Bump

Mom joined Tor and Jillian in an evening game of Bump (Dad had played earlier and needed a break). The plum trees on the street are in full bloom with the nice weather.

Jillian's Sophomore School Pic

Found this photo tucked away, since Jillian didn't really care for it ... but for the sake of record keeping, it needed to be posted.

Cowlitz 16-1 Black Team Photo

Here's the photo mate of Jillian's volleyball team (minus Lily):

Sun, Finally

The nice, sunny weather finally arrived, and we wasted no time getting outside. Tor and Dad played a game of "bank" basketball, and then he and Jillian peppered the volleyball.

Volleyball + Horses

Sunday was spent in Hillsboro with Bridget and her LC Elite 13-1 Black Volleyball team, who played their March Power League, taking second in pool, then winning the crossover .watch to move up to 56th place in the 14-U region.

On Saturday, Bridget was at the Clark County Fairgrounds for the March Winter Woolies horse show, where she and Handsome competed in English saddle, winning 4 blues in all of the 11-13 division classes, and 1 red in the Open solid horse.

Solo Driver

Jillian got her driver's license last Thursday, and is now driving herself to practice ... it's taking some getting used to.

Co-B-day Parties

Jillian and Tor got together (with Kenny, and Rory, and dozens more family and friends) to celebrate their birthdays in one big party at our house.

Jillian had turned 16 on Tuesday, while the Saturday party was Tor's actual 11th birthday. Mom spent the day prepping dinner: chili and beef stew, while Grannie brought tomato soup and garlic bread. Mom made chocolate cake for Jillian, and Dad made brownies for Tor:

They both enjoyed the gift opening. Jillian's presents were dominated by cash, with a few other surprises:

Tor received mostly sports-related games and clothes, along with some Blazer tix and a couple basketball blankets: