Jake still loves playing soccer. Lisa Kay was his coach again this year. They have improved a lot. Jake's favorite position is goaly. We are still not keeping score but next year they will so it will be fun to watch him and see the competitive side come out.
Dan drew an antelope tag this year and he took the boys one weekend. His dad and brother, Andrew and Rod Lunt and is boys all went with. They had a great time and were successful. The boys were super excited that they were with their dad when he killed. I am so grateful for Dan and his willingness to take his boys with him. He always wants them with him whether it is rodeo or hunting he wants his boys to have experiences and enjoy the things he does. He was so willing to take Kaci with him but she opted out this year. I spent the same weekend in Logan at Time Out for Women. It is a treasured event I have come to love and look forward to.
The biggest thing that happened in September was Kaci learning to ride a bike and getting her glasses. Her glasses are adorable! She cried and did not want to wear them. She was embarrassed and self conscious. We didn't make a big deal about them we just encouraged her to wear them. She warmed up to them and everyone loves them. I know they help her see a lot better. She has a lazy eye that we never caught before. When we took her to Kindergarten registration she didn't pass the hearing or eye test. I wasn't surprised about her ears. She has had 2 sets of tubes and had a cold the day we went in. I warned the ladies testing her that she would probably not pass. Her eyes were a complete and total shock to us. I even asked Mrs. Blackett her preschool teacher and she was shocked. Her other eye had compensated a great deal leading us all to believe she could see just fine. As for riding her bike their is a long story to that so grab a snack and drink of water.
The kids have all rode bikes to school since we moved to Mona weather permitting. They ride up and pick the Williams up and then they head to school. Kaci has never wanted to ride a bike and so when school started the fact that she didn't even have a bike became a problem. Tina lent her a bike or two but they were well used and didn't work so well so Dan took her to Wal-Mart for a bike. The bike he got was way to big. Dan has a philosophy bigger is always better but not in this case. So Tina and I went and exchanged the bike for a smaller one. Tina gets all of the credit for helping Kaci learn to ride a bike. And yes, she still has training wheels. We walked several days to school with them and Tina was the patient one. I would push Aysen in the stroller while Tina dealt with the whining and crying. I just wanted to use the tough love theory. She could either ride the bike or run to school while the other kids rode their bikes. She chose run most mornings and did pretty good at keeping up. Riding her bike was a whole other story. It took twice as long to get to school and then riding home was worse because it was down hill which terrified her. With in two weeks Tina had her riding her bike without crying. She could even keep up with Keanna and Jake not Kyler he is always a block ahead. Tina, I think this spring getting her to ride with out training wheels might have to be on your to do list you did such a great job with getting her to even ride it. Thanks so much.
I think that is why we have friends in life to help us in the areas we fall short and to love us anyway.
