October 30, 2016

Ry is our best pumpkin carver.  And she likes it.  Sadie thinks she likes carving but she actually just likes someone to carve it for her.  But she found a cat template and got the gooey stuff out so that probably counts as mostly carving.  Ry had serious carving skills this year with pumpkin teeth.  My kitty pumpkin carving skills were not much in the way of actual skills.

October 27, 2016

Fantastic first time at the temple with Cam.  Ry came with and we brought Megan and Abby Marsh.  Cam was all smiles (sometimes a little nervous smile) and she kept thanking me for taking her.  Great time with the girls.

October 24, 2016

Mason is home safe from Texas.  Wahoo!

Came across a quote I wrote down almost two years ago by TS Elliot.  He said, "If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"

October 23, 2016

I love when the girls spend time together.  This morning they were drawing for 2 hours.  They have been great to each other lately.  I probably cursed things by saying that. 

Also, playing Speed (cards) with Ry is way fun.

October 22, 2016

We just saw a coyote cross the road in front of us just south of Scipio.  Kinda cool.

October 21, 2016

Today was a good day.  My parents came to Bryce Canyon with us and I loved spending time with them - even though most of the time was driving.  I also got to hike with D and the girls in some awesome scenery.  Hoodoos are just cool.

October 20, 2016

"Be where your feet are.  Enjoy the moment.  There will come a day where there won't be another day." - Clint Hurdle

October 19, 2016

Rylie finished her soccer season tonight and it has made me think about this fall season.  A couple of thoughts:
1.  I really miss watching Mason play.  He was such a solid player and I loved watching him play defense.
2.  Cam and I were totally gypped out of her season.  That knee injury was no fun and I would have liked to see her soccer smile this fall.  She loves playing soccer and has really looked forward to it.  However she handled it great - better than me.  :)
3.  Sadie has been fun to watch this season.  She's not the fastest or strangest but she gets in there and hustles and is consistently in the right spot and gives great passes.  She has had a lot of assists this season.  I have a lot to learn from her about sports and life.
4.  It has been fun to watch Rylie's season evolve.  I was frustrated with her playing time at the very first of the season but by the end of the season she was playing the entire game rotating between left defender and middle defender.  Way fun to watch her play all game.

October 18, 2016

What would I do without my Rylie?  She's just so great.  One of my favorite things to do is watch movies with her.  We definitely don't do it enough. 

We celebrated her birthday with a movie and bowling and a caramel apple and fries and a shake.  Hannah Wilcox decorated her room and it was so cute and fun and birthday-like.

I asked her some things she really likes now at 14.  She said - movies (especially super hero movies), Zupas, fruit, board games and card games and outside games like Cornhole and backyard volleyball and kickball, break rolls, The Flash TV series, and road trips (the driving part).

October 13, 2016

At the Mt. Timpanogos temple today a worker shared with me that today is the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Timp Temple. 

October 12, 2016

Fantastic fall hike to Silver Lake.  The yellow reflection in the lake was so cool.

October 10, 2016

The Red Sox lost so they're out of the playoffs.  We took some tissue over to the Algers to dry their eyes.  :)

October 9, 2016

I know that my Redeemer lives!

October 8, 2016

Beautiful fall day.  We spent it at a couple of soccer games.  Sadie played so good.  She had two awesome assists out of their three goals.  It was fun watching her play hard and work hard and see some results.  And Ry has fallen into the roll of permanent defender.  Fun, I know.

October 7, 2016

Happy Cam's bday!  That girl is so great.  Funny, kind, grateful, talented, thoughtful, and keeps perspective.  She said some of her favorites are - The Old Spaghetti Factory, soccer, doing crafts, drawing with sayings, Kung Fu Panda, jumping on the tramp, blue (turquoise) and purple, and friends.

October 6, 2016

Great hike today.  I don't know why but I sure like the second hamongog above Alpine.  It's a 3.5 mile 2700 foot elevation gain to get there but I enjoy it after I've made it. 

October 5, 2016

"We can know some things without knowing all things."  Brother Neuenschwander. 
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/dennis-b-neuenschwander_knowing-believe-believing-know/

October 2, 2016

Sometimes it pays to be old because you want to take the scenic drive and then you come upon the most amazing display of fall by some aspens that you've ever seen.  Hwy 14 was so cool with the yellows and oranges and lava fields. 

October 1, 2016

I do like Zion.  Observation Point hike has been on the top of my hikes I want to do list for awhile and now it has been checked off the list.  It was amazing and hard and did not disappoint.