Looking forward to quieter weekends

Last weekend was CRAZY!  Reggie had scouts Friday night and we took a tour of the quarry in Pleasanton.  It was actually really interesting and we learned and saw how they moved the sand up the conveyer belt to get it to the plant a mile and a half away.  When we drove up to the plant, they taught us about cement, concrete and asphalt and showed us the different types of sand/gravel they have there.  We also learned they test it daily (who knew?) and they have a long term plan for the giant holes they are making.  Turns out it will be where our water is stored eventually.  I thought it was interesting....Reggie thought it was short and I could tell he wanted to hear and see more.
If you look closely, you can see the 3 giant loaders (that look very small).  They are 86 feet down and it has taken them 15 years to get this far.

 Now you can see how giant it is!

We were up bright and early the next morning for Reggie's swim meet in Hayward.  Ryan stayed back with K because he had his last soccer game and a visit with his family :o).  We missed swim warm ups which was o.k.. because I didn't want him to get all wet and then have to wait and hour and a half for his first event.  That sounds more damaging than good to me.  Anyway, I have never seen anything quite like it.....People everywhere camped out for the day.  There were 1000 swimmers!!!  It was hard to hear the announcer, so we never knew which event was going....thank goodness for other parents!  After his first 2 events, we were out of there.  Seemed silly to sit for another 2 hours for one more swim.  He did good, but I forgot to tell him he was supposed to go fast!  He did fine, but I have seen him motor much faster in practice.  Our previous respite provider, Kelly, lives just down the street, so she came to watch and it was fun to visit and catch up :o).

From there Ainsley and I went to visit some friends in Pleasanton.  We don't usually have playdates on the weekends, but it worked out nicely.  Ryan and Reggie got some one on one time and went to Boomer's to miniature golf and ride go carts.

The next day we went to church and then headed to Sacramento for Ainsley's gymnastics meet.  It started at 3 and she was a bit off.  I am hoping for an earlier start at state.  Her coach said it is good she is strong because she muscled a lot to avoid falling and she ran out of time on the beam.  We watched her floor routine and she was fighting to go over on her handstand and she held it for way too long and we could see the judge laughing in the background!  Surprisingly, she scored her highest score ever on floor (9.125) and bars (9.05-she had to muscle that too).  Maybe the judges like to see that??  Her all around score improved again, but the competition was crazy!  The girls didn't get too many medals which was good preparation for the state meet that is coming up.

We didn't get home until 7:45, which was really 8:45 with the time change and we were all wiped out.  Ainsley got home later because she went to eat with her teammates.  

I am very glad swim meets are over, soccer is over and we only have one gymnastics meet left...yeehaw!