Soccer Tournament

We headed down to St. George last weekend for a soccer tournament for Ellie's team. What a fun time! Ellie's team played so hard and they are getting better. They lost 2 games and won 1. But the two losses could've easily been wins. Their team dominated both of those games, but just didn't score for the win. We had fun swimming in the hotel pool, watching movies and hanging out with our soccer friends. The kids loved staying in a hotel for 3 nights in a row, and eating out every night for dinner. Can't wait to do it again.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Science fair

Cassidy 1st grade

What liquid will stop an apple from turning brown?

Mason 5th grade

Do boys or girls have a better sense of smell?

Ellie 3rd grade

What will happen to gummy bears when put in different liquids? 

School Spelling Bee

For the second year in a row, Mason got to participate in the school spelling bee. Last year he came in first, but this year he was disappointed because he only got 2nd place. However, it was a pretty intense match between him and the other guy. Usually the school spelling bee lasts about 45 minutes. This one went for an hour and a half because the last 3 students were spelling all the words correctly. Mason had to spell probably 40 words compared to last year when he won it only spelling 15. It was much more of a challenge this year. But he spelled some amazing words. Words I have no idea their meaning or correct pronunciation. He misspelled the word "recherche." I do not know what that word means, nor do I care to ever look up the definition. I did have to look up the pronunciation when we were studying it, though. These boys were spelling words on the 12th grade list. Even though he came in second place this year, Mason put in some amazing effort to make it this far. I am impressed with the words he was able to spell. Mason should be proud of his efforts and spelling ability. 

Happy new year!!!

More Sledding

The day after Christmas, we went sledding again with our friends, the Finches. Always a fun time. 

Playing in Christmas Snow

There was a lot of it!

Christmas 2016

 We had a great holiday season and had so much fun being together as a family. On Christmas Eve we went out to dinner with Cameron and Brittany and all our cousins. We went to Tucano's and ate A LOT of delicious food. We enjoyed the rain that turned into snow overnight and gave us a white Christmas. Lots of good food and new gifts to enjoy. Merry Christmas!

Mason is playing basketball again. This year it's in a higher league and is a different experience. But it has been good. It's fun to travel around the valley and play at different high schools. 

Temple Square Christmas Lights