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What We've Been Up To

It's nearly the end of October, and I realized I haven't updated the blog for a long time.  Perhaps that's because it feels like we are rarely home.  Between football games, volleyball games, piano lessons, sowing wheat, harvesting beans (between rains), and running errands to complete our bathroom remodel, this fall has been a whirlwind!

Football:  Caiden (#12) had a good first season of football.  He got to play quarterback for his JV team, and he also saw some limited action in the varsity games - mostly on kickoff and kick return.  However, there were a few moments that he became the punter, and even saw a few plays as quarterback.  The JV team finished 1-3 and the varsity team finished 4-4.  It seems as though he'll give it a go next year too!


QB keeper

pitching the ball?  maybe?


Ready to  hand off




A win for us in Solomon!

Volleyball:  Cambry continued her journey of improvement in volleyball this year.  One of her goals was to serve the ball successfully during her games.  Happily, she accomplished this goal by the end of the season, and got to play all-the-way-around during their last game.  She had a fun time with her teammates and continues to show improvement. This winter, she will be one of the managers for the JH girls' basketball team - a new venture!
Back row




Cambry  helped cheer on the A team to a league championship!
Camp Mennoscah:  The kids and I attended our church's retreat at Camp Mennoscah in September.  We had a beautiful weekend with our church family!










4-H:  Cambry baked some more loaves of bread for the state fair.  While they didn't turn out quite as beautifully as her loaf for the county fair, she did manage a blue ribbon.  We decided that it must have had a good texture on the inside and tasted good, too!  A blue ribbon at the state level is quite an honor!


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