Everyday in the Life of the Harts: March 2020

Monday, March 23, 2020

Alex - 16

Alex turned Sweet 16 right after the schools shut down and IL was ordered to "Shelter-in-Place". It was most definitely not what we had planned to celebrate her birthday!

Because we wanted to make her 16th a special birthday, I told Alex that the 2 of us would get away for an overnight somewhere of her choosing and do some shopping and eat some good food! Obviously, that isn't going to happen anytime soon.

When we asked what she wanted to do on her day, she said she really didn't care if we did anything or not. Her only request was a photo session with Kaitee & Maddie. She planned out the outfits and we headed outside to snap some pictures. It was a fun outing with lots of laughing. We got some good pictures too!

This picture TOTALLY captures their personalities.

We ate dinner and then sang to Alex than ate cake. Just before we sang, Aunt Barb & Uncle Willy called to wish her Happy Birthday!

Maddie playing with the filters on Alex's phone camera! LOL

Happy 16th Alex. While we didn't celebrate like we planned to, we will celebrate big when life is a bit more normal again! Hopefully this makes for a good memory. (We won't soon forget Grammy pulling in to the driveway to drop off your card and honking 16 times!!).

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Club Volleyball

Club ball has come and gone! Where did the time go? It seems like we were just going through the tryout process..

Maddie continues to love the sport and thrives when she is on the court. She did a lot of setting this season and continued to learn new skills from her coaches.

While they typically won more than they lost, they were successful at 2 tournaments. They took 2nd at a Davenport Tournament.

They then ended the season on a great note - fighting back and winning the consolation bracket at the Bettendorf Tournament. It was a nail-biter to the end!