Sunday, August 24, 2014

February


 It's pinewood derby time! Jake and Brauk both get to participate.
 






 Both of the BYU cars represented! Way to go boys!
 
 
Brauk made an erupting volcano in science.
 
 
 
The young women went to the Gilbert AZ open house. We started our trip at the Gila Valley Temple, where we did baptisms for the dead the night before, then on to the open house in Gilbert, and concluded our trip at the Mesa AZ temple.  Three temples in 24 hours!
It was a wonderful experience!
 
 
Kaitlyn and Julie at the Gila Valley Temple.


The Thatcher 1st ward Young Women at the Gilbert AZ temple.


Julie and Kaitlyn at the Gilbert AZ Temple.
 
 



Mike, Kaitlyn, and Julie at the Gilbert AZ temple.
 





 
Kaitlynn, Kaitlyn, and Lexee
 






Mike found Josh and Conner who were with the Young Men at the open house.
 


Julie and Kaitlyn at the Mesa AZ Temple.


 
The Thatcher 1st ward Young Women at the Mesa Temple.




Some of the girls watching a couple get their pics taken for their wedding.
 

 
After the temple we met the young men at the Country Buffet where we ate and ate and ate!


Nic Spencer, Brooklyn Scarborough, Motty Despain, Hannah Dodge, Braylee Scarborough
 
 

 
Samantha King and Kaitlyn Palmer
 
 

Braden Rapier, Heather Shiflet, Heidi Shiflet, Jacob Bauman


 
AJ Wakefield, Oliver Nicholas, Sam Nicholas, Brock Jones, Dallin Mattice, Zac Spencer
 


Emma Scoggin and Amber Judd
 


 
Julie and Mike Palmer
 

 
Rhett and Alysia Dodge
 

Andrea Boyer, Stephanie Despain, Alyssa Griffin, Laura Meehl, Crystal Griffin
 


Hannah Shiflet, Amelia Bauman, Sam King, Rachel Mattice


 
Oliver Nicholas, Conner Palmer, Brigham Lee, Keenan Davis, Collin Lee



The ride there, the ride home!
 


 
Kaitlynn Rasmussen was taking pics of all the girls sleeping and teasing them and then she fell asleep and we got the best pic of the night.

 



Happy 38th Birthday to Julie!
 


We spent the day 4 wheeling and having a blast!
 








Sunday, August 10, 2014

January

It's basketball time. Four of the 6 kids were playing basketball at the same time.  Lots of games and lots of fun watching them all.
 

 Jacob played city league basketball and made the all-star team for 5th graders.
 
 


Conner played on the Freshman team this year.
 


 
 
Joshua played on the JV team and then dressed out for Varsity towards the end of the season.



Kaitlyn played on the 7th grade team. Her pics were the only ones to turn out very well. My camera doesn't take very good inside action shot pics.
 


 
Her team







 
 
Kaitlyn's team took 2nd in the 7th grade championship.  It was a tough lost!
 



Kaitlyn & Matt Palmer her good friend.
 




Mike's 40th Birthday!
 





The family at the Gilbert Arizona Temple open house.
 



 
Lunch at Chili's





Braces! Jake and Kaitlyn both got braces within a week of each other.
 



This year for our husband and wife get away for S&I we spent two days in Tucson and participated in The Amazing Race.  It was such a good time and alot of fun.