Honeysuckle

We have honeysuckle next to our front steps at our house.  I love the smell of the honeysuckle when the flowers are in bloom.  This year, we didn't have very many flowers and it wasn't as green as it has been in past years. I realized one day that I hadn't trimmed it in a couple of years.  So I took the clippers and went to town. It was disgusting!  There were molded leaves and all kinds of insects.  I didn't get it all the way cleaned like I wanted to but after 2 hours, I thought I had made a big enough dent that I was ok with stopping.  

Chatting with our missionary

Ethan likes to talk to us while he is cuddled under his blanket in his bed. ;)  He took these pictures as we were chatting with him.  It's fun to have family pictures when we are talking to him.  haha!

Mileage

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Cedar soccer game

Courtney was a starter in the game against Cedar City.  I was excited for her because she has been working to get back in the starting rotation.  It was a pretty contentious game but SCHS JV won!

They were playing on real grass, instead of turf, so the ball didn't roll as easily as they were used to.  It took some time for them to adjust but they did well.

Soccer girl

As Courtney was getting ready for soccer, she pulled her socks up and the left one went up a lot higher than the right one.  She realized that last season's socks were shorter than this season's and she had mixed them together.  It was hilarious.  Then Courtney decided to try and recreate her old soccer photos from when she was little.  I think they turned out cute!  She has been playing soccer for about 12 years.  Crazy!

I think the 4-year-old attitude is a little more than the 16-year-old attitude. ;)

Courtney playing the piano

Ethan played a song for us when we were on the call with him this week.  He has been playing the piano since he has been on his mission. Not to be outdone, Courtney got out some old sheet music she liked to play and started playing again.  For not playing the piano in years, she did a good job.

Pineview game

 The JV team was anxious to play Pineview since their last game had a lightning delay.  Courtney was anxious because she wanted to play.  The coaches put her in for longer at the end of the game, but it was tough for her to wait.  She had a great play and has been working hard to get back in the game.