This & That

 Kai's family celebrates the 21st of September (from the song) every year. It's one of his favorite days of the year because they party together as a family. He was really excited to bring a cake in to celebrate with the librarians. :) 

Damon enjoyed playing flag football this fall. They played at Palisade Park and it was cold and windy every game with the wind coming out of the canyon. A couple games were especially bad and Damon and Jacob would bundle up in the blanket any time they weren't on the field.

Damon liked to hike the ball.

He enjoyed learning a new sport and especially liked having Jacob, Richmond, and Jaxon on his team.

There was a solar eclipse during Damon's last game, so it was fun to watch both at the same time. :)

Tessa and I went rollerblading on the Murdock Trail again and had a lovely Sunday afternoon together.

Damon saved enough money to buy himself a laptop!! He has been talking about buying one for a while now, and was so excited when he had the money he needed. He has loved playing Bloons with Rockwell and doing his homework on his own computer. Way to work hard for what you want Damon!!

Tessa has also been working hard at her gym. She was having a real mental block with jumping to the high bar, which was stopping her from progressing and learning new skills. Jana was so sweet and worked one-on-one with Tessa for half an hour after class one night. Then Tessa has gone to open gym every Saturday morning to work and practice and overcome her fear. She has mastered the skill, and been able to learn new skills now that she can jump to the high bar. They had a pass off day last week, and Tessa moved up to Level 4!! Way to work hard and put in the extra work Tessa girl!

Tessa worked at the Book Fair last week. She came home with this book she had bought for me. She said she had gone to the fair with her class the day before and totaled up the cost for this book and a book that she wanted. She took the exact amount when she worked there, but didn't factor in tax. She said, "I didn't have enough for both books, so I just got the book for you." And then I cried a little. :) What a sweet, thoughtful daughter she has always been!

Al, Mel, and I walked in Provo Canyon last week.

The clouds were really low that day and it looked really cool.

We love to walk here in the fall. We chose a good time, the colors were amazing!

Tessa painted a cute pumpkin at Activity Days.

I got to meet Clara! She is such a doll! Ataiya is enjoying being a mom and it was fun to see her with her adorable daughter. I am loving being a great aunt and having babies in the family again.

Paul and I went to the Nate Bargatze show with Audrey & Jason, Katie & Ben, and Jen & Blake (Katie's friends). We went to dinner at the Blue Iguana and then laughed really hard at the show. It was fun to get to visit with Audrey & Jason and hear all about their Europe trip to celebrate Audrey turning 40.

Rockwell had his first band concert of the year. He's still loving the clarinet and sounds great on it!

Grandma & Grandpa Ham came and it was really nice to see them. :)

Tessa and I went to Kenzie's baptism yesterday. Tommy and Mine's son was baptized as well, and I enjoyed getting to visit with all of the Ashby family at Katie's house after the baptism.