Making the Grade

First quarter grades are in. These pictures are from the awards assembly the school had this week honoring fourth and fifth grade students for their achievements.

Andrew and Abby made the honor roll. Way to go guys!

Keaton was awarded the Principal's honor roll and was selected as the student of character from his class. His teacher said that he is kind to everyone and is always on task. Great job!

Fall Soccer Season

Fall soccer league is coming to a close. The boys only have one more game.

Here is a short video clip of Keaton playing goalie where he blocks a shot and then boots it down the field.

This is a picture of Andrew playing goalie in the second half, kicking a goalie kick. We have a video of Andrew but the file is too big to upload to the blog.

They have had a fun season. They had 3 friends from our ward on their team - Kaden, Jared, and Nate. Their team was one of the younger teams but they played very well. Tuesday nights were very busy for the boys who have Cub Scouts from 6-7pm and soccer practice from 7:30-8:30pm. They also just started fall baseball but have had to miss Tuesday practices for obvious reasons. After their last soccer game this Saturday our lives will get a little simpler.

We also found out how hard it is to get a good video clip of them playing soccer with our new camera. We are going to try to get some better clips this Saturday.

Pinnacle Peak

Chris took the boys on a 3.5 mile hike up Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale during Fall Break. They had so much fun. They are planning the next hike up Camelback Mountain. Then on to Havasupai Falls - well, maybe not. They enjoy hiking and exploring. It's getting cooler here and is perfect weather to enjoy being outside.

With water and snacks we're ready to go. Matt and I stayed home since the trail is not stroller friendly. (Actually, we ran errands and got groceries, etc.)

The only shade to be found on this hike!

Dirt, rocks, sagebrush and cacti, oh my.

We're definitely in the desert.