Waterfall Canyon

Early this morning, Brinley and I went with Stacy on a hike up Waterfall Canyon. It was a beautiful hike and I had a great time with Brinley. When I woke up this morning to get ready to go, I wanted to crawl back into bed so bad. Brinley must have heard me up and she was instantly wide awake and getting ready to go. She had to do some talking to convince me to go and if it wasn't for her, I would have gotten back into bed. We had a great time and I loved seeing the waterfall. Towards the end, the hiking got very steep and then all of a sudden there was this huge waterfall. When I was in college, we would run up Waterfall Canyon for a workout, but never to the top...

Thanks Brin for talking me into going!!

Taking action into his own hands...

Everyone teases us that Roxy is over weight...so Sam did some problem solving and came up with a plan...

When I came out into the garage and saw that Sam had hooked her up to the treadmill, I couldn't help but laugh even though Roxy's little legs were moving faster and faster. Sam told Steve that Roxy was going to run a half marathon! Ha Ha. Just so no one is worried about Roxy, I did untie her and set her free.

Happy Birthday Sydnie!!

Good Morning Birthday girl...

Sydnie turned 14 today...She is a wonderful 14 year old. She loves to cheer, sing, and hang out with all of her friends. She has had a great year and has accomplished many things. On her birthday we had to lay tile because we are getting new carpet. I felt really bad, but Sydnie was very understanding. Grandma's and Grandpa's either stopped by or called. Ben and Deanne came over with all of their kids to help with the tile so it was a party at our house all day. Everyone was busy!!! Grandma Jeanie sent Sydnie a package with a sweet note and a present...it was so fun for Sydnie to get that in the mail...she loved it. Happy Birthday Syd!! I love you and I hope you have a great year being 14!!

For the Love of the Game...

Soccer takes over in the spring...If Brinley didn't love it so much...I think that she would complain a little more. She is always being pulled away from friends, Activity Days or school programs. You have to be dedicated to play this sport. It is a year around sport and Brinley loves to play the game. She is an awesome #2!

Baseball

Sam is on the Athletics Team this year for baseball. They are doing machine pitch and Sam loves it. They have had a few games so far and Sam can hit the ball so good. Some hits will go clear out to the out field. It is so fun to watch him and he just thinks that it is the coolest thing. He will ask me over and over "Who am I playing tonight Mom?" It's like this big competition!

A Weekend Get Away

Brinley had a soccer game in Lehi this weekend...so Steve and I thought that it would be so fun to just get a hotel room for everyone and stay over. Well, it ended up that Brinley's game was cancelled last minute, but we went anyway because we had the room and we took McKenna along with us. We went out to dinner, to a movie, went swimming and then just relaxed. On Saturday, we went shopping at the Gateway for Sydnie's upcoming birthday!

First Grade Program...And a fun year

The first grade program was awesome! Sam was so into it and so was the rest of his class. I loved it! Sam has a great teacher this year and I think that she is just wonderful. She has planned the best activities for them...it has been a fun year. She even planned a food fight last Monday for the last day before they went off track. A food fight...can you believe it? Sam was so excited for it and he hasn't stopped talking about it since. Mrs. Thomas is great and she loves her little first grade class.

Choir Concert...Footloose

Sydnie loves choir...she had another choir concert and the theme for choralaires was "Footloose". They had a lot of fun picking out their clothes! Sydnie did Choralaires and Madrigals this year and has had the funnest time in those two classes. She has some fun friends in there with her, which makes it so great. Sydnie loves music and she loves to sing...in fact, she has been singing since she was just little. If we would go to Salt Lake or somewhere in the car, Sydnie would practically sing the whole way there. We have gone from primary songs, to Barney songs, and now to whatever is stuck in her head that day...but she is literally constantly singing.

For Madrigals, they performed some "Annie" songs.

Bridgette helped Sydnie out with a costume and they had a make-up artist come and do everyone's make-up. Sydnie had a blast.

Cheers to You...

A Night to say goodbye...It is hard to see so many friends take so many different paths. Some are going to High School while others are staying at Syracuse Jr. High and Sydnie will be moving on to the new Jr. High...Legacy Jr. High. She and Kendra are the only ones that are going to the new school from the old squad and it is sad for Sydnie to be seeing them separate. She has made some great friends...like Cambria, Emily, and Megan. Here is a shout out to Syracuse Jr. High Cheer Squad...great job this year!

Cheers to You!