Last first day of high school

We are hitting all the "lasts" for Courtney.  This was her last first day of high school.  She actually only has seminary at SCHS, but it still had to start sometime.  I made her take a picture so I can document it.

Courtney will be taking her classes this year completely on campus at Utah Tech University (previously Dixie State University) through Success Academy. Those classes begin on August 22nd, so that's when she will really have her first day...although she has Tuesday/Thursday classes so her first day will really be August 23rd.  This gets too confusing.  She is taking Psychology, Intro to Criminal Justice (online), Art Appreciation (online), and Intro to Exercise Nutrition (online).  So, as you can see, she will only be on campus for one class but she is going to stay on campus and do her online classes.  I am excited to see what this year brings for her!

We sold our car

Ethan didn't need the gold car anymore and we didn't want it just sitting around while we paid for insurance and registration.  So I posted it on our neighborhood GroupMe and within a few minutes we had someone who wanted to buy it and 8 other people asking about it.  It was so crazy to me!

We sold it to the first person who contacted me and is our friend in the neighborhood.  Their daughter needs a commuter car to get to Dixie State and back.  This one will do the trick and we sold it cheap.  We were kind of sad to see it go.

It was an interesting experience selling a car because we haven't ever done that before.  We usually drive the cars until they die and then we donate them.  I know the process for donation but we were a bit unsure about selling.  But it all worked out just fine and it wasn't hard at all.

Mini golfing

We decided to go mini golfing for a family activity.  It was warm outside but it wasn't too bad.  We went to Fiesta Fun because it's the only place in town. ;)

It was pretty crowded but we didn't have to wait too long on any of the holes.  Courtney and I are not the best at mini golf but we have a lot of fun.  Bryan and Ethan know the angles and have an easier time. It was a fun family activity.

She made the team!

Tryouts for the SCHS soccer team were this week and Courtney made the team for her senior year.  We figured she would so it wasn't too stressful, but you never know.

After their first practice as a team, they had a parent's meeting where they got their swag and everything.  The coaches are new and haven't coached girls before but they say they are loving it.  The girls were given their team swag and their uniforms.  They didn't get the same numbers as last year.  At the end of last season, they were asked to put down 3 numbers they would want and then the coaches tried to get them those numbers.  The uniforms are new this year.  The coaches asked the girls to find their soccer bag and they had all their swag in it.  Courtney is #28, which was one of the numbers she had requested.  It is Buster Posey's number so she was really happy!

The coaches gave the girls a rose at the end of the meeting.  The first pic is of Courtney and Sammie with Courtney giving me her fake smile.  I got her to give me a real smile for the second one!

Here's to another soccer year!!

Rain

We have been praying for rain and we finally got some!  It was great to get rain although some parts flooded because it came down too fast and the ground couldn't soak it up.  But we didn't have any problems.  I hope it continues!

Tired Courtney

FSY wore Courtney out!  She went to Grandpa's house to mow the lawn and fell asleep on the couch.  She never takes naps, so when she does it means she is really tired.

FSY

Courtney and Hayley went to FSY at Dixie State.  They did not have very high expectations because of past experience at activities like these, but they went in with low expectations and good attitudes. It paid off!  

They were put in a room with 4 rooms.  Two of the rooms were singles and the other two were doubles.  Courtney and Hayley happened to get the single rooms, so they started off thrilled.  Then the people in their company were great!  The people you are with make all the difference and it was so true for Courtney.  She had a great time and learned so much.  She had fun.  One day, she was texting me asking how the Gospel Library notebooks section worked.  I was happy to answer her questions and grateful that she was in a place where they were encouraging her to use the resources and it wasn't just me telling her she should use them.  Her counselors were great too and she really connected with them.

They have a group chat going now that FSY is over and plan on getting together again.  I am grateful that the Church has changed to the FSY program so all kids can have the experience.  And I'm grateful that Courtney went into it with a good attitude and low expectations because those low expectations were exceeded. ;)

If you didn't know, Courtney can find just about anything on the internet.  It's kind of scary!

Courtney and Hayley are front row on the left:

Courtney is in the front with the white shirt and back turned to the camera:

Courtney is in the middle:

Courtney is front row, 3rd from the left:

Courtney is front, 2nd from the right:

Courtney is back row on the left:

Courtney and her counselor:

Courtney is 3rd from the left: