cheery

Friday night we went to a basketball game to, um, cheer Loni on in her role as a varsity cheerleader. Having never been to a basketball game before, the boys were thrilled and a little nervous at the same time. They quickly warmed up since my mom, Bethany, Joe, Klaudia, and J were there too. Liam especially loved yelling "Go Loni!" at random intervals. It was a long time to ask the boys to sit relatively still in the bleachers, especially since it was well past their bedtime by the time the game ended, but there were no major fits. The very few minor fits were caused when they invented their own little game of screwing on the lids to empty water bottles, then giggling maniacally and screwing them back on -- only to have one of the lids fall into the great abyss under the bleachers. Oh, the sadness! Luckily, we discovered that some soda-bottle lids also fit on water bottles, so we had some replacements. Liam also taught Max an important skill: how to eat a popsicle. And even though her team ended up losing in a nail-biter, Loni did a great job cheering them on. It was especially fun to watch because she's a "flyer," otherwise known as the one on top of the stack who gets tossed around by the other girls.






We had promised the boys dinner in a restaurant (one of their favorite things lately) but ended up not having time before the game, so afterward we headed to Pizza Hut, even though it was very late. We didn't get home until midnight, which is amazing considering that bedtime is usually around 7:00, but the boys kept their cool and enjoyed the fine pizza and salad offerings before them. We topped the whole night off with a couple of lollipops courtesy of our server, and headed home to get some much-needed rest.