max was picked as "TOP HAND" wrangler in his class this month.
(basically student of the week)
sadie started varsity:)
we have a love/hate relationship with basketball, but she has always wanted to start and this was her day. not sure if it will ever happen again, so i took a picture to celebrate! sadie and i were talking about basketball the other day and how she felt impressed to start playing. so many good things have come from it. it's been a blessing. it also has been trying and frustrating- but those times provide growth and sometimes just enduring... good lessons.
abe decided not to try out for basketball at school and is doing county ball and he got a job on the train by our house "the north pole express". he made a good elf--they even moved him to first class. he learned to juggle quite impressively and he enjoyed getting a real pay check.
he also played a christmas duet in sacrament meeting. it was a really difficult song and it made him dig a little deeper and he did it. i was really proud of him.
our ward sponsors our neighborhood christmas party, a live nativity and hay rides. it was pretty amazing. a real camel and everything! a great chance for the youth to be part of the christmas story. absolutely beautiful!
(sadie's VSCO account)
kai decided to play club ball. he is fun to watch. his team practices at 6:30am and we like to joke around that it is a bit much for the 5th grade C team, but he actually likes the early practices and wants to work hard.
kai works hard in school and got his first report card with actual grades. he enjoys the challenge of the gifted class and brought home a 4.0 he is also rocking the clarinet this year. the concert was so fun! i think being a 5th grade band teacher would be the worst job!
best part of the concert was after when he dashed into the bathroom as a clarinet player
and came out ready for late night bball practice.
so cute.
i'll tell you what, kai is a thoughtful kid and is always watching out for his mom. he notices when i need help carrying things, or i'm feeling stressed. sometimes he enjoys peace and quiet and calm and i can relate.
we hosted vivian's preschool for a week in december. we loved it!
we made christmas trees and polar express shape trains. such good friends and vivian loves her preschool friends! it's been a really good thing for her.
