#7 USC @ #4 BYU

Oh man-we've had a busy, but awesome weekend! Where to begin?!

This weekend we had Reed's parents and his brother and his family from Arizona here for games. It was so much fun to have so much family around! Evan got to meet his Arizona cousins for the first time. And Grandma Chilton was loving having 3 or her 5 kids and 5 of her 7 grandkids around! It got a little crazy sometimes, but it was so fun.

Speaking of cousins, Evan got a brand new one on my family's side! Little Penny arrived Friday afternoon and we are so excited! We can't wait to meet her!

Then of course there was volleyball! Even though BYU is ranked higher than USC nationally, they are tied in the conference. So it was a big weekend for both teams. Friday night was so intense! Almost all of the 4 games went past 30! They were so close. Good news...BYU won! They should've had it in 3, but we'll take it in 4! Reed played so well! He had 5 kills, 4 blocks, 10 digs and 65 assists! This kid was all over the court! He was doing it all. It was so fun!

On Saturday we had a little birthday party at our house. March is a big birthday month in the Chilton family. It was Reed's Dad's birthday on Saturday, our nephew's birthday is on Monday, and his older brother's (who was MIA working at the BYU bball game in OK) birthday this week! So we filled 4 of those 5 grandkids (sorry Evan!) with sugar and then sent them to the park! Aunt Marie also brought over some liquid nitrogen and we made our own ice cream with it. We throw really great parties!

The Cougars entertained us with that sweep we barely missed Friday night! Reed played so well again. The whole team had a really great weekend. Reed set the team to .394 hitting percentage! So fun!

If you missed the games this weekend, don't be too sad. The Cougars are at home again this weekend taking on UC Santa Barbara. Really, if you've never been to a home game, you're missing out. You should come. It's so much fun! And...you'll get to see us!

Friday and Saturday at 7 pm in the Smith Fieldhouse

BYU @ LBS Active Ankle Tourney

The Cougars were off the Long Beach State this weekend to play in the Active Ankle Tournament. My parents also surprised us last Sunday when they told us they were flying me and Evan down for the tournament! We loved having one less lonely weekend and loved the warm weather. I was so nervous to fly with Evan alone, but he did really well (thank goodness!). Evan had a good time playing with Grandma and Grandpa Jo and his Uncles Ryne and Trae. Unfortunately Evan was busy getting his 3rd tooth and was a little grumpy...poor little guy!

We were lucky Thursday night to be at home when Ryne opened his mission call...he'll be serving in the Billings, Montana mission! He reports to the MTC on June 16. We are so excited for him and couldn't be more proud of him!

Friday night BYU played #9 Penn State. It was a really fun game to watch...and we won in 4! The team played really well and Evan enjoyed seeing his dad.

Saturday night BYU played St. Francis. They are a small school from Pennsylvania. The coaches decided to sit some of the starters and put some of the other guys in. So Reed didn't get to play. The Cougs won in 4. So it was a very good weekend for our team. Reed was able to come home with us Saturday night and then fly out Sunday morning.

This weekend BYU hosts USC at 7pm in the Smith Fieldhouse...come see us!

#1 Pepperdine at #4 BYU

It's been a while since I last posted...things got a little crazy here for a little bit! Last weekend the team traveled to play at Hawaii. Because of the time difference and all the traveling, this trip is 2 days longer than normal trips. Then there were the tsunami warnings. I was pretty worried for a little while, but thankfully it turned out to not be much. Unfortunately, the Saturday night game was postponed until Monday night...so the trip was extended another 2 days! Believe it or not, no one was happy. The team couldn't enjoy Hawaii because they had to rest for their game. And then to make things worse, they lost.Everyone watching for a tsunami from their balconies.

After being on the road for a month, the Cougars were finally at home this weekend! It's been so nice to have Reed home! My parents and little brother came up to see their first home game (because of all the delays, they beat Reed here!). It was so fun to have them here! Evan loved having other people to play with after spending a week with no one but Mom. Evan was so excited to get his very first Cougar hat!
On Friday, my little sister, her husband, and little girl came down too! Her baby, Bailey, is just about 2.5 months older than Evan, so it was fun to see them together. Evan tried to suck on Bailey's toes and Bailey pushed Evan over. They had a good time together!

Friday night's game was awesome. We had a really good crowd and we won in 4! It was so fun! It was the perfect game for my parents to come to. Reed played really well and had fun doing it! It was one of those games that reminded him why he does this and why he loves it so much.Evan meeting Cosmo for the first time!Evan LOVED playing with cousin James after the games!

Saturday's game was not as fun. We lost in 3. Reed played so well in the 1st game! He had some awesome digs, a crazy pancake, and set really well. Then, for some unknown reason, he got pulled out. That's why we lost. BYU has always beaten Pepperdine when Reed plays. It was a hard loss.But overall, we had a really fun weekend. Reed's parents were also in town for the games, so Evan had grandmas everywhere! It was so fun! Thanks everyone for coming out!

# 5 BYU @ #13 UCSD

Go Cougars! BYU won Friday night in 4 and Saturday night in 3!

Reed played awesome Friday night. He had a new career high 72 assists (previous high was 65)! He also had an ace, 7 digs, and 2 blocks-one of which was a solo block to win the 2nd set!

He had another good night Saturday night, but the coach switched things up once they had established a good lead and rested Reed.

So what does all of this mean for the Cougs? It means they are currently tied for 1st with Pepperdine in the conference! And we play Pepp at home the 5th and 6th of March (we'll see you all there!). What does that mean for me? My annual volleyball season ulcer will probably double in size that weekend. I can't wait-I love volleyball season!

Evan (& BYU) @ UCI

#3 BYU played at #11 UC Irvine this last weekend, which is within an hour of my parents house. So we drove down with one of the other VB wives, Amanda, for the games and stayed with my parents. It was a quick trip, but it was so fun! I couldn't have asked Evan to be any better on the long car drives! He was so good! We were able to enjoy some nice warm weather on Thursday, but had rain on Friday. But we were just happy it wasn't snow, we didn't even really mind it!

Here is Evan while we had lunch at Chipotle

Uncle Trae feeding Evan...I love that Evan is watching him!Hanging out with my Johansson grandparents before the game

Thursday night was crazy. The Cougars won in 5 games. Why do we need to go to 5 games guys? A quick sweep is so much easier...and all the good food places are still open. :)

Here are all of my family members that came...thanks guys...and nice face Trae!

Thankfully we learned how much Evan loves bananas. This kid just goes at 'em! It's pretty cute.We got that quick sweep we were talking about earlier on Friday night. Too bad it was in UCI's favor.

Friday night we brought the husbands back to my parent's house with us. It was so nice to be back together a day early! Thanks mom and dad for housing us-we had a wonderful time!

(I was so busy trying to get the little one to smile that I chopped off my Dad's head...opps!)

No Way

My baby just turned 6 months. Really? Half a year already? Really? I can not believe it! He's getting so big! And he is just so fun. We sure do love him a lot!

#4 BYU @ #6 UCLA

The Cougars traveled to UCLA this past weekend to take on the Bruins. Back at home we had to settle for an audio only broadcast and "live" stats online. I wish we would've been able to watch this one because it was intense! BYU dropped the first set 38-40! It was a long, hard one to lose, especially after having 6 set points. Dang. Unfortunately they lost the next 2 games to give UCLA the sweep. One highlight was Reed's ace!


Saturday night was a battle to the end. But don't worry, the Cougars were victorious in 5! It was a big win for the team. They played so much better Saturday night and came away with what they deserved. Reed played so well and came away with 7 blocks!


Thanks to members of the Wives Club for coming over to watch stats pop up and keep me company! Love you guys!

This picture was taken after a game last year when I was just starting to show with Evan...can you tell?! lol