Hayden's District Eagle Dinner

Tonight Hayden was part of a dinner recognizing all of the boys who earned their Eagle Award in 2010. It was so fun to go on a date with him and to reflect on how hard he worked to earn this award. There were 153 Eagles in our district awarded last year. That is amazing. We have two Eagles down and one more to go! Here we come Garrett! I sure love you and am so very proud of you Hayden! Thanks for letting me come with you tonight.

Vegas Tournament

January 14th we left to drive the long drive to Las Vegas where the annual Vegas Tournament is held for soccer. It is a very large venue where many teams come from California, Nevada, Colorado, and Utah. There is great competition and the warm weather is always a plus during the middle of January! It was 76 degrees, blue skies, and light breeze. Honestly, I kept thinking how we could have a second home there......it was absolutely delightful. :) Garrett's team played their hardest but had never played on a full sized field before and had never played 11 vs. 11. They are used to playing 8 vs. 8. Some of these teams can play all year round outside because it is warm. Not us, so that hurt us a little. They gave their heart but lost their games. Hayden's team made it to tie in the second game and went into a shoot out for a place in the finals. They won the shoot out but unfortunately lost in the championship game! It was so fun to watch and see how much they've improved. It was a wonderful getaway and has become a little tradition for our family now in January. Logan's team did not go, and he was biting at the bit the entire time to get on his boots and get out there! He was a great cheerleader from the sidelines but wished he as well was being cheered on! Great fun!

My chef Garrett

Garrett has decided that he really enjoyes BAKING. He wants to be a baker or chef. He actually said when he grows up he wants to work at Krispy Kreme.......well for now that is cute :) His nana bought him a "Chef Garrett" apron and hat for Christmas and we worked together in the kitchen to make a cake! He also got a kids cookbook from nana showing him pictures and steps for making each recipe. So he found a yummy looking chocolate cake, and we made it one night! It was a great success. Good work Garrett! You can always come and help me in the kitchen! He must get the baking gene from me........

Logan is 17

My oldest continues to grow.....surprising! This month he turned 17. I truly can't believe he is in the thick of the teenage years. He loves life, friends, girls, driving, girls, music, his car, and of course SOCCER. He is such a great boy who we love so much. It is hard to believe in 2 years he will be leaving this nest and heading out into the real world. I hope every day that I have taught him what he needs to know to be a successful and wonderful young man. He is such a great example in our home and his humor always keeps us laughing. Even though he seems to be absent on many occasions, I am so grateful when he is home and when we have great "talks" late in the evening after returning home from a night out. I remember being 17 and truly it is a magical and fun time in life. Happy late birthday son. I sure do love you.

July 4th

My boys are growing up so quickly. Getting my kids to go to a parade is getting more and more difficult. I still fight them as it is very nostalgic to me and it means "family time". So....for the Provo parade, Logan and his friend Ryan went down to Provo the night before the parade to stake out some spots. There was NOTHING. They found a spot on another side street but was told that they couldn't spend the night on that street and would have to come back in the morning at 5:00 am. They went to someone they worked for who lived close by and asked if they could camp on his lawn overnight. He said sure and they managed to get a spot close to the one they wanted the next day. It was so crazy at what went into it, but in the end we watched the parade in comfort and enjoyed all the festivities. We then headed over to the annual Hale BBQ/water and candy drop. This is a tradition that my family has done every July 4th since I was a small kid. We have a BBQ first then my uncles go to the second floor window and dress up for whatever is in the news for the year (this year they were Tiger Woods) :) As they improv, they throw out candy/water randomly to the kids below. It sounds stupid but very fun for the kids. After the candy drop is over, everyone runs around and begins the WATER FIGHT. It is huge and no one is given a free pass. We all leave SOAKED. It was a fun day followed by fireworks at our annual neighborhoos "culdesac of fire". I am so grateful for the freedom we have here in America and that we can celebrate it with family and friends every year!

Happy 18th Anniversary to me

My cute husband took me on an "overnighter" for our 18th wedding anniversary. We went out to eat, stayed in a beautiful hotel, went to a movie, and I got a new wedding ring. I have wanted something else for a while now, and I was so excited to get one this year!

I sure love my husband putting up with me all these years and I love spending every minute with him. Thanks for the last 18 and looking forward to the next 50!

I love you!

State champs!

I know this post is two months old, but I had to blog about Lehi High School soccer taking state in soccer this year! It was amazing to see such talent work together to get the title this year. Little ol' Lehi did it! Logan was privileged because he was asked to dress varsity for the championships. Even though he didn't get any playing time, he was able to practice with the team and sit on the side cheering them on! He can taste it for next year and we're hoping he will get that varsity time he has wanted for a couple years now! Way to go Lehi. You deserve it!