Happy Birthday to Renae!

All ready for school! Go Valley View Vikings!

I bet Renae remembers all the words to the school song!

We are the Valley View Vikings we are the best oh yes the best

We know other schools are good, but not as good as Valley View

Come on and learn at Valley View at Valley View at Valley View

We know other schools are good, but not as good as Valley View!

Let me introduce you to my clown friend Narae. (pronounced Nay Ray) She had another clown that would help her out named Purpee. We won't mention who Purpee was ...... All I can say is that together no one could top them. They were a class act.

Renae is my little sister. If anyone needs cooking advice, entertaining ideas, or looking for an ear to bend Renae is the one. Oh yeah, she is a good photographer, too. I could go on and on about all her great qualities. Yes I am the older, wiser, bossy sister, but really she is the wise one and a tad bit bossy, too. :)

Happy Birthday Renae!

More great pictures of Renae here, here, here, here, and here

Go Red Raiders!

Joey and his soccer coach

Joey had his first soccer game of the Fall season on Saturday. He has the BEST coach ;)! Joe got this shirt at work on Friday and it matches the uniforms so well that it is now his official coaching shirt. Joey played well and the team had a lot of fun. They aren't supposed to keep score, but of course the boys do and know which team scores the most goals. Especially when it is a lopsided game. Joey scored 4 goals and played very intensely. No surprises there! Joe and Joey were a little disappointed that the uniforms are red ..... they feel like they are betraying the beloved cougars .... so Joe wore his BYU hat to just make it clear that he is still a very LOYAL cougar fan!

Joey and Preston

Joey the Kindergartner

Don't you just love the work of a Kindergartner??? Joey had to make a collage about himself for school.

Happy 50th Anniversary Sam & Carolyn

We had a great Labor Day weekend celebrating Joe's parents 50th anniversary. According to the USA Government Stats only about 5% of marriages make it to 50 years.

Here is my favorite story that was told by Carolyn ..... Just before the reception, unbeknownst to Carolyn, Sam and his best man traded tuxedo jackets. Sam is tall and his best man was short, so the sleeves were way too short. Sam comes up to Carolyn and shows her that they "got the wrong suit coat" from the tuxedo shop. Of course Carolyn knew that there was no time to get the right size so she said, "Well just stand behind me, people come only to look at the bride anyway."