Ashley was so excited to find out that their was a soccer tournament in Utah so that she could go down and see Kendal. She has sure missed her since she moved away. We see her more but I know that it is hard for her to not have her around. Thursday evening we packed up and headed to Utah. Madison and Allison were supposed to come down on Saturday with our neighbor but Madison changed the plans up and came home from girls camp early. Allison and her worked it all out. Girls camp is not her favorite and she would rather be with us. Allison was having a lot of fun and didn't want to come home early too so they found a place for her to stay Friday night and worked it all out with the leaders. Where there is a will there is a way. We arrived Thursday night late and met up with Ashley's team Friday morning before the first game.
Kevin had not been into the office in a long time so headed to work before the game so he could be live in a meeting that he normally attends over the phone. Ashley had two games on Friday and one Saturday. In between her games on Friday she got to hang out with Kendal.
We were hoping to hang out again on Saturday but the day became too full.
This was a good tournament to go to. The girls were able to see different competition and see what they need to do to step up their game. They played hard but were not able to come away with a win.
It was a good experience even if they didn't win. It is always nice to see how positive these girls stay even when they are losing. These are a good bunch of girls. I am glad Ashley gets to play with them and the coaches make it fun but they also work them hard.
Once the games were over on Saturday we met up with Aunt Rachel and her family. They thought it would be fun to got to the aquarium. Calvin loves to see the sharks and penguins.
Madison was her adventurous self and touched everything that she was allowed too. Ashley wanted nothing to do with touching any of the sea creatures. Madison did inspire Calvin and he gave it a try too.
Calvin showed us one of his favorite parts the tunnel where you are surrounded in a glass enclosure to see the sharks swimming around you.
We had a fun time with Calvin at the Aquarium.
After the aquarium we thought that it might be a good idea to get something to eat since it was 3 in the afternoon and we had breakfast so early at the hotel. We headed south so we could meet up with a friend from our old ward for lunch and then hop over to IKEA. Allison was also getting close so we stayed close to the freeway so our neighbors didn't have to go that far to drop her off. I came prepared with a list of things that I wanted to start making our walls not look so bare. It is probably a good thing that IKEA isn't closer because there is so much I want but I stuck to my list.
On Sunday before heading home we attended William's homecoming talk. It was great to see how much of an impact his mission had on him. He left a boy and came back a man. He wants to attend BYU-I. It will be fun if Madison and him can get to know him better. She loves family and hasn't got to know the cousins her age as well as she would like.
We also made a quick stop in and saw Uncle Brian. It was a fun trip but it is always nice to get home and sleep in your own bed.
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