Parkour

Grant started parkour in September,

We think he fractured his foot, so for 6 weeks he stayed off it.

Now, he's started up again and is doing great.

In 2 weeks of class, he moved up another level, to RED.

Way to go, Grant, for all your hard work!

 

James' Orchestra Concert - November 13, 2024

 James had his orchestra concert.

He played beautifully, though he was hard to see.

The concert was only 45 minutes with 6 pieces being played.

There were a few Halloween pieces that were fun to listen to.

Corn Maze Sunset Glory - October 28, 2024

We went to the Wild Adventure Corn Maze for the last time of the season.

The sunset was stunning.
The air was a little cool, but we still had a great time in the maze.
James, Grant, and Mom

Handsome Dad took these amazing pictures.

Grant, James, and Mom

 

Tim, Yucca Root, and the Beginning of Debate Season - October 2024

Grant made a new friend, Tim, for Halloween.

Have you ever eaten yucca root?
I learned to boil it with salt and it tastes pretty good.

It's that time of year where we have debate tournaments every weekend.
James joined in the fun and competed in Public Forum with his friend.
They took 2nd place in the novice division.

Way to go, Jaden and James!!!

Jaden took 1st place in public forum with Noella in the varsity division.
He also took 1st place in After Dinner Speaking and 2nd place in Humorous Interpretation.

 

October 14-23 Family and Cousin Time

We had the privilege of having Utah cousins over for 10 days.

Fabricio has autism and loves wearing that pillow pet on his head.

He enjoyed playing with all kinds of things and is nonverbal.

He especially loved playing with the jewels, but for some reason, they made him sneeze a lot.

Dante enjoyed building things with legos.

Dante also loves trains, so he was excited to get a picture with one.

Dante and Aitana

Fabricio

We were able to go to treats on the street.
The kids loved the treats.

After receiving a couple buckets of apples, Dad became adventurous and decided to make applesauce.

Dante loved eating the popcorn that James is so good at making.

Aitana and Dante helped make the apple sauce.

Dante with his big R2D2 lego robot.

Fabricio was scared of our dog, Red, and wouldn't go near him for days.
Finally they made friends.

 

Money Tree and Palisades in the Fall - October 6-12

Ever hear the saying that money doesn't grow on trees?
Well, here's proof that it does.
My dad let me have his money tree, and I love it!

We ended up buying a new fridge for Grandpa's apartment because our old one went out.
This one is bigger and much nicer.

We drove up through palisades to Joey and Amber's in Wyoming.
The weather was beautiful and the trees were full of pretty colors.

Grandpa sure enjoyed the drive.

Dad is looking pretty handsome here in the beautiful view.

 

Here's Momma! :) 

Grant is looking pretty good!

Moving Day - October 2-6

I drove to Utah to help my parents move from their home in West Jordan to a facility for those who are retired.

There was a lot of packing to be done.
I mostly helped to pack the kitchen.

We watched General Conference in between moving things from one place to another.

My dad was absolutely amazing in all that he did to pack boxes and load them into the trailer.
He was also the fix-it guy and made their new apartment look great.

After moving my parents, some of my siblings and others came and helped move my brother and sister-in-law's things into the house my parents moved out of.
My brother is buying the home from my parents.

And here is the beautiful apartment with my beautiful mother in it.
Do you like the guy behind? He was helping explain how some of the things work.

As exhausted as my parents were from the move, they amazingly kept going with unpacking and organizing.
I loved being with my parents and helping them!