Dell: He had made a couple of paragliding trips to California recently. On one of those trips, he was practicing a newer maneuver (for him) and his lines became tangled on one side. This left him spiralling toward the ground so he threw his first reserve parachute. This also became tangled in his glider so he threw his second reserve. As he saw that this reserve was also about to become tangled, he pulled it back down toward himself and tried to open the chute manually. It finally opened inside out but it slowed his decent and he landed in the water safely. Dell sure is lucky that he has 9 lives (or God just chooses to keep helping him out because he's such a great guy).
Teresa: I ran the St. George Marathon October 6th with Maren & Tom (& Matt & my sister-in-law Teresa Ann). It was a lot of fun and I'm glad that Maren, Teresa Ann, and I all met our goals. I also had fun taking the girls to the Hannah Montana: Meet Mylie Cyrus concert (with the Jonas Brothers). I have also been working with the Utah Doula Association on the quarterly newsletter and helping them prepare for the Fall Retreat (November 3rd). I also teach the 3 year old class in Primary so that also keeps me busy.
Brooklyn: She has been doing a much better jobs keeping up on her grades this year (except in Math-What's up with that? LOL). I am very proud of her when she tries to be responsible for things independently. She dressed up as Cinderella for Halloween (from the movie with Hillary Duff: A Cinderella Story). She and the Young Women and Young Men hosted a party for the Primary for Halloween. They did an excellent job and all the kids had a blast. She also played volleyball recently with the Young Women and had lots of fun.
Savannah: She has been quite the reader recently. She had read three books that she just couldn't put down (called "The Serpent Tide", "Widow's Revenge" (the sequel), and a Nancy Drew book-I forget which one exactly). Also, she loves being a lunch worker at school. Unfortunately, some of the kids have been really mean to her this year on the playground (we can relate to Hunter's problems). She keeps talking with the teachers and the principal to try and resolve things but it is still difficult. I am proud to say that some of the times she is teased is when she is standing up for other kids and her dad. Way to go, Savannah! Oh, she dressed up as Hannah Montana this year for Halloween.
Jordan: He's doing well this year at school, although reading still isn't one of his strengths. He has a new friend named Connall who invited him to a Halloween craft party at his house. Jordan made a candy spider that he proudly posed with for the camera. He was Spiderman for the 3rd year in a row (LOL), although he outgrew his last costume. He didn't mind since he was then able to wear the black spiderman costume instead. I also bought him a red costume to trick-or-treat in--much easier to see (I bought both of them for a good deal) and so that he would turn back into the good Spidy like he does in the movie.
Troy: In October, Troy potty-trained and started preschool at Miss Tami's Preschool (very popular in our family because it's so good). He has very few accidents (mom loves that) and enjoys taking his Cars "pack pack" (from the movie) to school. He even started kissing girls (well, a girl) on the 3rd day there. It was time to go so he climbed into the car. Then he leaned out the window and said to Katie, "Kiss me goodbye!" So she ran over and they smacked each other right on the lips. I went right home and told Dell we were in trouble (LOL).
