GENERAL CONFERENCE SUNDAY
I forgot to mention that Nate took the weekend off! We got to have him home with us for all sessions! And we got to have our creamed eggs on toast tradition. It was great! We are now all excited for April's conference and whatever it has in store! Pres. Nelson made it sound pretty thrilling! So we'll see! 10-6-19
BRADLEY’S BIRTHDAY
Brad woke up to his cool sign- courtesy of Kelly! And then headed off to school. He had been waiting and anticipating this day for quite a while and not just because he was turning 15, but because of basketball tryouts!!!! He was happy that for ninth graders it was after school. I failed and didn’t take him pizza on his actual birthday, but managed to take him a couple the next day to celebrate. So he went to his tryouts after school. When I picked him up he was feeling pretty good, not sure how first cuts were going to go though. We had to go grab a fiiz to ease the anxiety 😉. We went home planning to go back to the school to see the list at 6:00, but at about 5:45 Kelly ran into Canon Leaver and found out if Brad’s name was on the list. I think she was just so happy for Brad she couldn’t keep it in and said, “Brad you should go look at the list!” With a big smile on her face. So we were pretty sure he had made it but made the drive over to see the list. It was so fun to see Brad come back to the car with a big smile on his face. He had made first cuts!! On his birthday! Pretty awesome! And we were a little relieved that he was going to be able to be happy on his birthday. So that drama was over ツ it was time for his family party. We hurried and gobbled down our burritos as grandpa pulled up. He was our only party guest this time so we just got going with the usual party stuff. It was nice and relaxing. He got a lot of cool gifts! Grandpa gave home the bass fishing pole he wanted. We gave him some waders and boots, fishing glasses, and the cherry on top- an iPhone! He was so happy about that ツ. So were we. We had birthday brownies this time! It was very exciting! We had to get creative with the candles because I forgot to get them in my order. It was a nice evening though. I enjoyed it. I hope he did. I can’t believe he’s 15! 10-07-19
BRAD SECOND CUTS
SO Brad got up early Tuesday morning and went back for some more basketball tryouts. It was such a bummer to get his text a little later that he didn't think he was going to make it because the coach was going with a smaller lineup, and then the text telling me he didn't. I hate watching my kids face disappointments in life, but then, I love seeing how well they handle it when they do. He really did take it pretty hard in the moment, but he really toughed it out. Makes me proud of him. Next year. 10-08-19
LACROSSE GAME
Everyone was home as we were getting ready to go to Kelly’s game so we just threw everyone in the car and had them all come with. It was like the good ol’ days when everyone used to come to all the games. Kelly did awesome. It was so fun! We all got fiiz after thanks to Kelly's goals! ツ. 10-8-19
SUCH A NICE EVENING
We were having so much fun together, everyone was mostly happy, I just didn't want to leave. I couldn't bring myself to go to the Relief Society activity. I was already feeling some relief. 10-8-19
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Conferences went really well this time. As usual ツ. It was a very pleasant experience with all of the teachers. The only bad thing was that they had done the book fair the week before so we didn’t get to reward the kids with books like we usually do. I really liked getting to know Erika's teacher, Mrs. Hewett, a little better. I've heard so many good things about her and all the fun things she does with the class. Erika has really loved her class. It sounds like Erika is a joy to have in there and that her teacher appreciates her example to her classmates. She was doing really well in several areas. No surprise, but fun to hear about. It was fun to meet with Mrs. Lindsey again. She is such a sweet teacher. It felt like Jack was a little nervous during his conference, but it sounds like he is doing really well in class and with all of his academics. I'm so proud of him and the progress he is making all the time. Noah's was last. We were on time to see Mrs. Downs which was good. She had nothing but good things to say about Noah. And all our other kids for that matter. She's very complimentary. It's nice to have teachers that know our family. It was a great time to hear about how goo dNOah is doing and the things he's accomplishing in there. So proud of him! 10-9-19
BRAD AND LUKE CHOIR CONCERT
We all got to go to Luke and Brad's choir concert on Wednesday. It ended up being pretty crowded in there, but we somehow managed to get decent seats. The boys did a great job! It's so fun to hear them and watch them magnifying their singing gifts. I love finding their cute faces up there on the stage and watching them enjoy it so much. They're such cute boys. They both had some really fun songs. Mrs. Tingey does a good job with them. Charity was wishing it was a little more professionally done in the presentation area, but it was nice and relaxing evening. Good job boys! 10-9-19
DINNER FOR TEACHERS
It was our day to take dinner to the teachers. Nate made the meat and a bunch of moms brought sides and desserts. It went really well! I feel like this is not even a big deal anymore with how many times we have done it. Hopefully the teachers like Nate's smoked pulled pork :). 10-10-19
RACE CATS RACE
Our first race cats race was Thursday. This was one of the coldest days we've had! So that was a bummer! Trying to keep warm while cheering them on was a challenge. Molly didn't really rise to it either. Our runners did great though! I was so impressed with Jack's time and ability! He did so good! Erika did amazing as well. Got 4th place I think in girls! And Noah! He did great too! I'm trying to remember what place he got. It was a fun race. We were happy to get in the car and come home to our warm house when it was over :). 10-10-19
GRIZZLIES GAME
We were very privileged to be able to take the entire family to the Grizzlies game to watch Bradley sing! This is a fun new tradition. I am hoping my kids will pick up an interest in Hockey on the sly :). They sang great! It was fun cheering on our Grizzlies too. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Molly took several trips to the bathroom and ate lots of popcorn :). We sat by the Grays and listened to them scream and cheer the ENTIRE TIME!! Such fans! HA! Good times. 10-11-19
LAST SOCCER GAMES
This Saturday was Jack and Noah's last games of the season (one of theirs had been rained out so this was a make up for those). It was a good season for all three of our soccer players. It was fun to watch their talents come out. Jack got really good at getting in there and getting the ball. He was really brave and even tried to score a few times! Noah was always right where the coach wanted him to be. His coach was shocked that this was his first time playing. He had a lot of nice things to say about Noah in an email, telling me what a great listener he was and such a focused player. Made my day to say the least, but none of it was news to me :). He was a lot of fun to watch. And Erika! She did great too! She was one of our big scorers on the team and was the best goalie again. Two things that we wish we could have in TWO players, not just one. But she is great and fun to watch and I'm pretty sure she's having fun out there. She has loved being on Kate's team I think. It's been fun for all of us this season. We'll see more in the spring. 10-12-19
CHARITY'S ALL-STATE CONCERT
I was pretty gungho about Charity's concert, even taking everyone down to Temple Square for it, but then I found out that kids under six are not allowed. That really rained on my parade and made going out of the question. I can't leave Sadie that long yet. So I did the next best thing and sent three of her cool sibs down to Salt Lake to be her cheering section. It took quite a bit of coaxing because of the drive and how difficult Salt Lake can be to park and such, and poor Kelly ended up dropping her phone on the concrete, cracking the screen, so it wasn't all flowers and roses. But I was so grateful that Kelly, Brad and Luke were willing and able to go and see her. I heard it was amazing. I'm still waiting to find out how I can watch the recording. Charity is so cool to do these extra choirs and put in all the time and energy it takes to practice and work on these songs. In fact, I don't know if I blogged about it, but poor Charity had to drive out to Copperton High School on her own for an audition, and while she was out, Nate decided to make some changes to her phone account- I think he was switching her to Cricket- so of course, that made it so she couldn't use her phone for directions home!! She got SO LOST! Nate and I were sitting in bed kind of worried when we realized how late it was getting. We decided we better say a prayer for her since trying to contact her wasn't working. Thankfully, she found her way to a gas station, near the airport believe it or not, and was able to call and ask for help. I was happy to see her when Kelly, Sadie and I got there. Kelly was so nice to drive the Forerunner home for her so that she could take a break from the anxiety. She did pretty good. Got a little taste of what it was like in the old days without cell phones and GPS :). But I have been really proud of all her effort and time she puts into things. She really is amazing. 10-12-19
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