Last weekend we went to Vegas for a soccer tournament that Hunter's team was in.We stayed in the Luxor and even though Vegas is not the most kid friendly town we had a great time. The kids loved all the stuff to see, the cool hotels, and all the fun places to eat. I dragged them all out to Hoover dam and they actually all thought it was really amazing.
We had a great holiday season this year, as you'll see from the pictures below. The most popular present by far was the Wii. I think we played it 24/7 between Christmas and New Years! Everyone loved it, even my dad played the bowling and tennis and loved it.
In these difficult finacial times, I'm just grateful for a roof over head, food on the table, healthy and wonderful kids,loving family members, and the gospel of Jesus Christ to guide us.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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