Champions!

What a wonderful experience to watch a team go all the way all win a national title. Winning makes a long trip not feel so long. Some highlights from the trip were:

~ having our crowd of about 20 parents that faithfully cheered on the girls and believed

they could do it. When the schools we played in the last two games had thousands, it

didn't bother the girls, to them our cheering section was all they needed.

~ Logan getting spoiled by his Tennessee adopted grandmas. Esther and Sherry were so sweet to him and just loved him all week.

~ Going to church as a huge group. Something about going as a team in a group of 40 feels extra special. The pastors message was on waiting on God. The message was a great

reminder that God knows our story, knows where we are going, how we are going to

get there and that waiting on Him will often drive us to our knees which can be a pretty

sweet place.

~ Southern food and sweet tea

~ having my mom there to help load, unload, chase around the gym, and reload crazy boys

~ Having starbucks every morning in the lobby

~ Leah driving up from Indiana to surprise me and getting to spend a few hours chatting

~ How much the girls truly loved on my boys and appreciated having them there. One

night after the semi final game all the parents waited at the top of the tunnel for each girl

to come out. As they would come out everyone would clap, cheer and chant A.P.U.

They were also greeted by two year old Hudson sprinting, nearly eating it every time,

down the tunnel to give them a high five.

~ Teri taking Vander with her in the van with all the girls and him thinking he was

the luckiest guy around

~ Having no agenda all week but to go to basketball games

~ Being half asleep with the boys in the bed and hearing Dan come in at 2:30 am from

watching game film with my dad, preparing to defeat the next team.

~ Watching the team,my dad and Dan cut the nets down and cry sweet tears of victory, and not defeat.

The funny thing is I asked Vander what his favorite part of Tennessee was and he say's " swimming with David" So funny, I have asked him several times and his answer does not change. He swam with one of the girls boyfriends who was there, David, and David taught him to do a cannon ball which is the highlight of his trip. ha! His second favorite was eating ice cream in the arena, got to love 4 year olds! Hudson was just happy whenever we let him have a ball!