XC Park City Invitational & Border Wars

Park City allows 8 runners in the Varsity race so Rockwell ran Varsity there.

The course is mostly in a mountain, so we only get to see them pass once, maybe twice if you can run fast. It's a gravelly, dirty trail so they wear normal running shoes instead of spikes.

He had an awesome race and finished 7th on the team. 

He placed 61st with a time of 16:48.0

Finishing 7th on the team meant he got to race Varsity at Border Wars too. This race was in Taylorsville, so Grandpa and Mel came to watch.

We saw him pass a few times and then hurried over to the finish line. We waited and waited and didn't see him come. After long enough, Paul and I started to worry. We split up and went to look for him. It was an enormous race too, so it was hard to see anyone. Eventually we found him and he was fine. Phew! He finished 156th with a time of 16:50.93.

When we got home and I watched the videos I took from the race, I could see Rockwell pass through the finish line right as we got there and I started filming. We got there just in time but didn't see him. Haha.

It was fun to have Grandpa and Mel there!

Labor Day Campout

 Chad came out for the Labor Day campout this year. He stayed with us for a couple days that weekend. Damon loved playing games with Dad and Chad.

Grandma requested that we come earlier on Sunday and stay later on Monday this year. She wanted more time for games. We were all happy to comply with that and had so much fun playing all sorts of games. Telestrations is a new family favorite!! We laugh so hard with that game.

Grandma's yard is beautiful! I loved seeing all the hummingbirds who love all her flowers.

Rockwell and Hayden played a lot of spikeball.

Tessa and Briley jumped on the trampoline and made up a routine on it. It was very cute!

We enjoyed dinner around the fire.

And some more games outside.

Gramps told funny stories that we all thought were hilarious.

Cross Net was the favorite game of the campout. There was a constant line for that one. I had never played before, but I thought it was so fun.

Chad didn't bring the right clothes for playing games outside. He got too hot so Grandma brought out some amazing options for him to choose from. He went with the Eagle Scout shirt. Haha!

Hayden and Gramps pushed the girls so high on the swings!

It was another fun-filled family campout! Thanks Grandma and Gramps for having us!

Music Festival 2025

 Our stake hosted Festival 2025 in August. The church puts out a concert of inspiring songs and encourages stakes to make it their own and create a fun activity for the youth to participate in a concert. Our Stake Youth Leadership Committee split into committees, and I worked with Brooklyn and Ben on decorations and a photo booth.

We were very happy with how the photo booth turned out!! None of us had ever made one before, but we figured it out and thought it turned out great!

This Youth Committee was awesome and we enjoyed working with them for a year!

There were 5 stakes invited (about 1,000 youth!). We had games and food for the first hour and then the concert after that.

Miquelle sent Talia and me this picture. Scout's grandpa is in one of the stakes that came. :)

This was a huge event and it was so much work. It was a success though, and it was neat to see that many youth gathered in a beautiful setting listening to Christ-centered music. The kids love it. Us leaders are looking forward to a different stake hosting it next year though. :)

This & That

I rushed straight from Rockwell's race in Spanish Fork to the Saratoga Springs Temple for Quincy's sealing to his family. It was an absolutely beautiful ordinance and I loved seeing their whole family together in the temple.

Katie and I went to visit my mom and Mel met us there too. Mel brought Wesley to meet Great Grandma Ham. Grandma got emotional when Mel told her who Wesley was. It was a very sweet moment.

I was excited to get to hold Wesley too. He's such a cutie!

Katie introduced Quincy to Grandma too.

I think she liked having the cute babies there.

I also loved having those cute boys there!

I'm glad Katie could get some time with Mom.

Rockwell enjoys the early morning runs with the team. Jody makes them breakfast every morning they do a run and apparently his pancakes are amazing.

We did a last minute swim party at Katie's one evening. Tessa, Damon and I went along with the Loosli's.

I got some good, quality time with Quincy and I loved it.

Damon gave a great talk in Primary.

Rockwell and his friends came to listen and support him. Damon absolutely loved that!!!