August Happenings

 I'm slowly trying to get through everything.  At least I made it to August before November happened.  Looking back at pictures, August was a busy month.  We had the girls' birthdays (always way more intense than the boys'), boating, school starting, and bike races.  It was packed with fun and business.

For Kate's birthday she invited some friends over and enjoyed our theater and hangout room.  The next day we took her to Nordstrom's and spent the day with a personal shopper.  It was great.  She helped Kate find good clothes that fit her and were super cute.  She also helped us spend lots of money!  For Sage's birthday we got lunch and went shopping.  Like all afternoon shopping.  When Sage shops she spends a lot of time looking, trying on a million outfits, and wants to visit all the stores.  It's not a fast process.  I had to take lots of deep breaths.  But at the end of the day she told me she was proud of me for my shopping abilities.  I'll call it a success!!

The weekend before school started we went boating at Starvation.  We love going there.  We had a great time.  At the end of the day a random storm blew in.  It was crazy.  Lots of wind and just dumping rain.  We were in the boat freezing while Jake was getting the truck.  It's a miracle we got the boat on the trailer.  Lots of prayers were said.  Boating is fun, and sometimes really stressful.  

And school finally started!  I can't believe I have a senior this year.  My heart is a little bit sad.  I mean, I'm so excited for Zack and everything he has ahead of him, but I'm so sad he's going to be leaving us.  We keep experiencing lots of lasts, and my heart is sad every time.  This weekend will be his last high school mountain bike race.  I'll try not to cry.  Kate is a sophomore, which means she'll be leaving me before I know it.  And Sage is killing it in 7th grade this year.

Kate and her friends Erica, Lauren, and Gabby

At Nordstrom's with a personal shopper!

Sage will deny it, but once in a while she had fun on the mountain bike team.

We got a personal tour of the BYU engineering building and walked around campus.  Crazy to think Zack might go there!  If he can finish his essays that is...

Angels rejoice!  It's Sage's birthday!!

Back-to-school fashion show

Sage did all kinds of weird moves with every outfit she tried on.  She had to make sure she could move in it before she would buy it.

YW mountain biking.  With every other youth group on the water that night.  It was crazy.

Zack got up on a slalom ski!

7th grade Sage looking way to old

A senior!  With his mullet forever documented

Sophomore!

We went on a team "fun ride" one Saturday.  Sage insists it was not fun.

The Heber graffiti tunnel