Peter finished up his last two soccer games on September 23rd and 26th. He ended his season with three wins and three losses. Even though it was a short season Peter had a great month playing soccer with friends! Casey had a good time coaching Peter ("even if it felt like herding cats sometimes"). He is a great coach and it shows with every game how much he cares and does for his team! Peter enjoyed his season! He loved game days and had so much fun this year! We're proud of Peter and the hard work he put into his season. He was out their giving his all and even got in some goals! Way to go bud!
On Sept 24th Casey took Peter to the JV football game. They enjoyed some fresh made corn dogs and got to spend some quality time together!
Kendal had volleyball games the past few Saturday's. On Sept. 26th she only won a few games, Oct. 3rd she won over half, and this past weekend was her tournament! This past week the KYA volleyball girls got recognized at the High school game so I got to take Kendal to the games and enjoy some time with her there! We went into the tournament hopeful yesterday. The girls played two teams and won / lost each time. However getting into the pool play was based off of points and we made it through! We played the first place team and ended up winning against them and in our second round were beat. So we ended up second overall in the tournament! We were so shocked yet so happy for how well the girls did! They showed up and did a great job! We saw improvement throughout the season and had a wonderful group of girls! Kendal was thrilled to get second place. She grew a lot this season and we are proud of her! It was a neat experience to coach this season. I loved getting to help out, spend quality time with Kendal, and see all the girls progress this year! Sadly I missed most of Peter's soccer games because of helping out, but it's an experience i'll always cherish.
Alice is home with me so she very much dominates my camera roll these days. She believes her whole wardrobe should be dresses, skirts, dress up, and anything sparkly. She is independent, unique, and just so much fun at this age. She is loving home preschool and demands it almost daily. I try to work it around days I have Jemma and do other activities while I have both girls. Alice is going through her workbook quickly and just wants to do and learn! I could push a bit more, but I think our pace is good for now. Alice also supplements with a couple of learning apps (Homer, and Kahn Academy). Having Jemma around always makes for a busy day. She is loud and on the go always (as little kids should be, but not always good for apartment life with *!#^ neighbors). I take the girls on walks regularly and to the park. We also do any big play, and dress up in my room because it turns into loud singing and dancing around. I've gotten to take Alice a couple of times to help at the school library. She just wants to read ALL of the books while I clean and put away other books.
We've got a few online Fridays behind us now. I pray we stay in green because it's a long / hard day getting the kids (mostly Peter) to work on everything they're given. I am grateful with how well the kids have adjusted this year though. They are champs for wearing masks and doing things differently at school. It's not smooth sailing by any means, but they (we all) are doing our best. Casey is staying on top of things and getting along with school. (Peter's picture, if he's not into a book - he won't read it. If he's into a book - he won't put it down)
We felt the need for a break / something fun to look forward to so we decided to go up to Boise for our fall break. Between appointments (my eye exam, Peter getting a chipped tooth fixed, and flu vacines) and volleyball we knew it would be short, but we went anyway. We left Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1st). Since Kendal missed her big 4th grade field trip this spring we went to see the State capital that afternoon. We explored a bit, and learned a bit about Idaho. Kendal was so happy and grateful we went to the Capital and let her see it! We took the kids to build a bear next. Kendal and Peter were set on spending some saved up money there and they were having a sale on buy one get one half off. We thought about waiting till January to get Alice one when she turns four (and would get a bear for $4) but the lady overheard us and was generous enough to let us do the birthday deal then! So Kendal picked out a multi colored bear she calls "Caramel", Peter got a monkey he dubbed "Monk", and Alice got a birthday bear she named Elsa and since the bear was a steal we got a little Frozen outfit for her bear. After dinner at the Tortilla Factory we took the kids swimming at the hotel. We had the pool to ourselves for most of the time. Kendal and Peter were racing, swimming, and playing to their hearts content. Alice was petrified at first and clung to Casey, then me for most of the time. She was most comfortable hanging out on the steps and watching everyone else. She did warm up in the end and was loving splashing and diving for toys with Kendal and Peter. She was so upset when we decided to go. We went up to our room and let the kids pop popcorn and watch a dinosaur show till it was lights out. (Casey's phone didn't save pictures so some of the capital ones are from the next day when we went back for a couple of pictures, and we lost the build a bear pics.)
The next morning we had a reservation to go to the Boise Zoo! We went right in as it opened and were happy to see so many animals out and about. We had to follow a certain path and a few exhibits were closed, but we were far from disappointed. The kids all found animals to gush over and even Casey and I were in awe at times. Kendal said she loved it all; especially finding the Lion king animals! Peter loved any monkey we saw (which were quite a few) he couldn't pick a favorite, but thought the Rhesus monkeys were the coolest. Alice echoed Peter with enjoying the monkey's, however she also went on about the zebras and giraffes the most! We found a local shake / burger shack for lunch then headed to the Nature center to explore. Alice loved the "little fishies" all around, and Kendal and Peter just enjoyed exploring and wandering along the paths. We played a bit on a nearby playground then headed home late afternoon.
Casey got released from being ward Clerk a few weeks ago. He's been in that calling for 3 1/2 years! (I won't say i'll miss having him gone for meetings every Sunday). He was called the same week to be a technology specialist with the ward and is helping broadcast sacrament meeting to the ward each week. Casey has a couple of weeks before he dives into basketball season, so i'll soak up time with him while I can. We enjoyed watching conference last weekend. It was a good couple of days to fill our cups, receive some light and guidance, and feel our Heavenly Father's love in our lives. It may have just been me but I felt like Christ was very predominant this fall session. I definitely need some more focus on Christ and will try to do better.
We got a new nephew this week! David and Anica welcomed little Emmit late Wednesday (Oct. 7th). He's a cutie like his brothers, and I can't wait to squish and kiss his sweet cheeks!
My parents and Katherine came up for a visit this weekend! They came Friday evening and we got to have them here for Saturday and into today! It's nice when we got to see each other. It's not as often once school gets going, so we were happy they came up to spend time with us! They stuck out three hours at Kendal's tournament with us yesterday and we just had a good time spending time with each other!
We've soaked up the warm days so far this fall. I know it's taking a turn this week, but I've really enjoyed the sunshine (even though it's a smoky sunshine). So the seasons are changing; the kids sports seasons are over for this fall; and the warm days are becoming a thing of the past. Onward we go
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