Scout Life

 Tonight we had a great Court of Honor at the Sorensens' to reward the boys for their hard work at scout camp. Spencer was the MC.

 James and Spencer advanced ranks and earned a ton of merit badges.  Way to go boys!

A New Kind of Footy

 James has wanted to play football forever.  After playing rugby, how could we say no? I think football is a lot more time and harder than James thought, but we are off and rolling and finally playing games. This will be our life every Saturday for awhile.

Labor Day

 We are trying to get in as many pool days as possible before they close, so we were off to the pool today.

 We ate dinner with friends at the ward party and then...

 we finished the night at the pool.  Summer don't leave us!  Please!

School is In!

 The first day of school is so great if you a teenager who hates his picture taken.  This is Spencer off on his first day as a freshman at Freedom High and his first day of seminary.

 Faith is thrilled to be a first-grader at Cardinal Ridge Elementary where she gets to take the bus both ways to school and eat lunch in the cafeteria.

James is the typical seventh-grader at Lunsford Middle School who doesn't want to be bothered with photographic proof of this day.  And in case you missed it, that is three kids at three different schools with three different start times.  I'm exhausted just getting them out the door.  I want summer back!

Game Time

 James is playing football this year for the first time ever.  He devoted five nights a week to practicing two hours a night all of August.  Today was his first game, and it looks like we have something to do every Saturday for awhile.

Best Summer Ever

 Summer was so good to us.  We worked hard.  We played hard.  And in just three more days it will all come to an end.  We celebrated with one final pool day.  We even ordered pizza :)

 

Faith had an open house after the pool to meet her new teacher and see her classroom. It's getting real.

Summer Nights

I'm not ready to give up these fun summer nights.  Tonight we hung out with friends in the ward at the sand volleyball pit.  Love these girls: Phebe, Annalise, Ella and Hope

Air and Space and Goodbyes

 This week went too fast, and we had to say goodbye to Mammy and Tyler.  Before we took them to the airport, we took them to the Air and Space Museum by our house.  Hope, Faith and their friend Nicole in the air-traffic control tower.

 

Mammy, Spencer and Tyler with the Space Shuttle.

Safe travels Mammy and Tyler.  We miss you already.  Thanks for making our week so fun.