Halloween

 Rockwell was Superman for Halloween.

He didn't want to wear the cape to school, so he went as Clark Kent during classes.

Tessa was Raquel from Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse.

Damon was a shark.

Paul was Prison Mike and Koy was Dwight Schrute, Assistant to the Librarian. :)

This was the last Halloween parade for our family. Crazy!!

I helped in Damon's class party that afternoon. I had ordered supplies for a fun craft I thought the kids would like, but the shipment was delayed and didn't arrive by Halloween. I had some real panic that morning when I got the status update! After the parade, I went to lots of stores and bought 31 small pumpkins and painting supplies. Luckily it worked out well and the kids really enjoyed painting their own pumpkin. 

The junior XC boys decided on Justice League. They always choose a costume theme based on the first letter of their grade (J for juniors), and then they run in their costumes. They run through the cemeteries in Orem and make it a fun practice. 

I made the mummies, pumpkins, witch fingers, and ghosts for dinner before the kids all left. Rockwell went to a party at Anna's house and Damon went trick-or-treating with Sawyer. 

Tessa and Hayden planned their costumes together. Hayden was Barbie and Tessa was Raquel. They looked so cute!

They went trick-or-treating with Halina and Finlee. One house was giving out pairs of shorts. The girls hung out at Finlee's after and all wore their matching shorts. :) 

Divisionals & State

 Rockwell had his Divisionals race at Lakeside Park. It was a cold and windy day!

He ran great the whole time and had an awesome finish!

He ran it in 16:56, finishing 27th place, and 3rd on the team.

Great job Rockwell!!!

Utah State Varsity Meet was a couple weeks later. The parents line up to cheer them on as they get on the bus. 

The race was at Sugarhouse Park.

Rockwell felt great for the first mile, but then started to feel some breathing problems. 

Somehow he was able to push through in the final stretch and have a really great finish.

He was frustrated with how he felt though. He wished he could have breathed the whole race like he did the first mile. He finished in 17:29, 84th place overall and 2nd on the team. 

None of the boys were happy with their race. They were all at least a minute slower than their PR for the season. It's hard when that happens.

The girls' team took 2nd place overall. They were excited about that!

Lagoon

 Paul, Rockwell, Damon and I went to Lagoon. Tessa had a full day at her gym that she didn't want to miss, so she chose to go there instead.

A few peacocks hung around our table at lunch. A group of people that walked by thought they were so cool. They asked us, "Are those peacocks yours?" Haha!! We wanted to say, "No, we actually didn't bring our pet peacocks with us to lagoon today." But instead we just told them that they live here at Lagoon. It was so funny.

It was a really crowded day. We were able to ride the Nutcracker, the new ride this year, and we all enjoyed that one. We had a fun day, but headed home around 5:00 since the lines were so long and it was getting really cold. 

Tessa had fun performing a dance to Thriller at multiple rec meets. She stayed for the Halloween party that evening too. She said it was a fun day!

Braces On & Braces Off

 Tessa got her braces off!!! It was a very happy day for her!

Gorgeous smile!

And a week later, Damon got his braces on. It was not as happy of a day for Damon. Haha.

They look great though!

Cody & Alisha's Wedding

 Cody & Alisha are married!!

They were sealed in the Lindon Temple. I really enjoyed what the officiator said during their sealing. There was a very good, very right feeling the whole time. They're an adorable couple who love each other very much. I'm so happy for them!

I know they were all sad that Elena wasn't there. She's serving her mission in Panama, and is doing amazing there. Lori had a cardboard cutout made of her. So cute!

After the luncheon, we went to Al's house to hang out until the reception. Tessa fell through the chair on their deck during dinner. She was just sitting there eating, and then the fabric gave out. Rockwell ran over and got a picture. Haha!

Tessa had so much fun with Hallee and the babies at the reception.

Tessa and Clara danced for a while and it was so cute!

Judah loved blowing bubbles with Tessa.

It was a great day being with family and celebrating Cody and Alisha!