Volleyball Pictures :)

The girls got their volleyball pictures back today....I had the girls take their pictures together even though they are on different teams :)...We leave Thursday morning for Anaheim..Codi will ride in a van with her teammates...and Craig is driving the van for my team...Poor guy will be in a van full with 14 girls :) He is a good daddy :). Both of the girls play Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. :) I am really hoping the Codi's team plays at the same place as Carli's...that way I can watch Codi some too :)




Codi's team photo


Carli's team photo

Motherly Instincts :)

Sometimes our crazy schedule has us doing homework later than the normal bedtime!! Codi got to go to a spring training game yesterday with her class as a reward for her reading log. Unfortunately they didn't get home until 4:30...leaving her not too much time to get her homework done before her volleyball practice at 6. By the time she got home...ate something...and showered, it was 9 o'clock~~~and she still had homework. Carli was in bed already and was listening to Craig and I try to figure out how to help Codi on her bibliography page for her report. We must have been explaining it wrong~~~Carli comes out of her bed and takes over :) She is a good big sister to Codi :) The funniest thing was how Carli looked at Craig and I~~how are we suppose to remember how to do bibliography pages...especially using an internet site~~~those didn't exist during our school days!!!

...the end....(of spring break :( )

As so it has to come to an end! :( It was a great week!! Craig's brother Lance has been down from Pine-Top the last few days...he came out last night to watch Codi's volleyball tournament. Codi's team beat a team that hasn't lost all year long...she played very well considering she has been under the weather for the last few days. She insisted on going..."i feel normal" she kept saying... :) Momma didn't raise any softies :) I am glad she toughed it out!!!


The girls with Uncle Lance :)


Back to the grind tomorrow :) 9 more weeks :)

Spring Break~~Days 2, 3, and 4 :)

When people asked me what we had planned for spring break..."not much"~~just hanging out :) The last few days have been packed with good friends and good times :)

Bauer and Nowlin girls with their "mega" water balloons :)
The girls did relay races in the pool...of course Codi ended up falling in...very cold water!! Codi and Lauren Swimming On Monday evening, we drove up to Sedona to stay at Viterbo's cabin for a night...it is so beautiful...so hard to choose which pictures to post!! They are all so good!! All four girls woke up Tuesday morning...this is the only time they sat down!!! On Tuesday morning...all of us adults went on a hike down the creek...the kids stayed back...did their own rock hopping...trout fishing...hung out in the jacuzzi...and played about 4 hours of 2 on 2 volleyball :) Our hike was so amazing...the scenery is just beautiful...we went past a trout farm...and ended up at this deep water hole that had a rope that you could swing over the water...OF COURSE my oldest son (Craig) was super intrigued by this playground...he stripped to his scibbies and went for a splash...It was hilarious... The girls never ate lunch..too busy...Codi ate lots of pizza for dinner :)



Here is the video clip of my oldest son...notice how he starts paddling before he hits the water....that water was soooo cold!!


Finally...when we got home on Wednesday...rushed to volleyball practice in the morning and then joined friends at Scottsdale Fashion Square...with 5 kids...3 under 3...a newborn...and one 11 year old not feeling too good...we did pretty good!!! Kelsey has created a shopping monster in Carli!!!
After 5 hours shopping...we sat for dinner and a beer :)

Spring Break!!! Day #1

We made it!!! The girls and I have a whole week off for spring break. We did have Codi's volleyball tournament in the morning...they played great and got 1st place (well..maybe not great~~but good enough for 1st place) :)...We headed home...Then Craig and I did some overdue Christmas gift card shopping :) The girls had the Nowlins over~~they hung out in the jacuzzi and had a sleepover :)



Gotta have a funny face too :)


Who knows what time they actually went to sleep :)

Whewwwwwwww!!

These next 4 to 5 weeks are going to be crazy busy in the Bauer house :) I am not complaining...cuz we all chose this crazy path...just stating the facts :) This week was practice for both girls Monday and Wednesday...my boys played Wednesday, Thursday and a tournament Friday and Saturday :)...Carli's team had a tournament also on Saturday (Which by the way~~they beat up on 16 and 17 yr olds and finished 2nd place so they can move up again!!) Poor Carli is at a volleyball clinic all day today too... At the same time...Craig is working every spring training baseball game that he can this year!!! We are soooooo looking forward to getting through this next week of school and volleyball so we can enjoy some time off for spring break!!
Codi and I are hanging out at home today...I get laundry and she gets a High School Musical 3 movie marathon :)

The end of a good weekend!!!

It is too bad that the weekend has to come to an end!!!! Carli's team had a tournament on Saturday...once again playing against older girls. We ended up getting 3rd place of the 8 teams there.


Carli taking a break to eat a little something at the tournament.

Today we took care of all of our chores and then headed over to swim with the Putz clan...I know...swimming in March?? The pool is heated and it was perfect weather outside~~let's just say that everyone is going to sleep good tonight!!! :)







We also got our baby fix :) Although the twins were protective of their brother when I would hold him~~~"that's mommys" :)