Day: October 9, 2016

    Demolition Derby 2016

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    The DERBY happened – barely. We bought tickets for the 14th – and then they changed the event to the 1st… which is Rose’s birthday! and General Conference and soccer games and… we decided to make it work and we had a great time with the Thal’s.

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    we also convinced Kelsey, Shannon and Tommi to come with us!

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    Shannon was hilarious cause she was so nervous! The cars are loud and a little dangerous. You just don’t know how they are going to get hit and what might happen so it is pretty intense.

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    Ray plugged his ears the whole time, as expected. And Colbie snuggled up next to Rose right when we got there.

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    The storm was raging all around us but we barely got sprinkled on.

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    The DERBY was LONG – like started at 6pm and wasn’t done until 11:00! They had like 13 different heats. Mini cars, Trucks, Heavey weight and light weight and medium. They smashed over 100 cars throughout the night!

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    And then Sean Thal won the competition and took the trophy back home for the 3rd year in a row!! We were so bummed we didn’t even take a picture 🙂

    Categories: Ben, General

    Soccer Season is here

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    we have 5 soccer players this year!!
    Ben is coaching 4 of the teams.
    Ray is on a team with a friend.

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    So our Saturdays usually start with a 9am game and we finish at 4 or 5 pm. They are full days but we enjoy watching and coaching and seeing cousins and friends and the little ones all love the different play grounds. Ben is a great coach. All the kids love him cause he’s so positive and fun. He spends Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights coaching! luckily it’s only a 7 week season 🙂

    Categories: Ben, Benji, Cali, Packer, Raymond, Rose

    Rose is 6!

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    Rose had quite the birthday bash this year! She and Gentry wanted a combined Alice in Wonderland party. Ever since we went to Disneyland in May, Rose has liked Alice because that is her Disney Character.

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    On Friday she and Gentry had 4 little friends over, Ellie, Cami, Lila, and Addison, and 10 siblings! Erica and I planned a Mad Tea Party and they pinned the smile on the Chechire Cat and painted the Roses Red and played Croquet. It was a fun party. The kids all dressed up and the older ones made themselves costumes and everyone had lots of fun.

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    After that party LaNell and I grabbed some Taco Bell and then all of the Nettesheim cousins came over for party #2. This one was much more low key. We left out the previous party games and just let them play and entertain themselves. We had cake and ice cream and they watched Alice in Wonderland to end the night.

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    Rose was a very happy and very tired almost 6 year old. She woke up on Saturday morning, HER REAL BIRTHDAY, and played in a 9am soccer game. She scored 5 goals! We watched conference and went to soccer games all day and then finished by going to the Demolition Derby in Ogden that night! It was a LOOOng derby but the kids had fun and we came home around 1am exhausted.

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    Rose is loving being a big kid. She loves to go to school. She loves having friends come over. She is a great helper for me in the mornings. She is good at playing games and is competitive in sports. She is really a great peacemaker and friend.

    Categories: Rose