Decemeber

December was a whirlwind! 

Wesley was nominated to do the Shave it of Shave it fundraiser at school. He won...or lost and shaved his head. Because that wasn't different enough he decided to bleach it too! Nobody recognized him. At church we had several people come up and talk to us about his hair. Even at Vivian's soccer game my parents were wondering who the kid sitting next to us was.😂

Bensen joined the school choir he goes to practice every Tuesday morning before school, and some Thursday right before a concert. Their Christmas concert was so good! I watched it several times and it was legit! He hates it and is not sure he wants to continue. 

Mike usually takes us to a play around Christmas time. We usually go to A Christmas Carol. This year we went to the Hope Box Theater and saw  A Christmas Story. It was fun. At the Hope Box Theater they donate all the money from to families affected by cancer.

 Vivian's soccer team took first place at indoor. She did so good and continues to get better and better.

On the 22nd we went to the Ogden lights. The kids always love that. It was a little rainy this year, we also took Penny. She is a little skittish around people, so that was fun.

On Christmas Eve we spent the evening with the Borgstroms.  The kids did the Nativity. It was especially cute this year.

I always love spending time with family and celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas!

 

Soccer and Lemonade Stands

Jaycee was able to play in a tournament with her old comp team this weekend. She loves playing with this team, and what made it even better was that she got to play with Mae and the regulated the backfield! I love watching Jaycee do her thing. They did great, but came up short in the championship game.

Bensen and Viv tried their hand at a lemonade stand, it was a hit! They sold out in a few hours!

We are thinking we will do a few more before summer is over. The kids even pooled their money to buy a lemon juicer.

 

That's a Wrap

We just wrapped up everyone's Spring season sports. We snuck in the Layton Temple open house between games.

Jaycee had a great season, she was player of the game 3 time! She led er team in assists, and ground balls, second in caused turn overs, and third in goals scored, and made the second team all region!

Wesley had a great season too, with several goals and assists. He sprained his ankle pretty good the day  before is playoff games. They made it to the final 4, they took 3rd.

Bensen had a fun season, he scored 2 goals and did awesome at defense. He is thinking about taking a break from soccer and trying taekwondo.

Viv killed it this year, we lost track of her goals, I think her high for a single game was 5 goals! She also likes playing some defense.

Me and Mike are looking forward to a little break before all the next things get started.

Then on the 23rd it was the last day of school. We said goodbye to 11th, 8th, 4th, and 2nd grades. The kids all did so good in school this year, much better than I ever did! Bensen and Viv were both pretty sad about leaving their teachers. Don't worry, I didn't let Wesley go to school like that. I forgot to take Jaycee and Wesley's pictures before they left, so I took them later that day.

St. George

Jaycee got asked to play in the 7 Elite tournament in St. George with her old comp team. So we decide to make a vacation out of it. Every year we are excited to escape the cold for a weekend...every year it is so cold! Jaycee's team played great, but came up short in the championship game. This was a fun tournament to watch! As a bonus we went to the Red Cliff's Temple open house. The kids loved it, Vivian and Jaycee say it is their favorite temple. Viv loved the chandeliers. Even though it was cold we did get outside a little, we had lunch at a fun park with a pond and ducks it was next to a little farm that had a donkey the kids could pet. The kids loved the house we stayed in, it had a fun little pirate ship with a ball pit. 

Back to School

🎝Back to school🎜

10th, 7th, 3rd, and 1st.

It is crazy having Jaycee start High School and Wesley start 7th grade! Then we have Bensen who moves over to the big school this year, and Vivian in school all day. So many changes.  Where did my babies go?

With August comes the start of soccer and football seasons. With those in full swing we stay pretty busy. We wouldn't have it any other way. Soon we will have Vivian in soccer too. Bensen decided to switch things up a little, and he is trying piano.