I'm a Slacker

Well um... I haven't made a blog post for over a year now, I guess it is time for an update!

This summer Gage joined a competition baseball team, it was a great learning and growing experience for him!  They played double headers every Saturday for eight weeks. 

  Gage also decided to join a Jr. Posse Club with a friend, Jr. Posse is similar to 4H, the kids learn to ride horses and compete in queen/cowboy contests and do arena games ( poles, barrels, keyhole, water race, etc)  Gage really loved Posse, and grew so much in his ability to ride and take care of a horse.  He competed in the Cowboy contest and was awarded with a belt buckle the #1 cowpuncher in his posse.  He got to go to several events for cherry days in  North Ogden and Pioneer Days in Ogden.  It was lots of fun and some really late nights!  Gage along with Kory also got to ride with the Jr.Posse in the 4th of July parade in Hooper.  At the end of year party Gage was awarded with a trophy and ribbon his group won in the Keyhole event, along with a ribbon for Grand Entry.  Their Posse even won a trophy for having the most points at the pioneer days event.

 This summer Gage also took  on some responsibility and began mowing some lawns to earn a little money. We have also been using him to babysit while Kory and I go out.  He took and passed hunters education class and went on his first grouse hinting trip up at our cabin and filled his limit within a couple hours, he was such a good shot! Finally this September he turned 11 and graduated from Cub Scouts!
 He has done a awesome job learning responsibility and growing into a great young man.

Broc has also been busy this summer.  He is such a good easy going kid I don't know how I got so lucky!  Broc spent a lot of time with us at posse events and was great to keep an eye on Macy.  He also went for a couple horse rides with Kory and I at scare canyon, he rode pony until she was wore out! Broc played Rec Baseball and loved it.  Broc is such a people pleaser, and easily makes friends.  He was busy swimming and playing with friend all summer.  Broc also learned some responsibility and started mowing our lawn.  Broc is a all star student at school and gets great grades.Broc just turned 8 and is preparing to get baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, such a big choice he is making and he is so excited to be making it!

Macy had a big summer, starting with a big dance recital in June, it was her first time dancing on a big stage (Weber State auditorium) in front of lots of people and she did great!! Sadly 5 days  later she had a big turn of events... she climbed on the fence to the horse corral in our backyard to pet our horse Rusty and he came over and bumped her off with his nose.  This fall from 2 1/2 feet up broke her leg. She had a spiral double fracture to her Tibia.  She was in a splint for 1 week and then a cast for 6 weeks. Luckily our orthopedic surgeon Dr Hendry (LOVED HIM) applied a waterproof cast, so that meant she could go swimming, get in the bathtub and anything else that you can do in the water as long as it was "Clean" water.  they told me "no running, jumping, climbing, try and keep weight off it!" I reminded them thay were asking that of a 3 year old haha!! It took about 5 weeks until she would put any pressure on her leg, so until then we carried her around, she would crawl, or even slide around on her bum.  Once it was mostly healed she would walk run and dance on it.  She even was able to take swimming lessons the last week she had it on.  I am thankful it only took 6 weeks to heal (longest 6 weeks of our summer!)!!

Broken Tibia

 Splint applied

 Grandpa Heslop coloring with her

 Applying the Waterproof part

 She chose PURPLE!!

 Such a Cute little cast, and they gave her a cast shoe! She loves shoes, so we still have it and have added it to her collection!

 Not playing on the slip and slide because it was dirty water

trying not to get cast in dirty water!

After this our summer went fast, and before we knew it school was ready to start.
Gage is in 5th grade, Broc in 2nd, and Macy started her first year of preschool!

Kory has been working in Vernal all summer, they are building a Vernal town center (strip mall) it is a big deal for Vernal.  He leaves early monday morning and comes home for the weekend on friday.  It has been an adjustment to him being gone but we have handled it very well!

Sorry for not keeping up the blog, I will try to improve! :)