September 2018

We had our annual "go through the ski gear" day.  Then we went to Sniagrab to see if we "needed" any new ski gear for Labor Day.

My garden produced SO MANY tomatoes this year.  Lots and lots of salsa (and pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce)!

Trying to make deposits into my 14 year old boys love account with an apple pie.

Abby hiding under the tarp during a very hot soccer game.

Go Annie!

Abby finally her braces off.

The BYU Autumn Classic was moved from the East Bay golf course in Provo to USU in Logan.  It was a fun, long day cheering!

We stopped at Roolee to shop.

While we were Logan, Annie and Abbie San Juan went to October Fest at Snowbird.  They rode the rides and had lunch!

We had dinner with Sonny and Reg.  Lots of mission stories were told!

In addition to NUCS soccer, Think Swish Basketball, and open gym at AFJH, Carter is also playing flag football at the Rec Center.  Thankfully, it doesn't required a lot of time and is super fun!  They are still working on winning a game.

Georgia and I went to the 5th grade Maturation Night (I didn't take any pictures).  The school had a very funny mid-wife.  She made what could have been an awkward evening, very informative.  All the 5th grade girls laughed and laughed!

I made a trip up to the Centerville Days for Girls building.

After 7 years, I finally got new glasses.  The kids said they looked like my glasses from 4th grade.  

Abby had a cross country meet in Salem.  The high school parking lot was full of campers from families that had been evacuated from the wild fire.

Our garden is still producing a ton of potatoes, tomatoes and raspberries.

Think Swish basketball tournament.  Carter played three games on one Saturday (he also had a soccer game that day!).

We had our primary program (no pictures).  It was the last program for Georgia!

We have been getting ready for our humanitarian trip to Mexico.  We had to watch a video and participate in an orientation call.  We've gotten auto insurance for Mexico and bought shoes for the kids in the orphanage.  

Tim got new couches for the basement.  Even the chairs recline!

We had family pictures at the Wall of Colors in Bluffdale.  Hopefully, we will get them back soon!

We went to the CTE fair at Thanksgiving Point for family home evening.  It was a very well-done event and opened the kids eyes to career/education choices.  They even served ice cream.

We went to the AFHS homecoming football game.  It was the first time for the kids to go to a high school football game.  Tim and I felt very old.  Everyone had a very fun time with their friends.

Georgia had her foot re xrayed.  It still wasn't healing, so they sent us to an orthopedic surgeon.  A few more weeks in the boot.

August 2018

Trek 2018 at Martin's Cove.

Annie and Abby went to EFY the Monday after we got back from Trek!  They were in different sessions and only saw each other once during the week.

While the girls were at EFY, Carter, Georgia and I went to the McBride's U-pick raspberry farm.  Picking raspberries is very time consuming and we didn't get as many as we hoped.  So we went back after the big girls got home.

The wild fires have been super bad this year.  The skies have been smoke filled.  But it does make for a beautiful sunrise!

Pulling all the basil leaves off the plants to make pesto!

Cleaning carpets before school starts!  I sure love that clean carpet smell!

School supplies shopping at Target.

Riley's fruit stand (by Costco) has THE BEST peaches!

Back to school night at Barratt Elementary.  She has Mrs Weakley for 5th grade.  It was also AFJH back to school night, but we didn't take any pictures.

Annie dropped off all her Project Linus blankets at the American Fork Hospital for her personal progress project.

Abby's first cross country race, Highland Invitational, at Sugarhouse Park.  Best cheer squad!

American Fork 37th Ward country fair.  We ran the 5k!

That afternoon, we went to see Newsies at the Hale Center Theatre with Jason and Jenny.

First day of 9th grade and 5th grade.  I bought a bunch of lunch snacks at Maceys.  Annie hid the Fudge Graham in the basement so the other kids wouldn't eat them.

We went to the Tree Room at Sundance before the Bluebird Cafe.  Their pepper steak never disappoints!

Abby ran the Grass Relays at Westlake High School.  She had to jump over hay bales!

Georgia was walking into the AF public library last week.  She was wearing her Jandles and twisted her ankle. She could instantly that something happened to her foot.  But I made her made wait a week until I took her to the doctor.

We went to the hospital for an xray.  She has an avulsion fracture (the tendon pulled off part of her bone).  She is in a boot for 4 weeks.  She's also had a horrible cough.  She's had a hard week.

Pre-Region at Cottonwood Complex.  3.0 miles at 24:56.

 Jill Stuart and I went to Swiss Days.  It was her first time and I showed how to do the morning most effectively!  It was a super fun morning!

We went on our annual campout to Timpanooke Campground.  Holly is pregnant with Andrew and is in the hospital on bed rest.  Rand and the kids camp up for dinner.  The girls and I didn't spend the night as Abby had CC practice in the morning.

Steaks and corn on the fire.  I think we figured out how to be more efficient with our steak preparation.  Next year we will have our A-game for food!