Heading for the Hills

We were able to make a camping trip for the 24th of July this year.  Even with all the rain and no campfires, it was a great vacation.

Autumn Days

 

 

 

 

 

Summiteer Bike Race 2012

The four oldest children rode their bikes in the annual Summiteer bike race Thursday night. With lots of sunshine, there was no threat of rain to muddy up the course this year.

Khora receiving her medal of participation from the Mayor and city councilman. I was a little nervous about Khora being able to ride in it but she did a fabulous job!
Bonnie did a great job cheering on the riders.  She made a couple friends and entertained herself with all the rocks and dirt there was available and ended up coming home with about 2 inches of dust all over her.

Khora showing off her medal.  They also received coupons for free ice cream and other gift certificates.

Afton #12 riding the Youth course and sporting the fancy Summiteer shirt.

Dennis in his bright orange "Event Staff" shirt helped to organize the race again this year which was the biggest turnout yet. He rode along with Khora to make sure she was OK.

Jacob and Isaac rode in the Beginners course. Isaac finished first with a time around 34 minutes and won a new helmet. Unfortunately Jacob and the boy in front of him missed a turn and ended up on the wrong course.  Everyone had a great time though.

Orchard Days

We all had so much fun yesterday at the Orchard days celebration.

Afton and Khora with their faces painted out at the Red Barn.

Bonnie loved the rodeo last night.  She was a little concerned that the cowboys were hurt when they fell off the horses though.

Dennis kept the shade off us while we sat and watched the parade, he's very useful that way!

I ran in my first ever 5K with my friend/trainer/cheerleader Crystal yesterday. My goal was to run it without stopping at all, which I did. I even placed 2nd in my division which was a total shock, but very very exciting.  I ran it in 33:23. I think I'm hooked.

This year we spent most of the day at the Red Barn. We participated in the annual Spit Pit Contest, had yummy ice cream, squeaky cheese and yogurt covered cherries.  Jacob qualified for the finals in the 9-12 age bracket and had a personal best of 29 feet.

Afton was very excited to be in both the parade and the rodeo this year. She rode with the other Little Miss Santaquin girls.

Khora waving at the girls in the pretty dresses at the parade. I think it's so funny watching the kids go after the candy. It's like feeding chickens!

Jacob and Isaac were also in the pie eating contest at the Red Barn. A couple kids looked like they were going to loose it at different times, but it was very funny.

Day 13 - Scouts

Even though its Sunday and we usually don't do too much other than church and board games, we did go to Jacob's court of honor.  Jacob is just such a good boy and it's good to see all the things he is accomplishing. The other kids liked the cookies.

Jacob received his 50miler and the Great Western Trail patches as well as his Life Science Merit Badge. He also got a special award for attendance.  Since he's been in scouts Jacob has not missed one camp out.  It was great seeing him work so hard. 

Day 12 - Harry Potter

It was movie night again and the kids invited friends over to watch Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I think there were 10 kids total. I made candy corn and grab bags for them to have during the movie. The kids also really liked putting the punch mixes in their bottled water.  The good thing about this warm weather is that it didn't get too chilly outside, however it was a pretty late night.

Day 11 - The All American Sport

We have reached the end of the regular season baseball games for both our boys.  They both had fantastic games on Thursday and played so well.

Jacob played wonderfully on first base. He caught a foul ball and got a grounder to tag up, getting two out in the first inning. He always does so well getting on base.  

Isaac's pitching was great and he had a great catching game as well.  He had an amazing home run hit over the heads of all their players!!

They both just did amazing!  It has been so much fun watching them play this year and cheering them on. They have done a remarkable job as members of their teams.

Tournament will begin next week, so we might be going to more games next month. We'll see.