Our Saturday- A Race, a Game, and a Baptism

 A beautiful day for a run!  Camille completed the Ogden half marathon for the 4th consecutive year with a time of 1:58.  She plans to train for the Top of Utah full marathon this September.  Go, Camille!

I probably should have been doing yard work, but instead I traveled to Sandy to watch Kevin's intense soccer game.  Beautiful weather, infuriating refs, and no regrets.  How often do you get to see your 14-year-old with this expression on his face?

 Then, Saturday night, our friend, Ule's baptism.  It was a very special occasion.  He's a great young man and the third of Scott's friends to be baptized in the last couple months.  Pablo and Ule he is especially close to.

The original missionary discussion group that's been together through many, many discussions (with Bro. Williams -seminary teacher)

Support from the soccer team

Support from friends -many come to the missionary discussions

The elders with Pablo, Ule, and Uriel -the three Ogden High baptisms in April and May 2011 -Pablo's showing off his CTR ring :)  The elder on the right came into the mission at the beginning of April.  Quite a way to start!

 Matt and Kevin are good friends with Ule.  Matt loves to practice soccer with him in the sports court and he's sad that Ule's going to his own ward now and not coming to church with us anymore.

More soccer team pics

 Just a note -if it seems like Pablo's being a little bit of a goof in these pictures -he was absolutely on cloud 9.  He and Ule have been best friends since they were little. Pablo has been so excited about the church since he was baptized, but he doesn't have any family support.  This is kind of a dream come true for him.  Ule's sweet family was at the baptism and his father is reading the Book of Mormon in Spanish and talking to the missionaries.  I took a picture of his whole family but I'm so sad it didn't turn out.  In addition to his brother and sister in the picture he has a little sister (maybe 5) and his older sister has a daughter who looks like his younger sister's twin (dressed alike and everything -so cute) and his mother and father.  I had my camera on the settings from the soccer game and the picture was almost pitch black.  Dang.

 A very nice night and a good ending to a busy, although not very productive day.

Babies

We spotted these cuties out back yesterday.  Now if the foxes and hawks will just stay away.

Catching Up -Running Around

At the first of May we ran down to PG for a triple birthday celebration for Kevin, Megan, and Garrett.  We enjoyed chatting, playing and synchronized candle blowing with cousins that we don't see often enough.  Ule came with us and had fun playing games with the cousins.

We have done a lot of running to and in soccer games.  Here are some more soccer pictures.  We've had some pretty exciting games this season.  These pictures aren't necessarily from the most exciting games -sometimes I forget to take pictures when the games get stressful, but here you go:

One more track meet for Kevin -Same result despite strong winds: Third in mile with same time (5:55) and his 4x400 relay team came in first.

 And one more running event to wrap things up -the 3rd annual Shadow Valley 5K. This is the first year it hasn't been pouring rain.  We weren't quite sure what to do. 

 Camille and Matt finished strong at 34 minutes some odd seconds.

We own this place

 I didn't get a picture of Kevin finishing, but he took 13th place overall and 1st in his age division with a time of 20:55.  And, maybe the biggest victory was that he beat his teammate from track who kept beating him and coming in second in the mile.  (His good friend Zach who always wins the mile was signed up to run this race but ended up being out of town -probably a good thing)

 If you look closely at Matt's knees you can see where he skinned them when he wiped out about half-way through.  He kept on going, though, and did an awesome job.  Thanks to Camille for running with him.  Next up for her -The Ogden Half-marathon coming up this Saturday!  Good luck!