Rollerskating

Last night Vita let Sipola choose what we would do for Family Home Evening activity. She chose Rollerskating! She got a little nervous when we got there and was worried about falling down. Once we got out on the floor she said, "Mommy, I think I should have chosen bowling instead!" Lia and Vita did a great job. We got Brax a scooter instead of skates. We thought it would be a bad time for an injury since baseball just started and wrestling isn't over yet. I tried my best to hold Mehi up but I just ended up taking the skates off and walking her around the floor. It was a fun experience but next time we are going bowling or swimming!!!

More Wrestling

Braxton had a wrestling tournament in North Sevier last night and today. He did really good. Last night he got a gold medal. There wasn't anybody for him to wrestle so he got first place. Then today he wrestled the same boy as he had in Gunnison. They wrestled four matches and Braxton won one of them. He did such a good job and is learning so much! Of course his little brother loves going and supporting him too! Good Job Brax! We love you!

First Day of Spring

This is what our little valley looks like on the first day of Spring. I wonder if it will ever melt???? Ha Ha!

Cute Kids

Just thought I would post some cute kids!! Oh, and I have to write this down cuz it was so funny. Mehi had on a little crown the other day and here is how the conversation went:
Sipola: Mehi, what are you doing?
Mehi: I am the Queen.
Sipola: The Queen of what?
Mehi: I am the Queen of Africa!!
Africa??I have no idea where that one came from!

Braxton Wrestling

Well, we went to another wrestling tournament this past weekend. We went to Gunnison this time. It was fun to go over there. When I was younger I spent so much time at wrestling meets because Justin wrestled. He started when he was four and it seemed like we were always at wrestling tournaments for him. Then he also wrestled in high school and we would always go watch him. Then when I was in high school I was able to travel with the wrestling team because I took stats for them. At all of these wrestling meets we knew that we would see Reed. He was a wrestling coach for a long time. All of his boys were wrestlers. It was just in their blood. Well, on Saturday I took this picture of Reed with Braxton. I just thought that it was neat because growing up Reed was always there and now that my son is growing up Reed was also there to put his arm around him and give him some good advice. On the way home Braxton said, "Mom, I really like Coach Reed. He gave me some good advice and showed me some good moves." So, to Coach Reed, Thank You! It was fun to be back "home" and have my son get some advice from you just like you gave my brother and me some good advice when we were young! Oh, by the way, Brax took second this time. He had to wrestle the kid that got first a couple of times. Look at how big that kid is!!!

Braxton

Just a little bit about our oldest son. He has the heart of gold. He is always helping other people. He makes sure his siblings are taken care of. On Monday he came home from wrestling practice and told me that he was named the wrestling team captain. We are so proud of him. Last week he came home from school and told me that he needed some warmer gloves and that he needed to wear his good hunting boots to school. I asked him why and he said that he needed to help Mr. Stapley getting all the snow off the ground. One of his friends wanted to ask for money but Brax said No. He was doing it to help and wouldn't accept any money. One day we were driving down the road and our neighbor lady was out shoveling her snow. Braxton was in shorts and a tshirt and no coat. He didn't care. He made me stop, he got out, and he told me to come back in 15 minutes so he could shovel her snow for her. She offered him some money and he said, "absolutely not!" He loves helping other people. We were talking about the missionaries the other day. He asked me why they don't come to our house anymore. I told him that they don't come up here very much and the other wards get to feed them. He said, "mom, we need to go take them to lunch or something like that." I asked him why and he said, "one day I'm going to be a missionary and I hope that somebody will take me to lunch!" Braxton likes to go in and get my drink for me. I usually give him extra money and he never gives me my change back. I asked him what he is doing with all the change he keeps. He told me, "I have a missionary fund, a college fund, and a fund to buy my sisters stuff." Now that Grandma Lita is here he has also started a "Grandma Lita DI fund". He knows that she loves going to the DI so he got a jar and has put a ton of change in it for her. I could go on and on about our oldest son. He is such a good kid and we are so lucky to have him. I know that I sound like a proud mom that is bragging about her son. But I want him to look back through this blog and know that we are watching him. We are watching him grow. We are watching him become a great young man. We are watching him put others before himself and we are watching him be a great example to all those around him. I know this kid is gonna do so much with his life. He has some pretty great goals and works everyday to get closer to achieving them. We love you so much son and are so proud of you! Thank you for all you do for everybody around you. We love you!

Braxton Wrestling

Braxton went to a wrestling tournament in South Sevier a couple of weekends ago. He wrestled three kids, all of them bigger and older than him. He pinned the first kid in 10 seconds, then the next one was a freshman in high school. He pinned him and then the last one I can't remember how old he was but he also pinned him. Congrats to Brax. There is a fire lit under him and he is being really aggressive and doing a great job! Keep up the good work Bud! We love you!