This is the official team photo taken in Snow Canyon State Park. I think it turned out really well, We had individual pics taken of Ethan but we haven't gotten the files for those yet. I'll share them when I get them.
Ethan is on the left with his arms folded. And no, that isn't a girl he is standing next to. It's his best friend who has long hair. ;)
Courtney has a friend whose mom took them to the temple really early one morning and then they dropped by Kneaders for some "temple toast." If any youth drop by Kneaders on weekday mornings before 8 am, and they have been to the temple to do baptisms, they give them free all-you-can-eat french toast. A pretty great deal, if you ask me! And a great tradition to have!
Ethan and Bryan went to Cedar City for the mountain bike race. It was rainy and miserably cold. The parents had sent/brought soups to keep everyone warm and they had a fire pit in the pitzone. But it was so cold and bad conditions that they shortened the races (except for the varsity). Courtney and I got there in time to see Ethan before he had to go line up. I gave the coaches a blanket for him to use afterward so he would be able to warm up. Then Courtney and I went to the starting line to watch him start.
There were a lot of umbrellas that the parents were trying to keep the riders dry with, so I didn't get too many good pics of him. But he is the one in the bright green helmet.
There he goes!
Courtney had another soccer game in St. George so we had to get going so she would be there on time. I felt sad that we couldn't see him cross the finish line, but it was so cold that I wasn't too sad and I knew that Bryan would take great care of him.
Another mom sent me pics. This is Ethan finishing up his lap. His race went from 3 laps down to 1 lap so he had to go fast! There wasn't time to pace yourself when you were only doing 4.6 miles.
Look at how muddy he is!
Snow Canyon took first place which means they swept the season! That is very exciting. And Ethan did well on his ride. So it was a good day.
Courtney had a soccer game on October 6th. It was supposed to be in Cedar City but ended up being changed to Parowan. It was early in the morning, it was raining, and it was cold! Courtney and I drove to the game while Ethan and Bryan went to the mountain bike race in Cedar City.
We were the first ones to the field because we left early enough to drive super slow. I hate driving in the rain and it made it worse that it was cold outside. I hydroplaned a couple times but I wasn't going too fast so it wasn't too bad.
It rained all through the game and the girls were freezing. The parents stood under a shade tent so we could stay dry. It was Conference time so I listened to the session on my phone while I watched her game. The 2-hour schedule was announced so I didn't watch too much of the game between 10-10:30.
But the girls won and they played really well for being so cold and freezing. It was miserable and we hadn't brought any dry clothes for Courtney. We were headed up to Ethan's race to see the start so Courtney decided to stay wet until we finished that.
There is a photographer in town who does "pop up photo shoots." For $5, she will take 5-10 pics of you, edit them, and send them to you. It's in the hopes that you will pass along the info and she will get business from you and your friends.
The catch? You have to see her post on Facebook and she only puts the post on 30 minutes before the shoot begins. I happened to catch one and Courtney had some free time, so we decided to run and try to find the photographer. Well, it started raining on our way over and she had already left.
We were bummed but decided to see what kinds of photos my phone could take. I think we got some cute ones for a super old iphone!
