State History Day

Wow! Makay and his group competed in San Jose for State History Day. We are headed to Washington DC again. We are so proud of Makay for his hard work and desire to learn about the past.

Kait has been a busy girl. This year she is a 6th grader and so she went to Camp Keep. She had fun but came home very hungry, she did not like the food they had for breakfast or lunch. She has been cheering at Dolphins and was very sad to hear that the gym would be closing. She has been cheering there for 9 years. It was hard for her but is excited for a change at a new cheer gym that will be opening soon. Kait has grown up at Dolphins, she once was a shy little girl who had to have her cousin on the mat with her, to being a confident young woman. Kait is looking forward to entering Fruitvale Jr. High in the fall.

Makay has been a very busy boy this year. He turned 14 and can now go to the youth dances, a very big deal for him. He played on 2 different soccer teams. He now plays on South Valley Thunder a club team. He plays as a foward, and he is amazing to watch play. He also played for his Spring Select team Liberty United. This was the last year the team could play together as next year they all will be going to different high schools. They had a great season and Makay had a blast playing. They won several tournaments and won the league championship.Makay scored in every game and averaged 3 goals a game. He really is fun to watch, I can hardly wait to see him play in high school. As if soccer did not keep him busy enough Makay is also involved with History Day for the 4th year. This year he is in a group performance and they are getting ready to compete in San Jose for the State competition. We also registered Makay for Liberty High School. Hard to believe, it just goes by so fast.

Wow! Where has the time gone. Will just try to update a little about the family. Tyler attended his first formal. He asked Julia Morris to attend the Mormal. He had a blast even though he thought it was a lot of work to go. Ordering flowers, coordinating colors and such seemed to be too much for the boy to handle. Ty has also just finished drivers education and will be taking drivers training next. Watch out! Ty is finishing up his Jr. year at Liberty High School. This year he tried out for the soccer team and made the JV team. We were so proud of him for trying something new.

Time Flies!

Wow, this year is flying by. The new school year has started. Ty is a Jr. at Liberty High School, Makay an 8th grader at Fruitvale, and Kait a 6th grader. This summer was packed full. To start with Makay and I went to National History Day Competition at the University of Maryland. This was a awesome trip. We first went to Pittsburgh to meet Ed Reis, a great resource on Makay's project, we spent 1 day there before heading to Washington DC. We were there for 7 days. We saw most of the monuments and would like to go back. Makay placed 12th in the Nation for his project, we are so proud of him and all his hard work. Makay also went to scout camp and he had a blast. Ty climbed Mt. Whitney this year with the YM from our stake. Kait turned 12 and was able to go to YW girl's camp. She had so much fun. Ty also ran in his first 5k and has ran in another one, he does well in them even though he claims to hate running. Both boys are playing soccer. Makay is playing on South Valley Thunder as well as for AYSO. Ty is also playing AYSO, after taking a break for a few years. Kait is still cheering and loves it. This next school year will be busy again, Makay is working on his History Day project already and is hoping to go back to DC.

Wow! Time is just flying by. January was crazy for us. Makay had his birthday, Kait broke her foot, well she had a stress fracture, and Ty started swimming. Kait was put in a black boot. She was not very happy about that and even had to miss the first cheer competition of the season for Dolphins. She got the boot off on Feb.5th and was able to compete in the competition on Feb.6th. However she could not tumble, she had to just hide. She was so excited to be there and compete she was not too upset about that. Makay is working very hard to get his history day project finished and ready for March 6th. Ty is getting ready for the start of swim season, his first meet is Feb. 27th.

Happy Birthday Makay!

Makay turns 13 today! It seems like only yesterday he was only a little boy. He is growing so quick and becoming a great young man. He loves to be around his friends and loves to make people laugh. He loves soccer and is involved in history day which he loves. Life with Makay is never boring and we can hardly wait to see what this year brings.

History Day Again!

Makay is hard at work getting ready for history day. County is on March 6th so we are really busy with getting everything ready. He is hoping to make it to Nationals this year. Maybe 3rd time is a charm.

New Year!

To start the new year off Makay had a soccer tournament. We headed to Visalia for the 2 day tournament. Liberty United played well, the first day they won and lost. The second day they lost their first game. So they would be playing for 3rd. The game started late and seemed to go on forever. It ended in a tie so they had to play 2 5 minute halves. Makay had been trying all weekend to get a header into the goal but no matter how high he jumped in was just a hair short. Finally he got a chance and he jumped and nailed the ball into the goal. Liberty was up but they still had to play another 5 minutes. Makay who was a forward decided to play defense just to make sure his goal was the winning goal. Liberty won 2-1 in overtime. Good games all weekend!

Christmas!

Ty on guitar
Makay on drums
The kids had a great Christmas. The boys both got the phones they wanted. Kait got a new digital camera that is purple. The family got rock band and Beatles Rock Band so we have had lots of fun with that.

Christmas Will Soon Be Here!

Wow! Time flies. The kids are out for winter break. Finals are over for Ty and we can all relax for a couple of weeks. Well not really, Makay has a lot to do for his history day project. The kids are excited for Christmas and are looking foward to time off from school. Makay also has a soccer tournamnet on Jan 2 so we will busy with soccer practice.

CHS Cheerleader

Kait had the chance to cheer at a local high school football game. This was a dream come true for her. She got to cheer on the box! It was all she talked about for days. I am sure there will be many more high school football games for her in the future.

Update

Wow time is just flying by, October is almost over. The kids have been keeping us very busy. Ty is getting ready for the swim season and has been playing disc golf with some of his friends getting ready for a tournament coming up on Nov.7. Makay is still playing soccer and getting ready for spring select tryouts coming up in Nov. He also has started history day again. We work every Thursday after school for a couple of hours. I really think he forgets how much work is involved until we are in the process. He is really hoping to make to Nationals this year. He has a great topic and a great coach at the Jr. High. We will let everyone know the topic later. Kait is still cheering and that keeps us busy. We are trying to keep her healthy it seems like every few weeks she is sick. So this year, we will be getting our flu shots. Halloween is just around the corner and the kids are excited. Kait is going to dress up as an 80's girl, the boys are excited about decorating the house.

Kait's Adventure!

Today Kait was so lucky she got to have surgery to prevent nosebleeds. We decided to have it done as a surgery because the last time it was done in an emergency situation and she hated it and refused to do it again. Her ped. promised that she could be asleep this time so we took that option. Kait could not believe that it was over so quickly about 30 minutes. We can only hope no more nosebleeds.

Family Update!

Wow! Time is just flying by. School is going great for all the kids. Mom and dad went to see Brad Paisley in concert. That was fun. Makay teased us about going to a concert at our age but we had lots of fun. Makay has been busy with soccer and has started research for history day so that keeps everyone busy. Kait is still cheering and loves it. Ty is starting to train for swimming and is likes going to the football games.

Blaze Game

Kait was able to cheer at a Bakersfield Blaze play-off game with Columbia Cheer. She had fun cheering and being on the field, but she thought baseball is a little boring. The Blaze ended up winning the game but while we were there they were losing.

Soccer Practice

Makay has started soccer again. Mom forgot the camera to take pictures of his last game. Dad took some pictures at practice so at least we have something to show. His last game Makay's team won 6-0. Makay scored 1 goal. He played his spring select coach's team. Makay played great and even had a previous coach come tell him how great he played.

The First Day of School

The First week of school is now over and we made it through. It is hard to get going in the mornings but we are getting used to it. Everyone is adjusting to homework again and trying to get used to the new schedule. Mom also started back to work this week so everyone is back to school.

School Starts Soon!

Wow! School starts on Monday. I am ready for the kids to go back. I know they are ready even though they all say no. 3 kids and 3 schools. This is a first for me. Makay is starting Jr. High and will be at a school for the first time by himself, no sister or brother. He is very excited to be starting Jr high and can hardly wait for History Day to begin. Kait also will be going to school for the first time by herself, with no big brothers to keep an eye out for her (dad is more worried about that than she is). Ty is going to be in 10th grade and is on Link crew this is something he is excited about. Will post pictures on Monday from 1st day of school. The kids hate taking them but we have been doing it since Ty started and will continue until they are out of the house.

Kait Returns!

After a long trip Kait returns. She was very excited to tell us all about her trip. Her favorite thing was seeing Lion King in Vegas. She keeps talking about that. She took pictures so once they are developed we will post them.