Pumpkin Carving

 I have to admit I am not the best at remembering to carve our pumpkins for Halloween. It's a busy time for us with all the football happenings, but I promised Brianne this year that no matter what we would carve them! So Saturday I grabbed them and cleaned them out with Brianne so she and Will could carve them. I found these cool teeth at the store and had Brianne follow an idea from the package to carve hers. I actually like it better than what was shown!

She tweaked it a bit and made the eyes a bit more scary and I LOVE the nose! She did an awesome job carving it all by herself!

 Carter's he did with his date for the Halloween dance. He said it was a pumpkin unicorn! Apparently when he was cutting the hole for the top the stem came off, so he turned it into a horn! So clever!

 Will's was fun too! He also had some teeth to work with and I showed him what was on the package and he tweaked his a bit too! I love the crescent moon nose, shaved eye brows and I really like the way he layered the teeth in! It looks great! And the fact that it leans a bit makes it even better!

Way to go kids! I think we are ready for Halloween now!

Halloween Dance

This past Saturday was the Halloween Dance at Alta and carter discovered this poster on our porch a few weeks ago along with a few packs of Trident gum.

 we were excited to see what that meant, so in we went to figure it out!

 We realized that we had to unwrap each piece to find the pieces of gum with letters on them. So we began to separate and put the opened ones in a baggie.

And after some putting together we came up with this name! She's a good friend of Carter's and he was excited! We answered her with a trick or treat pumpkin pail with candy inside and a poster that said it would be a treat to go with you to the dance! SO fun!

 I LOVE the costumes she chose! And actually it was a big group that went and they ALL had a cave man thing going on! Doesn't Carter look like Bam Bam from the Flinstones! Anyway, they went out to lunch and had hamburgers, went to a house to carve pumpkins, came home to change, went out to dinner, then the dance and then after went to a local gym where they rented a room to watch a scary movie.

He had such a great time and was LOVING that he had to do NO planning whatsoever! This time he just got to ENJOY! So glad he had fun!

Youth Activity..... and more

 I have been serving in the Young Women's organization for (I think) almost a year. Recently I was called by the Bishop and he told me he wanted to meet with me. I knew it was a calling and I somehow knew it was still with the Young Women. I had been feeling this coming on for quite some time. I was released from my calling as a Laurel advisor and was called to be the Young Women Secretary! They ended up changing the entire Young Women's presidency and Relief Society presidency, as well as making changes to Primary! It was a big day! And I am THRILLED! I love being with the youth and I am SUPER excited to be serving with these women. They are all AMAZING and I can't wait to see what I am going to learn from them! This past week was our first combined activity as a new presidency and we were thrilled to see the turnout! I am sure it had a lot to do with the fact that is was a haunted boat ride on the Provo River!

 The previous Presidency had discovered it and we thought the kids would have a blast! It wasn't very "scary" at all, but I think they all still had a fun time and that's what is important!

 I am sure eating donuts and sipping hot chocolate was a plus too! We will for sure try to have lots more fun activities like this one in the future! We have had several meetings as a Presidency and we are slowly transitioning into our roles, making changes we see are needed, and making sure the girls know we are FUN! We even surprised the Young Women the week before (during our own YW activity) by doing our own version of "gangnam style" dancing and all! I made up words and we danced and sang "young women style"! It was funny and I'm sure we got their attention!

Funniest part of this combined activity was that I was there as a young women leader and ended up with Will and a bunch of deacons driving to and from Provo! Go figure! But Will and his new Beardo can ride with me anytime! Thanks to my friend Jennie for making it for him! He LOVES it!

Chan has also had a change in a calling recently. He has had several callings over the past two years, most he STILL has! They required him to do a lot on the computer as the Wards Technical specialist and at one point he was also the building coordinator. But then he was called to be the financial clerk about 6 months ago and was LOVING IT! It's a challenge given that the Bishop would call at a moments notice and need him to run over and help him cut a check, but Chan was enjoying every minute. He was really feeling a part of the bishopric. Then about 2 weeks ago he was called by the Stake Presidency and asked to come in to meet with them. It was a funny experience because 2 of them were there (President Fitt and President Davies) and they were being really chatty- talking about weddings, football and such- then we realized they were waiting for President Dahl! It actually made Chan nervous thinking something real major was going to happen! Once he arrived they extended the call and it ended up being a calling as the Ward Clerk. He apparently already had an idea that is what it would be. He accepted and has been attending ward Council the last two weeks. It's been so neat to see him serve in this calling and to see how much he is learning and growing from doing it. We are sure that the Bishopric will be the next thing to change. The Bishop has been in for almost 5 years next month. I just hope Chan will get to stay on- I imagine he will! How grateful we BOTH are to serve!

  

Alta High Playoff Game

 On Friday night we had to get out to the high school playoff game against Riverton. Even though Carter is not playing it was still important to us to support the team and his friends that are playing. This is a great team and they came out UNITED! It was amazing to watch them! I told Carter you could FEEL how ready they were and it showed!

 Even though it was SUPER cold we managed to have a fun time! Will and his buddies were enjoying hanging out together!

 I took this picture right as one of our defensive players intercepted the ball! If you look real closely you can see Carter just to the right of the gatorade jugs :)

One thing I had to add is this picture of the poster I made. One of Carter's team mates had a bad accident down at Lake Powell over fall break and I made this poster and brought it to the team dinner for the players to sign. I took it over to their home and put it up on the door before the game. He was still in the hospital when I took it, but I wanted him to know that his team loves him and was dedicating that game to him. It's real sweet to see what these boys wrote to him! He is doing better but has a long road to recovery. I am sure that Friday's win had a lot to do with winning for Elijah! Way to go guys! Bring it on Syracuse! We'll be ready!

Alta Black vs Copper Hills

 Copper Hills was a much anticipated game. Not only was it our last regular season game, but we were going into it undefeated and so were they. We BOTH wanted the win real bad!

 This team was NOT lacking in size! They had some big boys and not all of them were on the line! We came out playing strong from the start and by the 2nd quarter were up 14 to 0. We were playing great and doing exactly what we wanted, we weren't perfect, but doing well.

 By the end of the 2nd quarter Copper Hills began to play cheap. They were talking a lot of trash and trying their best to get us to make a mistake. Those kids were egging our guys on and trying to frustrate them. It didn't work... I will admit that a couple of the boys were starting to retaliate but our coach quickly told them to knock it off and we were back to our standard of play. But they were relentless with their efforts of cheap behavior for the remainder of the game.

 It's unfortunate because we had every reason to respect them and their team until they started to behave so badly. Even the parents on the sidelines were making rude comments. I will never understand that behavior! I find it in such bad taste!! What are you teaching your kids by behaving that way? I really don't get it! You should have your head held high regardless of the scoreboard! And playing like that certainly isn't going to better your chances! Ugh!

It was difficult, but I am very proud of our team and the way they conducted themselves. They are all great kids and really did their best to make their coaches and parents proud. They ended the season with another win which made it an undefeated season! Woo hoo! There is a very good chance they will see this team again but for now it's onto the playoffs! Riverton is in our sights!!

Zombie cheer 2012

 Every year on the game before Halloween the cheerleaders dress up as Zombie Cheerleaders! It's a fun tradition and they love it! I was a little bummed that it was SO COLD! It was an early morning game and it was only in the 30's! Brrrrrrr!

 The girls didn't seem to mind though! Once the sun came out it warmed up a bit and they were able to cheer and not be too cold!

 They also do a thriller dance for half time! It's something they learned a while ago and continue to do every year!

 They were awesome! And looked so great!

 Friend Zombies! Hee hee!

It was super fun to watch them! And it's even more fun to see people react when they see them! Especially the opposing team! They never expect it! Happy Halloween game girls! Woo Hoo!

Alta Black vs Bingham

 I found it funny that we ended up playing Bingham over the fall break! That is a BIG rivalry game! But thankfully we didn't have any guys out of town and they had a great practice week so they were ready! Carter and I even got in on the half time streamer action! (and a high five!)

 Bingham is always a tough opponent, always well prepared, but so were we!

 Carter was giving a few tips here and there! Will really listens too! It was a great game and another win! So that means we are still undefeated going into our last regular season game! YAY!

 The cheer team numbers were REALLY low! There was girls missing due to fall break, but the few that were there did an awesome job!

 I could REALLY hear Brianne! I think she was being even LOUDER than usual! Haha!

 And I had to get this lower shot in of her high kick! I will admit that the arms are not cute in this photo, but holy cow that girl is flexible with that leg! It's pretty awesome! Go Hawks!