BYU Triple Crown

Every year BYU track & field put on a mile race for the elementary schools. They divide up by grade and gender. Daisy came home Monday and told me she wanted to do it. She never really had run a mile before so the past 2 nights we went out. Now her miles we like 16-18 minutes cause she kept wanting to walk so I actually wasn't too sure how it would go today. Cooper was dancing to the music waiting for Daisy's turn.

Jillyn came to cheer her on and made her a sign. How nice. Daisy was excited about that.

Here she is at the starting line.

It was a cross country mile but they ended on the track. We told her to give it all she had at the end and she did.

See her finish time? 10 minutes. I was very proud of her for doing this. There are definitely some fast runners out there. She came in 22 out of 27 4th grader girls. It was alot of fun to watch and hope it's something she'll want to do next year. And I want Lindsay to try it. She was at a birthday party tonight.

Good job Daisy. I'm glad you did it and gave it your best. We're proud of you!

Waiting to get her results.

Still smiling when it's over.

Camping

We have been so excited to go camping since we moved to Utah. There are so many places to go that are so close to our house. We went to Hobble Creek in Springville with Jillyn and Brandon and some of their friends. It was 23 miles from our door to the campsite. It was only one night but we had so much fun and can't wait to go again. I hope we make it somewhere before it gets too cold.

It doesn't matter if you go for one night or 5, you have to take alot of crap!

Chalupa the co-pilot.

The leaves are already starting to change up in the canyon. So pretty.

See the post below how dirty and gross Cooper was. He was in heaven and it was so nice not having to worry about him getting into something he shouldn't. It was free territory for him. He was dirty the first 5 minutes we got there.

We had lots of dogs. They all just wandered and explored. Chalupa had fun with no leash. It stressed Daisy out so she would always put him back on his leash or hold him so he wouldn't get lost.

Lindsay had a ton of fun too. She keeps asking when we can go back and that we need to go for 2 nights instead of 1.

This guy did all the hard work. He even made us girls a potty. How thoughtful.

Dirty boy

Whoever got the dirtiest had the most fun. I think we all know who the winner is!

I took so many pictures of this kid because I couldn't believe how dirty he was. The wet wipes wouldn't even take the dirt off his hands.

like a kid in a candy store

Jillyn & Brandon were over to work on her car. Cooper loves tools and loves to help. He got right in there to help Brandon & Jeff fix Jillyn's car.

Jillyn & I went to Walmart to get a couple of things. I had to get nails. As we were walking down the aisle, Cooper had to get out so he could touch every little screw, or nail, or anything he could reach. He was in heaven in the hardware aisle.

Labor Day

We had a relaxing Labor day. We ran a couple of errands then came home and waited for Jillyn & Brandon to come over for a BBQ in our backyard.

Crazy Aunt Jillyn!

Jeff bought a basketball so the girls could shoot some hoops. They both really like it. Daisy is actually really good at making baskets.

We ended the night with a walk to get some shaved ice. Yummy! Not good that it is super close to my house. Cooper and I might just walk down there everyday.

Provo house

Lindsay Lu!

Lindsay has been telling me about this bear that they get to bring home. The teacher gives it to one person everynight for being good. She has been kind of obsessed about getting to bring it home. You should have seen her face when she came out of school holding that thing.

I happened to have taken a picture of her that morning. Because for 1. She was wearing a shrug and 2. She was wearing a head band. We're branching out.

Homework with a little entertainment

Have I already mentioned how much I love this weather? We can go out front after school and the whole yard is shaded. We get out our picnic blanket and do homework. Of course Cooper has to put on a show for us. So this is Cooper's latest thing. He rides his bike down the sidewalk and tips his bike on purpose and lets it run him over. He then lays there for a couple of minutes and pretends to be dead.

Then he wakes up and is an animal. In this case he was a cat. He starts crawling towards us and meows. Weird I know. I have no clue where he comes up with this stuff. But he gets a good laugh so he keeps doing it over and over. Nice diaper.