Elyse's Volleyball End of the Year Tournament

Today, Elyse finished another season of Legacy volleyball with an all-day tournament.  The team got a bi the first game, won the second, and then played in the championship game at 4:00 PM.  The team they played was very aggressive, but still not a match for Elyse and the girls.  They won the entire tournament, ended the championship game with a 25-23 win and a 25-12 win!  Go LIONS!

Happy Halloween

Since Halloween landed on a Sunday of a busy weekend, we decided to celebrate Halloween a little differently; it was still fun with lots of candy. We did a lot of "Trunk or Treats" instead of actual late-night "Trick or Treat". We did it with our church and companies around our town.

Elyse: big baby

Caleb: stick man 

Kallen: Chewbacca

Ian: lion

Maddie: gorilla 

Grandparent's Day

Today has to be one of the younger kids' favorite days of school, "Grandparent's Day".  The kids spend their day performing songs for the grandparents followed by touring classrooms, meeting teachers, and attending the book fair.  The kids are so lucky since they each had one grandparent with them the entire time.  Such a special thing for them to celebrate their love of school with some of the people they love the most in life.

Special thanks to Grandpa, Grandma and Nana for coming up to spend their morning with the kiddos.

Maddie's Field Trip

Today I joined Maddie and the rest of the first grade class at our local pumpkin patch. The day involved lots of inflatable jumping, petting animals, hayride, and pumpkin painting. Super fun day for Maddie and I to share together. 

Ian and Maddie were "Student of Great Character"

In the last chapel of each month the teachers pick a child in their class that represented the "Student of Great Character" for that month.  This month's word was, "INIATIVE" and both Ian and Maddie were chosen for their class.  Thier teachers spoke about how they would do things before being asked.  We were so proud of them both! Unfortunately, Maddie's teacher forgot to send her paper home with her. 

Geocaching

Today was such a beautiful day that we thought we'd spend our day outside doing something we have never done, geocaching. We started off with a few disappointments, but ended our day with some fun finds. Kids are super excited to make this a common family activity. 

Legacy's Mane Event

Today the kiddos participated in their school's annual "Mane Event".  Each kid participated in one of the races.  Maddie ran the Cub run (1/3) and did great; while Elyse, Caleb, Kallen, Ian and dad participated in the 1.5 miles.  Their course involved lots of running, tire obstacles, lily pads over a freezing pool, rope course, ninja stagier steps, a giant wall, mud pit, and car wash.  After they all successfully crossed the finish line, they quickly dried off and changed; and then played on the playground, ate Pizza Ranch pizza, and hung out with friends.  The entire morning was beautiful and nonstop fun for our entire family.