AUGUST

SOCCER SEASON IS HERE ALREADY
Z's team moved up to state level this year. This just means that we have to travel a lot further for games. It's exciting! Last month they played in their first tournament in Orem. This month there were two others, one in West Jordan and one in Salem.

Z is number 7

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TRIP TO THE TEMPLE
Our youth have been working toward a trip to the Manti temple. The date was set and the expectations made. The youth learned about indexing, researching at the family history center, and the importance of temple work. Finally the day arrived. Thirty youth and their leaders (and spouses) piled into vehicles and headed to Manti. Meeting at the temple, the youth did temple work for family names that they had collected. The girls won the competition, collecting more names than the boys. After the temple work, the whole party headed over to our good friends, the Nelson's who live in Ephraim. We met with another group of youth for a nice dinner, games and a fireside. Everyone slept at the Nelson home, and then finished the trip off with a geocache activity up on the hills above the temple. It was fun to be at the temple with J and Z. We had a really good time being with all of the youth and their leaders.

The whole group at the Manti temple.

Our great young men and their leaders.

SCOUTING NEWS

For the week long scout camp out this year, our boys went to Idaho to the Grand Teton scout camp. Z was very nervous about being so far away. The warnings that they would be in bear territory didn't really help his nerves. It was hard for him to go, but after prayer and talking about it, and with a lot of encouragement he made the decision to go. I don't think he regretted it. Once he got there, he had a great time. The scouts earned a lot of merit badges and Z's troop earned the spirit stick. They were very proud of that accomplishment. Nice job boys!!

At the Court of Honor.

T earned his Webelos badge this month which means he got to jump through the hoop. Hooray! Nice job T. He should get his Arrow of Light soon, and then it's on to Boy Scouts. He can hardly wait.

GOING BACK TO SCHOOL

All ready to start a new school year. Don't they look fantastic in their bright shirts and even brighter shoes? Z will be in 8th grade, T in 5th and S in 2nd. And, I will be going to 2nd grade, too- as a teacher. Wow! I don't know how that happened, but I think we will all have a great year!

First day for all of us!

Our two Park Panthers, ready to head back to school.









MY CLASS
Pictures of my classroom, just for my own memory.

Calendar wall

Front of classroom- whiteboard

Yep, I'm a teacher.

The rule wall- kids love the Angry Birds

Lunch count and job chart