Happy Birthday, Madison

Matthew loves his sister:

 Madison was so excited to get her Scotty McCreery cd.  I think it is the beginning of growing out of being a little girl and into a young woman.

Emily's Birthday

Emily before school:

After school and patiently waiting to open presents:

Emily asked for cupcakes this year and I'm not about to turn down such a good request:

Halloween

We had a fun soccer season this year. We tried a new club and really enjoyed it.  Madison grew and flourished on her team.  Her coaches were really good and taught tons of new skills.  They told us that we need to have Madison try out of the next step up next year.  This year was recreational soccer.  Anybody can play and we don't keep score.  Most clubs have a Competitive level that is very expensive and they travel quite a bit. The club has a step between Recreational and Competitive called Select.  We will have to try out in August and if she is at a high enough level, they will place her on a team that she will play with for fall and soccer.  Madison loves to play.

 I ended up being Emily's coach and our goal for our team of 4 girls was to just have fun and teach some basic skills.  She has a natural ability and is very coordinated.  She is also pretty competitive.

 Right after she scored a goal:

The Corn Maze

We visited the corn maze this year and had a ton of fun.  We road on a hay ride, played in a straw bale maze and then did the corn maze.  The girls decided that the corn maze wasn't quite as fun as they thought it was going to be, but we made it out.

Youth Cultural Celebration

In anticipation of the rededication of the Boise temple, the youth in the region were part of the Youth Cultural Celebration.  It was a huge undertaking and the youth practiced twice a week for 6 weeks.  The 12-13 year-olds were only able to watch and be part of the flag waving at the end.  Since I am over the Beehives, I was able to be a chaperone and be in the Taco Bell Arena with the youth.

President Monson was so fun to watch.  The youth treated him like a rock star and he was so cute about it.  He egged on the cheering a bit and he had fun with the youth.  It's a different side of him that you don't always get to see.

The camera on my phone takes terrible pictures.  The first was of President Monson walking in .  The second was the youth in our stake performing. Ours was of Boise State playing football.

Family Pictures