Races, Parades and More

On Wednesday Britton's team had a region meet in Ogden.

 

 

Pre race huddle.

 

Seven teams were in attendance.  Not all of Ridgeline was there however, as their top boys and girls were scheduled to race in Boise in a few days and didn't participate.

 

Here is the "money shot" of Britton sprinting to the finish line. He and his best friend since the 5th grade, Collin, are very evenly matched and run most races side by side.  So far Britton has been able to out sprint Collin at the end of every race, but Collin is getting better and better.  I think having a little friendly competition will definitely help both of them be better runners.

 

It rained a lot last week, so much so that Britton's Saturday soccer game was canceled.  Not because of the rain, but because the field was flooded out.  We decided to brave the cold and go to the University Homecoming Parade.  It really is the best parade in the valley, but we miss it a lot due to fall soccer. 

 

Oh my goodness, everyone threw out a lot of stuff.  Here is Jenna with a bag of cheese curds. You know, the typical parade offering.

 

We also got cheering pom poms, mini-footballs, shampoo and conditioner samples from a spa, Frisbees, full size granola bars, protein shake single servings, frozen otter pops, and a TON of candy including mini chocolate candy bars and other Halloween packaged candy.  One of the nice things about a cooler weather parade is you can throw out chocolate and it won't melt!

 

This week we attended the funeral of our beloved home teacher, Brother Hale.  He passed away at his home last Wednesday morning during a spectacular thunder storm.  His wife said that just after he died there was a huge boom of thunder and she felt like he was being welcomed to his heavenly home. As the Bishop Adam conducted and spoke at the funeral.  Not long before he died Adam and I were able to visit him and say our goodbyes. It was a tender visit even though he wasn't able to speak very much at the end. He will definitely be missed.