Twelve Years!

Holly's First Car and Puppy!

Holly got her license, bought a cute Mini Cooper, and got a puppy, she is so excited, and I am so happy for her! 

This is Beaux!  What a cutie!

 

Fall Sports

I love fall sports!  It is so much fun to watch our kids use their talents and do something they love.  Alyssa is playing on the Westlake volleyball team, Reyn is playing on the Orem High School volleyball team and Q is playing Westlake youth tackle football for the first time.   

Alyssa is making a comeback
from her sprained ankle.

Reyn is playing varsity as a freshman!

Q has had some great tackles

has a really cool team...

and some great runs!

Back to School

First Day of 11th grade at Valley High

Alyssa refused the first day pic.
First day of 11th grade at Westlake High.

She drove herself to school, hooray!

Q first day of 4th grade
at Harbor Point Elementary 

Reyn and Tiago wouldn't send me a picture,  stinkers.  Tiago is starting 11th grade at Timpanogos High School and Reyn is in 9th grade at Oak Canyon Junior High.  Ayzha is still attending Centralia College. 6 kids at 6 different schools.  Good luck to all of you, Have the best year yet!

The Haul

The girls spent 8 hours school clothes shopping, they sent me pics of what they got.  It was a fun fashion show, lots of laughs.

Hoop Camp Portland

Ben and Tiago had the opportunity to drive up and participate at Hoop Camp in Portland.  They got to visit pinball heaven and Voodoo Donuts while they were there.  As usual, they had a blast, and got to enjoy all the feels of serving with our friends with special needs.

Grandma, grandpa, Alison, Ayzha and Randy
showed up to help out too.

Garbage Can Cleaning Fundraiser

For some reason, the YW budget this year is almost non-existent.  So, in order to be able to reserve a campsite for our girl's camp next year, we needed to do a fundraiser, and we needed to get it done quickly.  A friend offered up the idea that she had done several times in her ward, cleaning garbage cans. She said it was quick and easy, so we went with that.

It turned out not to be that quick or easy, it was hard, smelly, gross work, but we did it, 106 cans in all.  I was so proud of all the young women and leaders that came out to help!