Temple and Mission Call

Isn't she the cutest! It's fun to see Jaycee growing and making good choices. She decided to go through the Ogden temple on February 5th! With lots of support from family and friends. We are so grateful for all those who love and support Jaycee! We missed a few people in the pictures.

She got her mission call a few days later on February 7th. She is going to Fort Collins, Colorado! She starts home MTC on March 30th and goes to the MTC on April 8th. We are so excited for her!

 

Bensen's First Temple Trip

Bensen got to pass the sacrament on the 11th. He was so cute. He would pass it, and then stand (like we practiced) facing the back of the chapel. We (especially Viv) were trying to get his attention to tell him to turn around, Colton finally got him to turn around.

Then today we were able to go to the temple. What an awesome experience, it was Whitley's first time too. It was Luke's first time getting to baptize. 

After the temple we went and had Seel's Fritters to go. They were delicious.

 

September

Bensen really likes volleyball, I wish the rec league last a little longer. It seems like it only goes for a month. I need to try and find him another place to play.

Mike took me on his favorite bike ride which for now is Mueller in Bountiful. It was beautiful! The leaves are turning and it really was stunning!

We did some night swimming at Joy and Lance's.

I joined a Dr. Mario club...we usually meet after Cookbook Club, but occasionally we meet in the middle of the day.

I made and canned salsa, and I will probably have to do it again. There are still so many tomatoes out there!

We went on another bike ride. Spork and 360.

Wesley got his braces off on the 22nd. Viv gets hers off soon. Also, Wesley can almost legally drive!😬

Jaycee loved Switzerland, she has always wanted to travel the world, now she wants to even more! She had a job interview on the 22nd with America First. Which she got! Knowing Heather definitely helped her along. I think she will do great.

We liked Mueller Park so much we took Amber and Jaime back with us. The leaves were even more amazing this ride! Everyone except Mike fell off our bikes, some even feel more then once...Amber! To her credit, her bike was not working well, it wouldn't shift and the brakes were barely working. I think this is the first time in our lives me and Jaime had to wait for her. It helps that we both have pedal assist bikes.😏

Wes has been playing some Fall lacrosse, it has been fun to watch him and his cousins play. Cousins on a team are just fun!

Viv is also in the middle of her fall soccer season. I don't know if I mentioned it early, when we were in Costa Rica they had their tryout for her extra team. I talked to her coach about her not making it to tryouts. He said she would be fine and she could still be on the team. Well, when we got back I never heard from him, I tried contacting him. Finally he got back to me and said his daughter decided to try out for a comp team, along with several other girls from the team so Viv's team dissolved. She was pretty sad. I signed her up for regular AYSO and she ended up getting the coach she had before she joined the Extra team, so she was happy to have him and a couple of other girls she knows.

This months Temple trip was at Syracuse again. It might be easier to get in there because they have two baptismal fonts. Some months it is hard for Mike to get an appointment and he has to check several temples.

 

The End of August

The kids went back to school on the 18th! 10th, 6th, and 4th grades. It is hard to believe that Wesley is in high school, and that this is Bensen's last year in elementary! I am excited to see what this year brings! 

Jaycee's first day of college was on the 25th! 🤩 Her first day of college was also the first day of her Switzerland trip! She was in Switzerland for her first two weeks of college! She’s crazy, but also crazy smart so she did just fine just fine! ❤️

On the 28th Mike took me to the Johnson Files, it was down in Orem. It was fun.

On the 30th we went and rode Spork.

August Shenanigans

On Saturday August 2nd we started the day early with Wesley and Luke in the South Weber days pickleball tournament. They didn’t win much, but I think they still had fun! Then we went and floated the Weber river. We have never done that before! It was so fun! Most of us liked it, for those that didn’t love it we stopped at Taggarts after and got some yummy desserts to try! For dinner we tried some Colombian food with our Taste Bud friends. 😊It was pretty good.

I added the picture of the hawk that has swooped down on Penny several times.

We got to meet Maverick on the 3rd.

The 4th was the dinner for South Weber days. Bensen and Landon were so cute! Landon was loving sitting next to Bensen. Wesley won some air pods this year!

On the 9th, we took Wesley up to North Fork for a bike ride. He liked this one better than Sardine, so do I.

On Sunday both of our parent were out of town so we invited those that were around to come to our house for dinner. The hawk tried to steal Penny again!

On August 12 I took Bensen and Viv to Lagoon a Beach. I tried to get Wesley and Jaycee to come, but they refused, so I said fine! Clean the house then! And I left. I even bought Bensen and Viv Dip-n-Dots so Jaycee and Wesley would be sad they didn't come with us. It didn't really work. The only sad one was Mike. He says he has never tried Dip-n-Dots.

Me and Mike rode Sardine on the 13th. Mike goes riding somewhere about 3-4 times a week, now that I have a peddle assist bike, occasionally I join him. I got my bike about a month ago, mostly because of my Achilles, anyway I love it! It makes riding so much more enjoyable for me and I feel like I still get a pretty good work out in. I try to keep my heart rate between 130-150. This bike has been perfect, I just adjust the gear and the amount of peddle assist to stay in that range. When I get into the 160’s I get pretty asthmatic. We had a pretty good ride!

This months temple trip was to Syracuse again on the 16th. I am so grateful Mike takes the time to take these kids to the temple. He is pretty great!