More happenings in January

Nathan has been playing basketball again this year. His season officially started 4 weeks ago. This is the only picture I have so far but we are only halfway done with the season. Nathan is in the middle of picture #5 red jersey. He has practice 2 nights a week and games every Saturday it keeps him busy but he enjoys it.

Our Stake had an Article of Faith Reception to honor all the kids that had memorized and recited all 13 Articles of Faith. Taylor and Nathan both did it this year. :-) They are enjoying their ice-cream reward.

Posing with the Primary President and displaying their certificates.

Nathan participated in his first multi school running club race on Thursday the 27th. He is in the light blue shirt bent over in the middle of the picture. This is just the 3rd grade boys that competed.

Finishing the 1.5 mile course. He ran the WHOLE way. I was proud of him. He was running with a friend that needed to take a break and asked Nathan to rest with him to which Nathan replied "Bye then, I am not stopping"

Right after finishing. He was the 82nd person to cross the finish line. This included 5 K-6 schools and all the 4th-6th graders got a head start. WAY TO GO NATHAN!!!

Preston has been in North Carolina for a work seminar so yesterday (Saturday) we had a day of play. After Nathan's basketball game we went out to lunch at Red Robin with Grandma and Grandpa. Then it was off to Freestone park with Grandma and Grandpa. The kids are waiting in line for the train here.

Nathan and Natalie on the train. (Nathan said he wanted to ride the train to find the best places in the park to ride his bike.)

Taylor and I ready for a train ride.

Nathan rode his bike up and down the hills (that he scoped out during above mentioned train ride)for a very long time.

I bought the girls a wristband that allowed for unlimited rides on the carousel. We got our full money's worth out of that. We rode a dozen plus times. I lasted eight times in a row and then convinced them to do something else. They would just bounce from horse to horse.

The kids LOVED this ride, especially Taylor and Natalie. They were laughing hysterically with delight the whole time.

Taylor and Natalie got to ride the mini ferris wheel which they also enjoyed. (Nathan was too tall for this ride unfortunately)

One of the workers felt bad that Nathan couldn't ride the ferris wheel and so she let him ride the carousel with the girls for free one time.

After the park we went to Grandma and Grandpas to play outside some more (after all it was a beautiful day). It was a really fun day. Maybe we will go there again some day when Preston can join us.