Fall Soccer

We signed the kids up, last minute, for fall soccer.  We weren't sure we wanted to take on the commitment but then decided we'd do it.  We had a new coach who was really good, and one of the girls from our summer team was also on the team.  It was a lot of fun. Colin did really well, Audrey didn't really want to pay very much this season though.

An early season game when Grandpa was here to cheer them on.  The score was 9-2, they won.  Colin scored 6 goals and Audrey scored 2 this game. This was one of the only games she really played though.

Warming up before the game

Love her outfit?  Fall soccer weather is a little different than summer soccer was.  

Colin Scoring a goal

Trophies! (a little bright out though)

This is a picture of a picture but was their "official" picture of the season.  The coach had them wear blue on picture day because he's a BYU fan  :O(   haha. I like this picture though, it's cute of them. 

Colin had a really good season this fall.  He was definitely the star player of the team, although a few other kids did really well as the season went on.  He has really taken a liking to playing defense. If the other team gets a break away with the ball he immediately runs to their goal to protect it and is really good at getting the ball away.  

Snowball Fight, Zip Line and Alpine Slide

Another perk that we got with our season passes was a pack of all day activity passes for all the stuff going on up at Oktoberfest.  We didn't use it the weekend we stayed up there because we were already too busy that weekend.  We went up this past weekend to put them to use.  We definitely got good use of them.  We got there as soon as it opened to beat the crowds.  It worked out well because we got to do everything a bunch of times and it was soooo crowded later in the day. 

Supposedly the kids were too little to do the rock climbing wall but they let them anyways.  They had fun but it was a little tough for them because the handholds were a bit too spread out.  They had some fear of the heights though too.  

Colin could do the zip line but Audrey was too small.  He went on it 5 times; 3 with dad and 2 with mom.  He loved it. 

Colin and I on it

Audrey loved the alpine slide and she did that one 5 times.  Here's a video Paul took of them on it.  He had funny camera angles but it's really cute

Must have: Chocolate dipped waffles on a stick

We went up the tram and had a snowball fight!

So pretty!

Audrey wanted to bring snow back home with her.  She was mad there was only a "little snow and not enough to ski"  

They had a new set of trampolines set up and it was great because no one seemed to know they were there so we got a lot of time on them.   

Audrey and I on the trampoline together

Ultimate Hill Climb and Oktoberfest

Last weekend Paul did the bike race he'd been training for all summer....the Ultimate Hill Climb(previously known as the Ultimate Widowmaker).  It is a ride that starts on a road bike in Sandy. You ride up Little Cottonwood until you get to Snowbird. Then you switch to a mountain bike and ride to the top of the tram. The total is 15 miles and 6800 vertical feet.  It's a crazy ride.

The kids waiting to cheer on Paul at his transition

Coming in on his road bike

Cheering daddy on as he starts his climb on his mountain bike

Heading up the tram to meet Paul at the top

Waiting for Daddy to finish. It was cold, and in the clouds

Uncle Billy and Courtney came to cheer also

The trail Paul was coming up

There he is!

With the tram!

Almost to the finish!

Crossing the finish line with Audrey chasing him

Yay Paul!!  Great job!

Heading back down the tram

Oktoberfest fun

We had hotel vouchers from buying our season passes so we all stayed up there for the night.  This is out our hotel window

Excited to go to the pool

Fun at the pool before bed

Sunrise

They have a stocked pound for fishing for the kids.  So we took them. The fish were too smart though. We didn't catch anything.

I liked the name of the pond

Another Fun Fall Weekend

We've had a lot of fun weekends this fall.  A couple of weeks ago we went over to Tara's to pick apples.  

The kids love playing with Declan. Audrey is dancing and making faces at him trying to make him laugh. 

We went back to Cornbelly's. We had beautiful weather and the kids had a great time...again.

Icees!

Driving a fire truck

We ended up doing some face painting this time.  The kids really liked it.  

Washing the paint off.  He looks like he just got beat up!