e since either Ryan and I have written an update on the periodical, I thought I would use a few minutes of this fine September day to give you a bit of a taste of how we are fairing down in Utah County. This is picture to your left is one we took on our so called "summer" trip. We went to the "This is the Place" Park for an afternoon. It was nice to do something together as a family, and we realized how important it is to take time out as a family. We are really looking forward to going to Washington for Christmas this year, for a full fledged family vacationDid anyone say Soccer? That about sums up the bigger part of our lives these past couple of months. Our soccer season started about the first of August and will end October 16th. We love watching the games and seeing how our kids grow and shine in this great sport! Joshua makes a mean defender, while Rebekah gives anyone on the field a run for their money as forward. Lydia has some tricky foot work and is awesome at assisting the ball into the goal! Sarah and Matthias are anxiously waiting for their time to come. (technically Sarah could play this year as she will be in kinder
garten next year, but the thought of four soccer games and practices and doing it with one car kind a freaked me out--so I gave myself a year for that :) ).Sarah started preschool this month and is loving every minute of it! She goes three days a week which is something new to our family. I love having more individual time with Matthias and it also helps Sarah feel part of the big kid group!
What a birthday month this was! Between all of the family birthday's and all my friends I
think that I had a birthday to remember consecutively starting Sept 10. all the way through this past Monday the 21st. How about we ban September for any more births? (just kidding) Really though, it has been a fun month of celebration. Thanks for a great visit to all you girls last Thursday. It was fun to visit with everyone and Sarah and Ty had a great time. Jenny--baby Ethan is such a cutie, thanks for letting me hold him for so long! Both Ryan and Matthias had great birthdays. Matthias got a plush Elmo for his gift and loved eating the elmo cupcakes we made him (I have to say they were pretty darn cute!) Ryan got to go to a Jon Schmidt concert with Joshua for his b-day, plus go on a mini date with me. We had a good time. We also enjoyed our visit with Mom Pitt on Ryan's special day. Thank you Mom, for taking the time out to come down!Our lives are pretty routine besides that. We continue to keep busy with our callings at church. We love the people we serve and learn so much from them. Our kids are constantly teaching us what really matters, and we love all their questions, hugs and kisses.
I thought I would sha
re my latest perspective on life. As Ryan and I have been working hard to more fully keep the commandments by living with in our means, we have come to see more completely what really matters. It's so easy to get caught up in getting or doing "stuff". We've come to see more clearly that at the end of the day it isn't going to matter if the latest technology sits in our family room or if the most stylish kitchen table stands in our dining room or if our children have the latest trend in clothes or toys--what will matter is our standing before the Lord and how we have treated one another. I know this is probably nothing new to anyone who reads our entry. But Ryan and I are deeply grateful for the lessons that have given to us through life.We are looking forward to Conference weekend! Thanks for being a great family and the wonderful examples you set for us and our children. Our kids get so excited when we tell them we are going to spend time with cousins and such!
We love you!
Ryan, Jenn and the crew!
