September Newsletter

Another month is here. September has gone by so quickly. Of course, school has started which meant getting back to schedules and routines.
Brenton’s has a great teacher. He was not happy with us when we enrolled him into her class, but now he is loving school. Goes to show, you should always listen to your mother. He is finishing baseball this week. Mike and I are so proud of him and how much he has improved.
Amberley’s teacher is a really good friend of mine. We have known each other since my previous Elementary. Amberley is really enjoying school and her academics. She is also continuing with dance class and started soccer yesterday.
Jackson likes his teacher and he loves school. He has been waiting a long time to be a part of the “school” world and now he is. Jackson also started soccer yesterday and even scored a goal. Yeah!!!
Mike is keeping busy at work with busy season starting up. But don’t think its all work for him. He is also doing his annual fantasy football league and he is also coaching Amberley’s and Jackson’s soccer teams.
Jackie is staying busy with work as well. She has a great class and is enjoying every minute of it. Earlier this week, we had your open house and I received good reports from all my parents. My foot is getting better. I am down to a brace that I can wear with regular shoes. I’m excited to get if off soon.
We have been waiting for a long time and now they have finally split our ward. We are now in the Shadow Ridge Ward. We have the same bishopric but got a new Relief Society presidency, Young Men presidency and a Sunday School presidency. Mike and I are currently “calless” and we are not complaining. Our primary has also shrunk. It’s now small enough to fit in the primary room. Today we had the ward primary program. The kids did great. Brenton and Amberly had a special singing part and Jackson gave a little talk.
Lastly, Mike and I went to New York this month for a sports weekend and to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. We both had a great time. We flew red-eye Thursday night, so we landed Friday about 6am. I didn’t sleep well that night. As soon as we landed, we went right to the hotel to drop off our luggage. Then we started sightseeing. First, we went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. After that we walked up to Wall Street and Ground Zero. Ground Zero is just a construction zone. They have no memorial, which surprised me. Following that we went to the NBC studios and Rockefeller center. We tried to get Saturday Night Live tickets but we would have to wait in line all night and we didn’t want to do that. To finish the first day we went to the Yankee baseball game. The first day we did a lot of walking and we were very tried by the end of the day. Saturday, the day started with our second Yankee game and then went to Time Square to watch college football. Sunday we went to New Jersey to watch the Giants. Did you know that the New York Giants actually play in New Jersey at the Meadowlands and share a stadium with the New York Jets? I enjoyed the Giant’s game more than the Yankee’s games. After being to the Giants stadium, I understood way the Yankees were making a new stadium. The Giant’s stadium was a lot nicer, but they are still building a new one. After the game we watched the last Yankee’s game played in the Yankee’s stadium on TV. It was a lot of fun to be in New York watching it. Monday, we down to Central Park and enjoyed an Italian lunch then made our way to the airport. Because of my cast, they had to be wand me down again but they decided I hasn’t a terrorist and let me through LOL.
While we were in New York, the kids had a blast with Grandma Justice and Grandma Gale. They made Peanut Butter Candy and hung out.
Well, that’s all from us. We hope everyone has a great October.