Monday was Labor Day and that meant no school! We took the chance to have Megan, Ammon, and Sarah join us up the canyon. We had a picnic dinner and played outdoor games like bocce ball, spike ball, corn hole, and flag football. Grandma even came for a little bit! We had a great time being together.

Savannah made dinner for us one night and made Calianne some jewelry for the homecoming dance that turned out just lovely! She also finished her Playmobile display at Funfinity. Isn't it great?

Cheyenne played first varsity doubles with her new partner in two matches this week. They won both times and even beat a team that was undefeated in their region! It was some great tennis and a lot of fun to watch. Chey went to homecoming this weekend. She had her "pre-date" on Friday night and went to the dance on Saturday. She looked lovely and had a great time!

Calianne played at third singles on Tuesday and at second doubles on Thursday. She lost in both matches but she sure fought hard and did lots of good things! She is ready to start winning again! She continued to study for the ACT all week and took the test again on Saturday morning. I'm so impressed with all her hard work! Another fun thing is that she got selected for homecoming royalty! So, she was announced during halftime of the football game and got escorted across the field by her dad. She also got a crown. Fun times! 

Cali also went to the homecoming dance! She had a predate in the afternoon (hiking Steward Falls) and went to the dance in the evening. She looked lovely and had a great time!

Bethany ran in her first cross country meet on Friday! She did great and it's so fun to support her in her own sport. She also had karate this week and continues to enjoy that. On Thursday she surprised me by vacuuming and cleaning my bathroom just to do some service. I loved it!

Benjamin also had karate this week and continues to enjoy it. He is able to connect with his friends online more and they play games together in Roblox and Minecraft. It's really fun for him! On Saturday, he and Beth and Cheyenne and I went to the 9/11 day of service opportunity put on by our stake. We cut grocery bags and wove them into sleeping mats, colored games for kids, and cut out laminated games for refugee camps. I was impressed with how willing and desirous my kids were to help. What a great way to spend a morning!

Kevin had a training that he needed to teach all weekend so he couldn't be there. He would've been in Atlanta if they weren't still doing things over Zoom! So, we were all glad to have him here in the evenings instead.

Kevin brought me a box of peaches from a neighbor this week. I was less than thrilled to see it since I knew it meant giving up a full day of my week. Still, I did the work and it is nice to see all those glowing jars. It will be nice to have all that fruit available, too!