Start of Fall Activities

 Caden is excited to be participating in Covenant sports.  Caden is on the cross country team this fall.

Laura hosted a shower for Jeffrey's fiancé.

Laura, Nana, Rebekah, and Lori, Rebekah's Step mom.

Caden, Ethan Ormont, Andrew Collins, and Adam Thomason at their first cross country meet.

We were so proud of Caden to medal in his first race ever.  Caden was the fastest 7th grade Covenant boy.

Annabelle had Nutcracker auditions this weekend.  A picture with her ballet friend Eleanor.

Caden was awarded runner of the week for the XC team, so he brought the unicorn home for the week.

Annabelle's teacher is really good at taking pictures and sharing them with the parents.  Here's a pic of Annabelle and some of her classmates showing off their work.

A pic from lunch.

The theater is almost finished.  We are just waiting on carpet, which should be installed next week.

Start of 5th and 7th Grade

 I can't believe we are starting 7th and 5th grade!  It's our last year to have a Grammar student.

The kids are riding their bikes to school again this year.  They were not thrilled to have me taking pictures.

The 5th graders had a special first day that included a lesson on being the leaders of the Grammar school.  Here's a picture of Annabelle's class.  Back row: Mrs Walton, Larkin Brazeal, Graham Sayles, Christian Swann, Hannah Ratliff, Annabelle, Abby Hawk, James Edwards, Cohen Pace.  Front row: Lilly Stueve, Makenna Cleary, Maddie Castro, Caleb Baker, Sam Jeffries, Jonny Klinefelter, and Stella Stimson.

The theater project is coming along.  We should be painting soon.

End of Summer

 We only had a week of summer left after our Colorado trip.  Anabelle and Hadley Tilger playing in the pool.

Annabelle's basketball team won a tournament.

A pic before opening chapel.  No more sailor shirts for Annabelle, and it's her last year in a red sweater.

Meet the teacher for Annabelle.

Annabelle is so excited to be in Mrs. Walton's class this year!

It's fun to see friends again!  Annabelle with Liv Larson, Katherine's little sister, Audrey Thomason, and Katherine Kingsriter.

After meet the teacher, we had the girls in Annabelle's class over for a pool party.  Left to right: Lilly Stueve, Hannah Ratliff, Maddie Castro, Stella Stimson, Abby Hawk, Annabelle, and Makenna Cleary.

Laura's 6.5 combo team won a tennis tournament this past weekend.  Always fun to be Dallas City Champions!

Colorado Trip: Part Four

 We enjoyed some down time at the house.  The kids down in the creek.

And hanging on the deck.

Another hike.

We climbed down pretty far to stick our feet in the creek.

The owners of the house had kayaks that we used several times.  It was so peaceful to be on Grand Lake.

Another trip back into Rocky Mountain National Park.

A selfie on the deck before dinner.