Fall Hikes and Park Days

 Today was probably the last beautiful day of fall we’re going to have. The storm is coming in tomorrow. Brad and Kade lived it up by meeting Jared and his family in Glacier to hike the highline trail. It was a gorgeous day for them! They loved the hike and everything went well. They even got to have dinner at an overlook while the sunset. I don’t think it could have been a more perfect day for them. I wish I could have joined them! But I had a great day with my other kids at home. I got Tenley all dressed up for coronation day at the high school. She looked beautiful! Then Ryder, Luke and I enjoyed a beautiful drive to Helena to meet up with friends at a new museum. They had fun exploring and learning more about the history of Montana. Then we went to a park to have lunch and let the kids play. It was perfect weather and the boys loved being with their friends. It was the best. I’m glad we were able to get out and enjoy it!

Lego

 Fall is coming to an end soon. It always amazed me that it can be 80 degrees here and then just a few days later be snowing! But that’s what’s ahead. I have been so grateful for the beautiful fall we’ve had though.

Ryder and Luke have been spending a lot of time rebuilding an old Lego set. They found the instructions online and used other pieces to fill in where they needed to. They finished it today and it looks great!

Sunset Soccer Games

 The sunset from last night was blown away by tonight's sunset. It was absolutely gorgeous! We were at the soccer fields to watch Kade's game and the sun set just after it eneded. We got some great picutres at the fields and on the drive home. 

Kade's game went well although they did lose. Kade had a great save that he had to jump really high for and an opponent hit him in the air. Kade flipped over the other kids head and they both landed on the ground. Luckily Kade got right up and wasn't injured at all. But it was not fun to watch! The other kids got a red card and he defintely deserved it! 

Tenley had games in Billings tonight. They swept the B team and the A team! It was hard to try and watch her games while also watching Kade play but I did what I could! Lol. 

Fall Weather

 We’ve been having such a great fall this year! I am loving it. It was almost 80 degrees today. The boys played outside most of the day. I was almost willing to let them skip school so they could enjoy this weather that I know will be ending soon, but we still got it done. 

Conference Weekend

 We enjoyed more relaxing today while we enjoyed watching General Conference. It was so nice to spend time together. It was a beautiful and sunny day again as well. We ended up eating dinner on the patio. It was perfect until the mosquitoes came out! 

Brad spent time putting together his star creations that he made from the 3D printer. They are pretty amazing! He is a great engineer and we’re excited to see what it will look like when it’s put together!

Family Time

 It was such a great General Conference Saturday! The weather was beautiful, I made pumpkin pancakes this morning that turned out pretty good, the talks were great, and BYU football won! 

Luke brought up his bean bag so he could enjoy conference more comfortably. It was pretty nice. He also wore an old hand me down BYU jersey from my brothers to support the cougars! Brad finished putting up his new Govee garage lights tonight. He engineered a lot of parts on the 3D printer to make it work. I don’t know how he does what he does but he does an amazing job. 

I just loved the simple family time we had together today. I love having everyone together. I just love being with my family.

Friday

 I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a while now because it’s General Conference weekend and the kids don’t have any games. We are going to enjoy all the family time, sleeping in, and hanging out! Kade didn’t have soccer practice but he did come home and play a lot of soccer with the boys in the backyard. Then we picked up Tenley from practice and took everyone out to dinner! Kade has been craving a certain chicken sandwich at a certain restaurant and I’ve just been craving family time so it worked out perfectly! The boys played more soccer when we came home and Tenley fell asleep on the couch! It’s been a long week for her.

Crosstown Soccer

 Kade got to play under the lights tonight at Memorial Stadium! The team played so well and so hard and so did Great Falls High. It ended in a 0-0 tie. It was so much fun to watch him play and to cheer on all the seniors for senior night!

Tenley’s team played in Butte tonight. I got to watch it on NFHS and she played great! I put the video up on our TV and Luke thought it was so cool to see Tenley on TV! After one of her kills he yelled, “That’s my sister!” Tenley’s team swept the A team and the B team.

It was a fun night of sports!

Ryder, Luke and I also met up with friends earlier today at the corn maze! 

Crosstown Volleyball

 The two high schools in town played each other in volleyball tonight. Tenley’s team did great and swept the other team! Tenley didn’t have any errors. It was her best game yet. I love seeing her progress not only in volleyball but as a person as a friend, and as a student.

Tenley’s Artwork

 I didn’t realize how much I would miss Tenley in different ways with her at school now. I should have because I went through the same things with Kade. 

I miss hearing Tenley play the piano everyday and I miss Tenley’s artwork. It’s so sad to me that she hasn’t had time for those things anymore. But today she was forced to do artwork for her “big sister” on the volleyball team. She made her a poster for their big crosstown game tomorrow and it looks amazing!

Firesides

 The stake had a youth fireside tonight about dating. They asked four couples to be part of a panel and share their story and being willing to answer questions. Brad and I were asked to be one of the couples! And Kade emceed the whole event. I hope it was good for the youth and they learned something. The setting was beautiful out in the country!

We got home pretty late from the fireside so we ended up having sandwiches, popcorn and shakes for dinner! Tenley loved it.