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!

Adulting!

Our 5 older kids are adulting.  

Ayzha just moved into an apartment with a friend.  She is working 2 jobs, coaching high school volleyball, and going to UVU.  

Alyssa is still at SUU working on getting her CFI (certified flight instructor).  She has flown through the aviation program and is set to graduate next spring.  She is going to apply at SUU to become an instructor and is also planning to teach Q to fly so he can get his private pilot license when he is 16.  

Holly moved to Maine and is living on a street with her birth dad, Luke, and their family.  Each family has their own house.  She bought her fist place, a trailer and seems to be doing well!  She is going to remodel it and has a frog.  

Tiago is back and busy.  He got a job carpet cleaning and started school at UVU.  He plans to go into finance. He is also back in the dating scene, which I think he is really enjoying.  

Reyn has started her new adventure at BYU!  She loves the social aspect, but the classes are tough.  I hope she has a wonderful freshman experience before leaving on her mission.  

I'm so proud of each one of them!  They are each on their own journey and it is fun to see how they are navigating life!  

Tiago's Homecoming

We drove up to Orem for Tiago's mission homecoming and it turned out to be the Fuller show.  Reyn went up to announce her mission call at the beginning.  Ayzha spoke first, which was an added bonus.  She blew me away, I was very impressed with her talk. Then it was Tiago's turn and he did fantastic! 

Shhh...  Don't tell anyone I took pictures.

Loved having almost all of us together!
Wish Holly could have been with us.  

Our New Life

It has been one month and I have absolutely loved living in St. George. I love the heat!  It has been fun to go to the pool almost every day to get some exercise and soak up a little sun!  It has been so nice to have a Costco 5 minutes away and can get pretty much anywhere we need to go in 20 minutes.  I have loved seeing Alyssa more often.  She has come down to visit a few times and even painted my toenails once. Everyone has been so kind and welcoming and It's fun to be in a new ward.  I have enjoyed buying new furniture for our home. Why didn't we do this sooner?  

Qyntn seems to be adjusting well.  He has made a lot of friends at school.  He is already playing club volleyball and has been invited to play on the Dixie 8th grade basketball team.  He loves going to Sand Hollow to cliff jump  He also got braces! I think this has been good for him too.  

First Day of School

Sand Hollow

Braces!

One sad part is that Tito has disappeared.  He did great for the first 2 weeks and then poof, he was gone.  We think somebody may have taken him. We still leave the garage door cracked with food and water, just in case he comes back.  We miss our sweet boy!