August zooms by

 

August has been interesting! We started the month believing that Graham would not play football, then he decided he would and went to the first practice (already missed the tryouts!), then the next day, broke his toe and couldn't walk and run anymore. What a rollercoaster for the poor kid! So, Graham spent 2 weeks not doing much because of his toe. The week before school started, he didn't get cleared by the podiatrist like we thought he would. Finally, despite hurting still, Graham started to get involved with the team. He played his first game last Saturday, and had a great showing. We are glad he stuck with it through the down times! (He is kneeling in the grey shirt in this picture).

This month, lacrosse is going to start for both Graham and Kate! Kate has her first game next week, and Graham's first lacrosse game should be the 16th. Graham agreed to do lacrosse when he wasn't doing football. So, now he is a double sport kid! This is a fall full of firsts for us!

August is always the Bair Gutsman month. This was the 50th running of the Crazy Bob's Bair Gutsman. The race turned out pretty special! We had 225 finishers! What a fun day! The fastest women's time ever recorded was this year, and both Chad, Audrey and Kate represented our family very well with solid finishing times. Great day, great race!

School started, and we are off on the adventure that is. Schedules are tighter, but I am enjoying the days on my own! Audrey came home for a couple of weeks, so that was really fun. I also have helped with the Alta PTSA, so I have kept really busy.

August was fun with Young Women's activities. We went boating, swimming, up the canyon for s'mores, etc. It is so fun to work with these girls.

August brought us our new family member, Einstein! He was a 9 week old Berna doodle. He is a super cute dog, we are so glad to have him in our family. It has taken a little getting used to, though. He is a true puppy, and that makes Bagel seem like a grandpa in his actions. This puppy runs around, jumps randomly, bites on everything, and loves people. He whines if we aren't around. He seems super happy making new friends and being with the kids.

Kate got asked to Homecoming, and I did a little digging. I found a cute picture of the couple in Mrs. Stockman's 4th grade class. Here they are :) They are going to have a fun night!!