Molly's dance recital

Molly's dance recital looked a bit different this year, but she was excited to perform anyhow! Her dance studio did a little recital for each class just at the studio instead of the school auditorium. The floor was taped off into individual squares and all guests were in masks. It was very low key, but fun to see Molly all dressed up in her outfit and perform. She danced to "Second Star from the Right" and she was darling. We took lots of pictures of her all dressed up and she told me she felt like a queen with her crown! I'm so proud of this little girl of ours. 

Baseball 2020

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, we assumed baseball would be cancelled this year. We were pleasantly surprised when the league decided to go ahead, starting a month later than usual. The boys were so excited to get to play, especially after all of the other sports leagues were cancelled, and I am really grateful they were able to have a season after all. 

This was Jackson's first year in the majors and he was lucky enough to be on a team with several of his friends. He mostly played bases and also pitched during a handful of games. He did a great job fielding this year and had some big hits toward the end of the season. His was a young team, and they are already looking forward to next year!

This was Bode's first year as a minor and he had a great season. He was drafted to the Angels by one of his rookie teammate's dad. His friends Abe and Truman were also on the team, which he loved. This season Bode tried his hand at pitching and did well, and he also got his first in-field home run! His team did awesome and had a few really fun games where they came back to win. They also ended up placing third in the tournament. 

Davis was so excited for his first year of baseball in this league. He's patiently waited and attended so many games of his brothers and it was finally his turn. Sean has been the Angels rookies coach since Jackson was in rookies several years ago. Davis loved having his dad as coach and he did awesome this year! He always hit the ball and usually, to the outfield! He loved having a few of his neighborhood friends on the team. Their team did well and had a winning average, which was impressive since it was such a young team.

 

Charlie, the team mascot.

I really love this picture of my boys!

And a few more pictures because there is nothing cuter than boys in their baseball uniforms.

Here's to hoping next season we're not dealing with a pandemic anymore!

Jackson runs for student council

We got an email from the school saying they were going to do student council applications online for 6th graders because of the pandemic. I asked Jackson if he was interested in running, and after thinking about if for a few days, he decided he did. The application process consisted of him writing a short essay on why he thought he would be a good candidate. After being approved, he moved to the first round of voting. There were 34 candidates and all of the future 6th grade students were able to vote online. The first round of voting narrowed it down to 15 candidates and Jackson made it though. Because he made it to the next round, he was asked to create and submit a video. Then, all future 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students were able to vote online and the top 6 would make it as student council members. 

Jackson came up with the idea to learn the Napoleon Dynamite dance pretty quickly and I am so glad because I had no idea what to do! He worked hard and learned the dance and I helped him film it all. We filmed the dance over at our old stake center. Sean then edited the video all together and added the music and I thought it turned out so awesome!

Photo we used for the online voting:

Cute Molly trying on Jackson's costume while we were filming

We submitted his video and the voting took place over three days. We found out results the following Monday and...

HE WON!!!!

He was really excited and we were all really happy for him. I am proud of him for having the guts to put himself out there and for working hard on his video. We had a lot of fun working on his video together and it provided something to do with our extra time at home. Jackson's friend Eric also won, which he is excited about. Let's just hope these kids can go back to school this fall!

Lots of hiking!

With travel being sort of limited and less options for other entertainment available, we have turned to the great outdoors even more than usual, which is already quite a bit for our family! We've enjoyed taking several hikes over these past few months. We are lucky to live somewhere with such varied terrain and with so many trails nearby. I am so glad our entire family enjoys hiking. It is one of my very favorite things to do together. Here are some of the hikes we've taken (in addition to the other places I've already posted).

Big Springs Trail above Vivian Park

I took this picture of Bode right before he leaped across the stream onto a little island. He made it to the island, but lost his footing and did a backwards somersault into the water! haha

Bear Creek Trail above Mutual Dell

Silver Lake  

This was the most gorgeous day for a hike. Hardly anyone around and so beautiful! The kids loved climbing on the big boulders and skipping rocks at the end.

Northfork Park Waterfall with the Heinholds in Eden, UT

Scout Falls with the Grays

This is one of our very favorite hikes and the earliest in the season we had ever hiked it. It was by far the most water we have ever seen at the falls!