Hale Center Theater: Catch Me If You Can

Marshall and I got tickets to Catch Me If You Can. They were free tickets that we found out about through Bonnie. She and Ryan got tickets as well as Dan and Dellene. We all went to dinner at Joy Luck in Sandy and then went to the show.

I always enjoy seeing live theater so it was fun! It was a good story line with a fun twist at the end.

James's Haircut

James's hair got really long and then he wanted a Euro hawk. It was beyond what the two boy haircuts I know how to do. I got him an appointment with Cami. She did a great job with Lynnlee's hair so I knew she would be great for James.

James XC Sophomore Season

James had a great cross country season! His time improved as the season went along. His first meet was the Premier Invite at the Cottonwood Complex on Aug 12th. We had the Lowry Family reunion the same weekend so I went and cheered him on while everyone else stayed at the reunion. He did awesome and got 17:15. He ran the JV race and took first for his JV team. 

Next he competed in the Park City Twilight race on Aug 24th. He got to run varsity for his first time. His time was 17:18. It was a tough course so he did great! He came in 7th out of the 9 boys on his team running varsity.

They huddled up right before the race started. 

Lehi took 2nd place.

Next was the Timpanogos Invite at Lakeside Park on Sept. 1st. He didn't get to run varsity. He ran the freshman/ sophomore race and took 2nd out of everyone! His time was 17:48. Marshall went to this race and he said it was really fun to watch. Ali and Dan were volunteering at the race and got to cheer him on too. They all said it was fun hearing James's name called over the speakers during the race.

Jaub Invite was in Nephi on September 7th. James took first out of the JV race. His time was 16:27! His team did awesome and took first as a team.

 

On Sept 16th he ran at Boarder Wars at Sugar House Park. Marshall went but traffic was terrible so he made it during the race. I don't think he took a picture at that race. He got to run Varsity. The groupings were different because there was a championship heat and that was all of the regular varsity. The regular JV all ran varsity and so on. James took first out of his school in his race. His time was 17:00. I think he had a cold too so it was even more impressive that he did so well. He didn't let anything get him down.

On Oct 3rd James ran varsity at Region III Championships at Art Dye Park. James came in 6th for Lehi and 31st overall. His time was 17:01. His pace was 5:41. 

Lehi with Skyridge team

James was an alternate for state. Our front door was decorated by one of the team moms. I thought that was super nice since he was an alternate and still included. 

The cross country banquet was on a week night at the school. We thought James was getting a Varsity Letter because he ran Region Championship with varsity, plus a few other races with varsity. The coach didn't give him an award at the banquet. We checked with him after and he said James really did get a varsity letter. He just forgot and it was an oversight. So we are pretty happy for James to accomplish getting a varsity letter as a sophomore!

Halloween '23

We had a great time celebrating Halloween! We went to the Legacy Center Halloween party the weekend before. 

Lynnlee got to wear her costume to combine yw/ym Halloween party. She and her friends won best costume.

Brooke and her kids joined us at the Legacy Center Halloween party. 

Tag's friend Gio was also Messi, Blake is Ned Forester from Dude Perfect.

The next day my neighborhood had a fun Halloween party. We had cake walk and face painting at our house. Someone had sugar cookie decorating. Michelle Wardle had donut on a string. All the kids were invited to trick or treat and anyone could hand out candy. We all made soups and chilis. There were rolls and dessert. It would have all been so amazing and fun except that it was bitter cold. There was a biting wind that cut through. Everyone was freezing. So what should have lasted two hours ended up being more like a half hour. It was like the sped up version. Hopefully we can have warmer weather next year.

Lynnlee's friend went trick or treating for an house and then played games. They were all a Disney Princess except Serene and Lexi. 

James went to Ryan's for games and a movie.

Kade went trick or treating with Hayden and Remi. Tag went with Gio and Blake. Betsy and I went with Sienna and her friend Karagan. It was a little cold so we went for about an hour and then were in the rest of the night. Chewie got to go with us. 

Kade and Tag were running from house to house for about three house. They both had around 15 pounds of candy each!!! Thankfully they let me buy it from them. I let them keep a few of their favorites. We used some of it for Hallo-Turkey challenge. Then I donated the rest of it to a couple of school teachers. 

Grandma Ruth's Birthday

We celebrated Grandma Ruth's birthday. It was a very fun afternoon with delicious food and excellent company. I'm so grateful for my mom. She is a great example to me. She is so kind and loving. She is beaming with the light of Christ. 

Fall Soccer

We wrapped up another season of soccer for everyone. 

Tag' team:

Marshall is coaching Lynnlee's team. They have fought hard and come a long way. They didn't get a win but I know if they keep working hard it will come in the spring. 

I need to get pictures of the other kids and their teams. So for now this will save the place.

Catalina

James and I ran on the track that morning. It was a very small track so you had to run eleven times around it to make a mile. It was better than nothing though and James was too young to go to the fitness center.

We got of the ship at Catalina around 8:00-9:00. We rented three tandem bikes and a single cruiser. We rode around all over on every road that was aloud for bikes. We found a fun park with workout stations to play on. 

We went to the grocery store and everyone found something good to eat for lunch. We took it to Descanso Bay and had a picnic lunch. The kids had fun playing in the water. The weather was warm but not hot so I didn't want to get in the water. (The water was cold) Thankfully the kids were all having so much fun that I didn't have to get in with them.

We went shopping after everyone had plenty of time to play on the beach. Everyone found a souvenir and had fun shopping. We got on the ship around 4:00. It took awhile to get on the ferry and then ride back to the ship.

We got ready for fancy night. Kade, Tag and Sienna had trick or treating with their kids club so they didn't want to go to fancy night. They went to kids club instead while the rest of us went to the dining room for dinner in our dressy clothes.

After dinner we went to a show and then James, Lynnlee, Kade and Tag all went to the kids clubs. Sienna didn't want to go so she stayed with Marshall and me.