Summer time!

We have kicked off summer for the past two weeks. Busy, Busy, Busy. . . but at least there is no homework to worry about! Hooray!!Luke has been busy the last few weeks. Here are a few of his acitivities:

• He went to Moab,UT with the teachers quorum (even though he isn't 14 until next month). They did some hiking, biking, and river rafting. Here he is with his friend, Taylor
• He was able to attend BYU Basketball camp this past week. He said "it was the best week of my life". About 10 of his friends all went to together, and stayed in the dorms on campus. He came home excited because he had made the "all-star" team for his age group. He enjoyed getting Jamba Juice every day ( he has menntioned that several times :))And of course playing basketball in the Marriott Center was pretty cool for him as well.
• He has also been busy with baseball. . . he has done a lot of pitching this year and has done fantastic!
• Next, he needs to get ready to do his Eagle Project! He has the rest of the summer to get it together

This isn't Luke, but is kinda looks like him, huh? I just pulled it off BYU's camp website. Mia and her BFF, Kate before there dance recital on June 1. They did a great job! Mia especially loves to dance and practices kart-wheels, round-offs, kicks, hand stands, etc all the time! And lucky David was SO excited to sit through another recital!

Elizabeth decided to get her hair cut! It was completely her idea. Doesn't she look cute?? Both Kennedy and Elizabeth are excited because they are going to be playing on a Club Soccer team next year. (on different teams, of course). They both had their first practice this morning, although games won't start until August.

Just a little stop at the Mall, where the girls decied to try some shoes on. . .

My friend, Shannon and I right after we finished. . . . Me, you ask?? Well, the biggest news is finishing my first Half-Marathon this morning. I had to be up at 3am to catch the bus to the starting line. .. it was an early morning! Overall, I am happy with my performance, but also a bit dissapointed. Starting at about mile 3 my stomach started hurting. . . I tried to push through it, but by mile 8 I had to stop and use the bathroom. I probably added a good 3+ minutes onto my time. And then by the last 1.5 miles, I was pretty tired. Looking back, I wish I would have mentally pushed myself a little harder to finish strong. But. .. it was my first one, and my time was 2:11:58. Really close to my goal. . .but not quite. There is room for improvement. I will learn from this experience and do better next time!!

How is the start of your summer??