Family Pictures

We decided it was time to get family pictures taken.  I really am not a fan of taking pictures because it just is a pain.  Its hard to get everyones hair cut, and new clothes that match and shoes and a time and it all costs money!  I could get everyone to match if I had lots of money.  Well, Brooke decided we needed to go to Fotofly and have them done.  So we did.  They did such a fabulous job!  LOVE every one.  Here is just a sampling of them.

Waiting for pics

Brooke, age 18

Nick, age 11

Abi, age 14

Andrew, age 16

The Boys

Jack, age 8

Turkey Trot 2014

Thanksgiving started out with the Turkey Trot.  Andrew, Abi, Brooke, and Maureen decided to run a 5K race this am.  We ran it last year with The Pearts.  They didn't join us this year.  Brooke forgot her running shoes so conveniently, I had an extra pair from my birthday last year that were brand new.  They didn't fit me and couldn't be returned...sure did like them though..It was super fun. It was in American Fork at 8:00 am.  We were the first on the start line and we were off.  I was left in the dust.  Andrew, Abi and Brooke were much faster than I.  The first mile was at the Target store.  I made it past the Target store before I had to walk.  The course was to Target, around the Cinemark, through the back of Home Depot and Walmart around their dumpster (that smelled horrible) and then up to the finish line!...I had lots of fat jogging, but not as much as I thought.  I told them to come and get me when they finished...but they didn't finish that much ahead of me!  I couldn't believe it...I was slower than last year but a few minutes...i'm older and fatter this year...

The head guy said to the first people to follow the red van (leader car) and the rest of you just follow the people in front of you.  So Brooke followed the people in front of her, and they lapped the Home Depot TWICE!  She could just cut off her time by 3 or 4 minutes if she could have followed the correct course!  Abi took second place in her division!  She finished in 28 minutes and won a Pumpkin Pie!  WOOT WOOT!  We stuck around for the raffle and Brooke and Andrew won the raffle with a Pumpkin pie and Andrew won a Turkey!  Super fun beginning to the day!  Hopefully I can post our other times when we see them posted...

UPDATE:  Abi time 28:10  2nd in her division, 35th out of the women
                   Brooke:  43:28 19th in her division...but she did have an extra lap around home depot...
                   Maureen:  47:14  10th in my division...there were only 11
                   Andrew:   39:11  11th in his division....

Andrew and Brooke in their age group had all the fast finishers in their age group.

Brooke, Maureen, Abi, Andrew

Getting ready to trot

Our shirts!  

End of Term

So, the End of the term came and went this year.  I haven't ever posted their grades...not sure why, but here is Andrew's report card for first term.  His first term of High School.  He did very well.  All A's and one B.  Not sure you can see the pic.  I found the report card under my bed and decided I should take a pic of it.  Great job.  He even succeeded to NOT get any U's for Citizenship. 

 

 

 

 

 

The BEST Concert

Abi and Andrew both play in the school Orchestra.  Andrew plays for Bountiful High, and Abi is at South Davis Junior High.  Well, they had a fall concert.  The last concert I went to for Abi was 2 1/2 hours LONG.  That was in December when you don't have that long to sit at a concert.  So, I then found out it was a combined concert for the 9th graders at South Davis, Bountiful High, Woods Cross High  and Viewmont High.    OH my word.  That would be EVEN longer.  Well, I soon realized that the concert would have TWO of my children performing.  I would only have to attend ONE concert!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, the concert really was very nice.  It was at Woods Cross High.  I went by myself due to football season for the other boys and Brooke being away at college.  Each group performed like one piece.  It was just over an hour long!  Way to go!  They did a fabulous job!

Andrew is in the back, middle bass player

Andrew in the middle. 

Andrew at the Bass

Abi in the front in white...

Abi in action

Championship game 2014

Jack played the championship game today against West.  They lost. It was a tough team.  West was their only loss during season play.  West averaged 42 points per game in season.  The score was 20 - 6. So we did great only letting them score 13 more points than we did.  No one scored in the second half of the game.  Jack had a good game.  He even recovered a fumble.  YES did you hear that?  He recovered a fumble.  I'll post pics of that (I think later...guess I didn't need to inform anyone of that because if I post them, then you would never know I said that..)  Abi took lots of video of the game.  It was been such a great football season.  Today was the end for all.  Can't wait for next season.  Nick said he is for sure playing next year.  Andrew, maybe not.  Jack was a yes.

Jack I think is second from the right because he is NOT an X and he plays on either side of the center.  The other dude has a X on his helmet.

The mother sporting a Bountiful Jersey



The fans of Bountiful wearing their Jerseys

Jack #77

Jack #77

jack in stance on left

Jack middle guy in his stance

jack to the right of the center

Jack is #77

Jack is the middle white guy next to the guy with the X on his helmet (he is the one most on the ground)

 

Practice under the lights at Bountiful High so prepare for the big game.  That's Jack there somewhere

 

 

 

standing under the ball

Jack is on the far left

Jack in the middle coming through

Jack in the stance with pink socks