Since August we have.....

Been relieved of all fault.....

 Grew enough hair for pigtails....

Started gymnastics....

Had a birthday.....

 Went on a 9 year old trip to see...

Some Olympians.

Grew and shaved off quite the beard...

Tortured the children by taking them on a hay ride...

Halloweened...

 Won the championship!!!!

Practiced reverence...

Had a concert...

Built a snowman...

Made some cookies...

Lost some teeth, on Christmas Eve!!!

Had fun getting presents!

Here's to better blogging in 2013!

Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships

The girls and I went to the Pac-12 gymnastics championships the last weekend of March.  Nate and Jack stayed home having been up sick all night.  I had hoped it we stayed away from them, none of us would get it-I was wrong on that count.

Anyway, we had a pass from Bella's gym to go and drove up to the U of U and spent a few hours watching four schools compete.  Bella loved it all! We bought soft pretzels and ice cream and had a really great time.

After the meet, we headed over to the newly opened City Creek shopping center down town.  I knew it would be pretty busy but was a bit surprised when I had to wait in line at the only store the girls wanted to go in-The Disney Store.  No other shops had lines by the way.  The line looked pretty long but moved fast.  We also looked at all the fountains and watched some of the performers.  It was a fun day, good thing too as we were all pretty sick that next few days. 

Think Pink Meet February 2012

Isabella participated in the Legacy Center Think Pink meet on February 10th.  She is getting more and more competitive and really wants to improve each meet.  She works so hard and is determined.  Her teacher came to the meet which was so fun!  Bella was thrilled to see her there!  This meet was a little different than previous ones as it was in the evening.  It was way past bedtime when we finished up.  The next day, Bella was a score runner for the older girls, she loved it!

We love watching her and seeing her progress. 

Busy October

It seems we have been busy every day this month. I forget how fall flies by with sports and school and the days getting shorter on top of that.  We have been filling our days with gymnastics, football, school, sewing, playing, and spending time with good friends.

Tessa had her four month check up at the beginning of the month-how did that happen?

  She weighs in at 14 pounds and is doing great.  Despite all of Nate and my efforts to keep her a newborn, she has grown out of that stage and is becoming interested in the world around her.  I have soaked up every moment of her babyhood thus far, leaving a much shabbier state of things around the house.

Sophie is the firework she always is, she is a mini-Jack in so many ways.  She wants to have fun all the time, she is always seeing what angle will work for her and going after that.  She has been such a trooper at all her siblings sporting events.  I did pack her a special backpack and get her a special chair to help with that, and it has worked.

She colors and reads and snacks and plays.  She also had a checkup and a few shots this month.  She is almost 40 inches tall and about 35 pounds.  Jack has been QB on his football team this season-follow progress of that at In The Zone.

  They have finished their regular season with a 6-1 record and are ready to head into the playoffs.  Bella is halfway through her first season of competition gymnastics.

She is doing really well and gaining such confidence in the process.  When she doesn't perform how she thinks she should, she comes off the floor and details what she will need to work on next time.  Excuse my commentary, I underestimate my loudness often.

Now we are getting all settled on Halloween Costumes and plans for the holidays.  It seems once you hit October, everything moves at lightening speed.  I am still sticking with the Want, Need, Wear, Read plan for the kids Christmas gifts, it has really simplified shopping over the past few years. I need to get started on that.

Legacy Gymnastics Meet

This is the video from Bella's first meet.  She was third overall for her age group!  We are so proud of her.  The video is taken by me while holding Tessa and occasionally cheering.

Vault

Bars-I always think this is her best event.  I think it was her highest score.

Beam-she struggled the most on this one.  But I love her graceful lines.

Floor-they have been working on this routine for so long.  Bella had a great time at this meet and is looking forward to the next one!