Girls Ride

The mountain bike team has "Girl Rides" where they take all the girls out so they can ride together.  One afternoon, after soccer practice, Courtney went to practice and had a blast.

        

Courtney is trying to do both during the races but I think she is going to be worn out if she tries to do soccer and mountain biking but we will see. 

First day of school

This beautiful girl started 9th grade!  Crazy!

 I didn't get a pic of Ethan because college doesn't start for a week and I was gone when he got ready to go to seminary.

And Courtney's new glasses came after school!

Finally...it's her birthday!

Courtney had to start school on her birthday, which wasn't fun, but she started with a Texas donut and presents!

Courtney got to open presents before going to school.  She got a new soccer bag from Ethan.

A card with money from Grandma and Grandpa Pack.

Airpods, a new case for her phone, and a pop socket from Bryan & I and Grandma & Grandpa Pack.

Ethan was being goofy!

Family birthday party

We had a family dinner for Courtney's birthday.  We ate dinner (roast and potatoes), opened presents then had cake/ice cream.  We celebrated Grandma Oman's birthday too!

You can tell that Courtney really liked her presents.

The cake was fun.

Friend birthday party

Courtney wanted something low-key so she had a movie birthday party.  She invited friends and they watched "Jumanji", ate junk food, and laughed...a lot!  Then they had cupcakes and Courtney opened presents.

Courtney actually blew out her candle while laughing.
   

Courtney received some fun presents - candy, succulents, pop tarts, etc.  Her friends know her so well.  It was fun to watch her open her presents.  They all have such expressive faces!

                 

Water Party

Every year the orthodontist office hosts a huge water party at the Washington City Community Center.  A TON of people show up for the free food, drinks, and swim party.  It's crazy.  Courtney invited her best friend so she would have someone to swim with.  There was a bubble machine and they had a lot of fun in it.

            

Ethan's first water party after braces:

Burned towel

I was at work one day when Courtney got a craving for mashed potatoes.  She put a pot of water on the stove, put potatoes in it, and started the burner.  When it was finished boiling and ready to be taken off the stove, Courtney used a towel instead of a hotpad and this happened...



Yup, the towel caught on fire.  Luckily she was smart enough to put it in the sink and start the water so it doused the flames.  But it could have been so much worse.  Crazy girl!