Leaf Hunt

Annual Leaf Hunt.  So, this leaf hunt we have every year is hilarious.  It started many years ago, and about 10 years ago, we resurrected it.  We head to the canyon to have a cookout.  Then we divide in pairs..someone NOT from our immediate family and try to find the best leaf.  Then we submit them and Grandpa judges the best Leaf.  Then we get prizes.  Thats it.  It is funny that all the big kids always come!  It is super fun and a great tradition!

Mark,Hayden and Sierra

Nick and Abi

Grandpa judging the leaves and the prizes close by

This pic is hard to tell but Gma had some halloween candy that was sticks and they looked like cigarettes.  So we are all smoking in this picture.  So funny that gma is providing cigarettes

These are the girls.  Such good looking girls

Sierra (hayden's girlfriend) McKenna, Stella, Grace,McCall, Brooke, Micaela, Abi, Brittney

Abi choosing a prize for her leaf

This is gma, gpa an Mark, Maureen and Michelle

Here we are all smoking with Gma's cigarettes

We should have added smoking to the party long ago.  It certainly jazzed up the party!

Snowbird

snowbird has customer appreciation weekend in which you bring in 3 cans of food and get a free tram ride.  Well, we were all in.  The only day we could go was Sunday.  I got a substitute for Primary Piano and for Sacrament waver and we were off.

The plan was to hike down.  So we needed to get there so there was enough time to hike down before it was dark.  The plan was to meet Michelle and family at 1:00.  We were there at 1:00...Michelle didn't role in until around 2.  Here we were waiting for her.

So, Jack decided he didn't want to hike down.  The tram ride wasn't his favorite part either.  He was a bit scared of heights.  I don't love them much either...but I wanted to hike.  So, Jack and I didn't hike.  We just hung out at the top for a while, took the tram down and got some pizza.  Then we went on a short hike to see if we could meet the group when they got to the bottom.

Good time was had to all Hikers.  I'm all in next year. ...

Football Playoffs

Jack and Nick both went to the Playoffs this year.  Jack's team had to play East.  They played them once before and lost to an onside kick.  Something like that.  So they met again in the playoffs and Jack Won.  So they play again.

That is Jack on top with the black cleets on.  The coach's wife took the pic.

He is 92.

They played great.  They meet Woods Cross (rival) in the championship game this next week.

Nicks team had to face Bingham.  Bingham is very good.  Their players are very tall and very fast.  They can just reach up and get the ball so easily.  They lost to Bingham when they played them in the season play.  They had some bad luck and lost.  Coach Smith was very cute because he didn't say much to the boys other than you know now how to play, so go it is all up to you.   Love him.

I couldn't get to both games so Michelle met and watched Nick for me.  She took some good pics too.  They had a onside kick and and Nick got it.  The other team was kicking off and did a short kick and Nick go it!  Way to go Nick!!  They lost by like 5 touchdowns.  So sad to see the season come to an End.

That is Nick in the back in the white

Nick #94

This is Jack at the meet and carpool party with donuts and music

This Jack and the other boys that we carpooled to Park city.  Cute boys ready to hit someone hard

That is Jack and his friend Jesse

My Lunch date

So Andrew is home for fall Break.  Our fall Break was Thursday and Friday and his was monday and Tuesday.  So, we were all in school when he was here.

But on Tuesday I got a text asking when my lunch was...and if I would want him to bring me some lunch.  Ya!  So Andrew brought me Subway and he got Betos.   I don't have a picture of him at lunch at my school because I forgot but here he is.

So fun to have my Andrew bring me lunch on his break.   Thanks for thinking of me!!

More Football

                                                           Jack is second from the left

This is after his win against Corner Canyon and he sacked the quarterback a few times!!

Sharon

My Cousin Sharon came to visit.  She was at a funeral in Boise and decided to come the extra 5 hours to visit.  She stayed at my parents house but decided to come to the Bountiful High School Football game with me.  I went because Jack and Nick wanted to go and I don't like Jack going alone.  So we went and talked.  We had a great time.  I think I look like I could be her mother.  

We stopped at Maverik on the way home to get Jack and nick a drink.  Sharon treated them to their slurpee.  

Had a great time with her visit.  She came because she doesn't know how much longer my dad will be around.  No one knows that question. This is probably the last time to see her for a while...

 This is her cane that she left here last time in my car.  I couldn't believe that I have kept it for an entire year.  She wanted it back.  Good because I don't want it anymore. Athough I am about to use one too because my arthritis is getting bad.