and even made a sign for Nathan), but the game got cancelled, due to one of Nathan's teammates testing positive for Covid. So they came home early. (Nathan tested negative, but a few of his teammates tested positive, with more testing positive later in the week after the initial test.) He's in a tournament this week, and his team is down to 6 players. It did work in his favor for playing time. He's been a bench warmer this year, so playing time is rare for him.
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