Sunday, August 24, 2008

School's ON!














School has started and life is again "organized." (In a chaotic sort of way.)

Arielle cheered at her first game this past weekend. Dixie won 21-3 over Springville, so that was happy!

Mekenze is in heaven now that dance has started full force. Auditions for the Christmas show were yesterday--she was gone all day long, which I'm sure made her day!

Curtis is doing dance still (mostly musical theater) but he also has tried out for the Washington County Football league. We're hoping we can make both work!

I'll have to post dance and football pictures when I get them, but I have some fun cheer photos! (I can't wait to start the Cheer Storybook, 2008-9!) The Dixie Cheerleaders attended cheer camp at Utah State College the week before school started and they won top banana! Top team! High honors! Great job girls!

Mady loves school. She has already missed two days--flu or something--and today she is working on the work she missed. She is also dancing, but can't wait to try basketball this year...

And Karter...he is wishing he was 5 so he could go to school. We are doing a Preschool of sorts with all the St. George pre-school aged cousins. Even baby Iyrlend came to our one and only class so far! We did art and ABC's and music and storytime and lunch. Good times!

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Fishlake Family Reunion

We are going camping at Fishlake for our family reunion this weekend. It is the one tradition that seems to continue going forward in the Gene Gates family, thanks largely to Matt and Jenn and Chevia!

I am excited. I made these personalized playing cards with pictures and memories from past campouts at Fishlake and Gooseberry (Salina Canyon) Utah. I can't wait to show them to everyone and to play some fun card games while we are there!