Wrapping Up the PNQ

It was close in the final match on Sunday, but they came up just short against NorCal to finish tied for 3rd in the Bronze Division, and tied for 21st overall in the 16's Liberty Division.

Hotel Egg Hunt

After sleeping in a little and then finding some Easter treat bags next to their beds, the kids headed up to Grannie and Papa Bob's hotel room for an egg hunt. They needed a few hints, but found most of them:

Pizza Pub

Pizza sounded good for our last dinner in Spokane, so we went to the Fieldhouse near our hotel for some good eats and a little basketball on the TV.

Post-Match Shopping

It was a rough day of volleyball, dropping every match, so what better way to cheer everyone up than to go shopping at the mall! We stopped at Target, Old Navy, Skechers (where Dad bought new shoes for the first time in 6 years), Barnes & Noble, along with all of the stores in the mall. We happened to run into a couple teammates (Brooke, Macy and McKenna) and the Easter Bunny:

The Hurricane Simulator was only $2, so Tor tried it ... and was unimpressed.

Downtown Spokane

While Jillian was on break, we took Bridget and Tor for a walk to downtown Spokane. The raging river was very loud and impressive:

On the other side, we found the Atticus coffee and gift shop, where we could have browsed for hours.

Early Saturday VB

After finishing 2nd in their Friday pool, Jillian's Cowlitz 16 Black team moved up a couple places to Pool 6 where the competition is even tougher. They started out at 8am, falling behind early to a North Houston team, but made it close before losing.

The High Seas

Tor was featured as the First Mate in the Olympic Elementary Spring concert called "The High Seas". He had several speaking parts throughout, along with singing all the songs with his classmates. Mom attended, and was very impressed: