Fall Break Adventures (Day 2)

the fish were biting at
Jackson Flat Reservoir!

Q's favorite thing was
throwing the fish back into the water

We hit the links at 
the Thunderbird Golf Course
in Mt. Carmel.  It was a good time!

Red Hollow Slot Canyon
in Orderville

stunning sunset over Cedar Breaks
(my camara doesn't do it justice)

Fall Break Adventures (Day 1)

 I'm not gonna lie, I kind of wanted to stay home this fall break.  We were gone last weekend for a tournament and I just wanted to relax, but Ben had other ideas.  

The Great Chamber is really cool

UTVs were so much fun!

Peekaboo Slot Canyon, Kanab
(not as cool as the other Peekaboo slot canyon)

sandboarding!

Alyssa's First Student

Alyssa is officially a flight instructor and her first student is Qyntn!  It has been so fun to see her teach her little bro.  I'm excited for both of them!  

she gave him a ride to the airport for his medical

His first "ground"

His first cross country flight.
They flew to Delta for a "delta dog"
and flew back.  2.9 hours of flight time.

Tournaments

We've headed back up north for a couple tournaments over the past 2 months.   Thank you to my dad and Laurel for hosting us in their home!   Q is an all star on his volleyball team!  They aren't very good, so it's frustrating for him, but he is doing great!  They are lucky to have him!

Basketball has been great for Q!  He instantly got 5 new friends and they are a good group of kids.  Before the tournament, his team had only practiced 3 times together and never played a game together.  The first team they played was the Utah Prospects, the best team in Utah, for their age group.  I was really impressed with the team.  They played well together and matched the intensity of the prospects.  They didn't win, but they competed. The high school varsity coach was at the game and basically told the boys that he is excited to work with them and grow them into his team.  They could be a special team!

While we were there, Q wanted to spend some time with his Saratoga friends.  When we found out that they were going to the temple on the morning we were driving up, we decided to drive up the night before and surprise them at the temple.  It was awesome to walk in and see them all sitting there.  The day after the tournament we invited the boys to go to Airborne.  I was happy that so many could go with us.

the boys!

group hug

Happy 14th birthday Q!

Q is in full teenage mode.  He is a sweet, smart, handsome boy, but he's definitely got some teenage attitude.  We adore him anyway.  He loves his new e-bike and Ja's.  To celebrate, he went cliff jumping at Sand Hollow with some of his new friends.  

Sand Hollow

Hoop Camp ASU

 

Our MVP was ecstatic!
such joy!

The  volunteers that make the magic happen

and of course, the team

16 Years

For our 16th anniversary, we went to Tuacahn to see Les Miserables.  It was hot, but fantastic!  I was happy that my dad and Laurel drove down to join us.  It was good to see them and fun to have them stay with us!  We also purchased a full year of car washes, which made me so happy!  We have never had a car wash pass before, so this is big for us.  We're moving up in the world!