Fall + Family = pictures!

Sadie's lucky day!!!

Yesterday was one of those crazy days when everyone in the family had to be in several different places at the same time. Gary had to do pageant security at the temple grounds and he took Spencer with him. Mikaela had tournament games to be to in Ephraim, so Chelsea took her over. Jessica & I both had pageant dinners, so that left Sadie having to go with me. I had to take money and so that made it easy for Sadie to sit and help Grandma Maylett pass out plates. For an opening Thurs. night, it was extremely busy and we fed over 800 people...... needless to say we ran out of food and had to turn people away.
The highlight of the night was when Sister Cheryl C. Lant, the general primary president of the church, came to have dinner with our stake leaders. Sadie just happened to be standing by me when she came in with President & Jannie Hintze. Jannie grabbed Sadie and introduced her to Sister Lant. Sister Lant was so cute with her and asked her if she liked primary and told her how much she loved the primary children. As she was talking to her, I leaned over and explained to Sadie that Sister Lant is one of those people that we get to watch and listen to during General Conference when we watch church on TV. That's when her eyes lit up and she kind of understood how "neat" it was to meet her. Then Sister Lant asked Sadie if she knew why she got to talk on TV, and then explained to her that she was the "President" for all the primary children in the whole world. WOW!! How fun for Sadie!! Sister Lant's husband asked Sadie if her mom had a camera on her phone so that we could take a picture. Luckily I had my phone(it's a dinosaur), but it does take pictures. Before she was done, she asked Sadie if she could have a hug, and Sadie gladly gave her a hug.
What a lucky/great day for Sadie!

State Champs!!!

Yeah! Manti took state in softball! The whole tournament was extremely exciting right to the end. Chelsea had a great tournament and was voted onto the all-tournament team. Her defense was awesome and she came through with some great hits/bunts/sacrifices. It was fun to watch her do so well and to see the team work together and WIN.

The first day they beat Altamont 28-0, and So. Summit 7-0. The next day they beat Richfield 10-0, and San Juan 8-0. On Sat. they played San Juan again and lost 2-1, so they had to play the "what-if" game. They ended up winning that game 6-3. If you want to see some highlights from KSL go to their websight and watch the short segment on our game. Here is the link: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=504&sid=6438325

It is toward the end, but fun to watch.

The last play of the game was to Chelsea at 2nd base and then the celebration started!!!

Way to go Manti!!

MHS Homecoming 2008

School got out early on Friday for the big parade down main street. Jessica rode on the band float. If you look really close, she is right in the middle playing her flute.
Chelsea rode with the volleyball team. They haven't had much of a winning season, but they sure have looked good in all their "apparel" that they have had to buy. $$$$$$$$$$

Chelsea really got into the spirit of things and painted her face for the big game. What a nerd!! But she had a good time. If you look in the back ground, you can see Gary in his "Manti red" shirt. He is such a great alumnus! Go Templars.

The pep band played lots of songs to get the crowd cheering through out the game. This is the fun part of band. Jessica and the freshmen thought this was the coolest thing since sliced bread. She had a great "first" homecoming. Manti did win the game 29-21(so Gary says) against North Summit.

Saturday was the homecoming dance. Chelsea had a date with Jacob Rasmussen from Ephraim. They started off the day going in the mountains on four wheelers, then came down and got cleaned up and went to Manti House Inn for dinner. Then they went to the dance and then to watch a movie. She had a great time and they went with a real good group of kids. She borrowed her dress from a friend and she looked darling in it. Can you believe she is old enough to go on dates??????????

Powder Puff

One of the highlights of homecoming was the Powder Puff game. Chelsea being a Jr. this year was able to participate. And get this......... she was the quarter back. All 5 feet 1 inch of her. She did a little passing, a lot of handing off, and a bunch of running the ball. She was #91. The Jr's ended up losing 6-12, but they played really good and it was really fun to watch!



Eventhough they weren't victorious, they came out with smiles.

"Little Blake"

Nate and Haylee finally got little Blake here on Sept. 23rd. We are so excited for them!!! He was 8lbs. 6oz. and all "cheeks". Too cute.

Here is a picture of Haylee when she was born next to a picture of Blake. It's fun to see if they look anything alike. You can be the judge.
Congratulations Nate & Haylee!! You did a great job! He is a doll!

School Days! Hooray!!!

This has always been the best time of the year! Going back to school is always way fun!!!! Soon the leaves will be changing colors and then the holidays are right around the corner. It doesn't get much better than this.

Sadie is in all day kindergarten this year! She is one of the "pacers" in her class. It seems so weird to have my "baby" in school. It's kind of bitter sweet to have her going to school all day. I wondered how she would do going from just a few days a week for a couple of hours, to going all day. The first day that I picked her up from school she said, "I'm not going back! That was too LONG!" Well she did go back and now she loves it. Her teacher is our neighbor Mrs. Jorgensen.

Spencer is in Mrs. Jensen's 2nd grade class. He loves it! He is the first one up in the morning to get the day going because he loves to go to school. I think he is just happy to be able to wear his new shoes that he thinks are pretty awesome. He says the best part of school is the math timings. We'll see how long that lasts.

Mikaela is in 5th grade this year. She was really hoping to get in Mrs. Coburn's class and her wish came true. She loves being the oldest in the school and is so good to help Spencer and Sadie to and from school. In her class the kids can get "money" by bringing aluminum cans. The get one dollar for each can. Mikaela went to the farm and rounded up a ton and is now the richest student in her class with $1,400.00. She thinks that is pretty fun...and really fun when it is "store" day.

Jessica is a freshman in high school this year. She thinks that high school is pretty fun already. She is in the pep band and the concert choir and has a couple of classes with mostly Sophmores. It's fun to get to see her at seminary every day. I can't believe that we have two in high school now, but it is nice not to have to worry about catching the bus in the morning.

Chelsea is a big junior. She is playing volleyball and is planning on playing basketball and softball. She wasn't planning on playing volleyball until the coach talked to her right before the second try-outs. So far she is loving it and gets lots of playing time. She has some hard classes that keep her busy with homework plus all of the practices and games during the week. She isn't home too often, but I guess that is what happens with a 16 year old.

So far the first year of having ALL the kids in school ALL day is going great. I get home from the seminary about one hour before the kids get home so it works out great. It is fun, when they get home, to see and hear what they have done all day at school.