Thanksgiving Weekend

On Thursday we had a great dinner at Marci's parents, and the kids rode their ATV's and motocycles around. Then we went down to St. George for a soccer tournament that Hunter had on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday Hunter had two games; won one, lost one. Then went up to Snow Canyon and hiked around. The kids loved it and we got some good pictures. After that we ate dinner at IN & Out Burger and of course everyone loved that.

On Saturday Hunter tied his first game and then they won the championship game against the team that beat them on Friday. It was such an awesome game to watch. The boys played great. Congradulations Hunter! In the late afternoon we went to a dinosuar museum then to IN & Out Burger Again! Yummy!

On Sunday we left at 10 am and went to Zion's National Park and drove up to the top of the canyon and went on a hike. The canyon is so beautiful, we all loved it.

After Zoin's we drove about an hour and half to Bryce Canyon National Park. It was cold with about 3 inches of snow on the ground, but that made it so beautiful. After that we headed home. The traffic on I-15 all the way home until we hit Spanish Fork with 3 lanes was the worse I've every seen, three wrecks and almost bumper to bumper with all the people coming home after the long holiday week end. We finally made it home after a long day in the car at 9 pm.

Ten Mile Wash

In early November my brother and I and three of my cousins went on an awesome ride at Ten Mile Wash in southern Utah between Moab and Green River. I had so much fun, I can't wat to go again. I came back unscathed but two others weren't so lucky. We got one knee surgery and one thumb surgery out of the ride.

Halloween & Hunter's B-Day: One Big Party All Week

Every year The week around Halloween turns into one big party with Hunter's birthday the day before. This year was no different. It started last Sunday with a party with my family for Hunter's b-day, Thursday morning presents with Hunter including a new bike that Hunter loves, Thursday night dinner with just our family (Hunter chose Red Lobster, he loves crab legs), Friday costumes at school, trick or treating, and then out to Marci's parents, Saturday we took 9 ten year olds to Weber State's Football game, and it ended today with a B-day party for Hunter with Marci's family. Whooo thank goodness it's over! No it was all fun, we all had a great time!
So enjoy the pics from all the events.

Grandma Crandall's 87th

Last week we had a party for my Grandma Crandall's 87th birthday. She is a great and wonderful women. She is so strong and inspiring. I've never known any with so much faith and love. Over the last year every couple of months she has come up from Springville to stay with my mom for a few weeks. We have been so fortunate to see her more often.

Pics from another great weekend with the kids

Blogging from my phone!

We built a jump to jump the fence. Check me out!

President Cup Champions!

Over the last week and a half we have been to four soccer games in Salt Lake for the Presidents Cup tournament. Through the rain, shine, wind and cold Hunter's team did awesome. With two shutouts, a tie, and exciting win today, Hunter's team won the championship. He played awesome in all the games and was so excited to win. We have one more tournment this year in St. George over Thanksgiving weekend, and from now until spring he will be playing indoor soccer, which I love to watch even more than outdoor.

Body Worlds Exhibit

On Friday Hunter and I went to see the Body Worlds exhibit in Salt Lake. We both though it was really cool and interesting. It was just so amazing to see all the intricicies of the human body. Truely amazing!

First Real Salt Lake Soccer game at new Statium

Hunter and I went to Real Salt Lake's first game at their new stadium on Thursday night. The stadium is really cool and we had a great time even though it was freezing and Real tied the New York Red Bulls.

Fall Four-Wheeler Riding

We spent the last weekend in September at my brother's ranch in Thatcher, Idaho. Like always we had a great time and as you can see from the picture and video Sydney has learned to love riding too, and Hunter is as crazy as ever.

Fun Fall Weekend In Idaho

The kids and I had a great time in Idaho again, my parents were there along with Doug and his wife. We went on a couple fun four-wheeler rides , horseback riding, a little work, made lots of smores and a little relaxing.

Sydney on the bus

Here is Sydney when she loved getting on the bus. The last few days she has been giving us trouble about going to school. I hope she gets over it soon.

Labor Day

Over Labor Day we took one last trip to Bear Lake. On Saturday we spent a fun day at the beach boating. Sunday it got a little colder and by Monday it was cold and wet. None of us minded it too much, the cold was a welcome change. So with the weather the way it was we all decided to go up to Minnitonka cave. It is a cool cave. The kids thought it was pretty neat, except for the 444 stairs, that we had to go up and down all the way in then all the way back out. There are some really cool stalagtite and stalagmite formations.

First Day Of School!

The first day of school and I think we were all excited. I know Sydney was up at the crack of dawn ready for school asking when the bus was coming; not till noon! It was fun to see her so excited about every aspect of the first day of kindergarten. Our little baby is off to school.

What We Do... Dance, Soccer, Hunting, Dance, more Soccer, & more Dance!

Last weekend Hunter played in the Addidas Cup Soccer Tournment in Riverton. They played so tough and got first place. I don't think I've ever seen Hunter so excited.

Right after the tournment Hunter and I left for Archery Hunting and some fun camping in central Utah for a week.
Then we got home last night just in time for Marci's birthday today. Happy Birthday Marci!
Sydney had dance camp the last three days ending with a dance review tonight.

Hunter played two regular season soccer games this morning, then he played 4 games in an 3 on 3 tournment at Weber State. Hunter was so hot and tired from playing 6 games I thought he was going to die of heat exhaustion, but he played awesome and got second place. The only game they lost was to a team of boys two years old than them.