Halloween with Minecraft

So if anyone of you knows anything about Minecraft you can see here that my youngest is super into it.  He is an Enderman for Halloween.  We made his costume out of pop 12 pk boxes and other boxes.  He was super excited.  He had tons of fun even if it was hard to walk.

Christmas 2012

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Tornado?

When Christian was at practice last Wednesday a freakish storm blew over. It was like one of the micro-bursts that happen at Lake Powell. One minute you're enjoying the water and the beautiful sun and the next the wind is blowing the houseboat away from shore and the jet skies are floating across the lake. The storm brought quite a bit of rain and lightning so we were done early.

HHS versus Legacy High (NV)

It was scary to play a Vegas team. You never know what you're up against. I remember when Cory was playing and they went to Western. There were metal detectors for the players as well as the fans. Legacy was a great school to play. They were a very tough team. They run a similar offense to the Tigers and it was tough for us to stop. Adam Thompson wasn't scheduled to play but he toughed it out and gained some critical yardage to help the Tigers with a 43-34 victory over Legacy. On a couple of the shots I attempted to add some cool effects with Photoshop Elements. Just downloaded last week and still do NOT know how to use it. Christian had a lot of fun at this game. He was asked by the film guys to film for him because his other guy was late. Christian got to go up to the film balcony. He thought that was pretty amazing!

JV versus Cedar @ CHS

They had a one-in-a-million play this game. Ethan was set up to kick an extra point. The snap went over his head and he ran back to get it. He chucked it as hard as he could and Michael was there to catch it for a 2-pt conversion. It was a great recovery play. Made for some really exciting seconds and guilt afterwards as that was the ONLY play that didn't make it on the video camera. Geez! Another one was Michael went for a 5-and-in play and caught the pass with a defender right on him but Erik Mitchell lifted him up and pushed him for another 3 yards. Talking to Michael after the game, he didn't even know it was his own teammate. He thought it was the Cedar player. Not too bad of a score if you ask me!

Lily

Poor thing! We are having so much fun with her though. By the way.... I promise I am not turning into the cat lady!

Homecoming.....

As a mother of a teenager of dating age it is always difficult to come up with a cute way to ask. Homecoming 2012 Michael asked Haylee Johnson. We got a cardboard round box and filled it with candy with letters of his name taped to the pieces and then decorated the box with icing like a cake. The card said.... "The sweetest thing would be for you to go to Homecoming with me. Dig in to see who has a sweet tooth." Not too fancy. She answered him last night with balloons that said... "My answer is up in air. Pop the balloons to find my answer." She said YES. This stuff is so much fun!

Jessica's Tomatoes

She also has some peppers growing that she planted from the pit of one we cooked a couple of weeks ago. She definitely has a GREEN thumb!

FOOTBALL

We are in the swing of things now here at the Condie house. It has taken us a few weeks but I think we got it. Now if everything will quit changing we will be fine. The first JV game for Michael was against Dixie. He is also starting varsity kickoff but I just used the video camera on that one. It still is a juggling act trying to get all the shots. Michael had a touchdown! It was a really fun game. Christian plays on the USA club football team. He had his Midnight Madness tourney this weekend. They played 4 20-minute scrimmages with teams from around the league and one from Vegas. We weren't quite sure where they were from. Even asking the parents they wouldn't tell us. Weird. They were super good and super intense. Their coach was CRAZY!!!! They were called the Gators and there were a TON of families supporting them. Chrish lacks intensity but he is getting better this year. He really is dedicated. Now if we can just have him be passionately dedicated :)!

First day of School

My kids are not too happy when the camera is out. Just my littlest guy will allow me to preserve memories the way I want. Lily and I did this...... She loves to play. I am so glad my birthday came early this year. Otherwise I would have had to workout or something. YUCK!!!

Change.....?

Since Cory and I have been married we have always put our change in an old Mount Olympus water jug. In the past we have dipped into it not letting it get even a little full but that changed last year. Cory has always kept his change in the car, on the dresser, in a jar, but never in his pocket. He did not have a problem keeping his change. Me on the other hand always LOVED to pay with exact change. (Probably the obsessive virgo in me.) That changed last year when Michael took Financial Lit. Mrs. Hall told the students to never pay with change and instead keep that change. It is the easiest way to save $$. I took her challenge and for the last year have also been emptying my change into our water jug. We came up with an idea after the jug started getting pretty heavy to have a contest. We all guess how much $$ is in the jug, pick a vacation, and then count to see who is the closest to the actual amount. Any guesses? We had a total of $437.14. Cory guessed the closest $480.00 and his vacation of choice is: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Here are the other guesses: Christian $300.60 - Rent a house and play on the beach in Southern Cali. Jessica $534.00 - Stay at the Ramada in San Diego, play 2-3 days in DisneyLand and the rest at the beach. Michael $620.00 - Go to San Simeon and go kayaking and camp in the campground. Mom $535.20 - Go to Cali, rent a house and canoes, and play at Knott's Berry Farm. It was a fun experience for us all. Who knows, we might have come up with a new Condie family tradition!

First Game

Hurricane VS Skyline We beat Skyline, again, 20-7. It was really fun watching the 2012 team. Michael starts kick-off. So fun for him to have the same number from last year. No knee brace for him this year! Go Tigers!

My early b-day present

Last Wednesday Cory brought me home an early b-day present. I was told that Jessica had my b-day planned for over a month already even though we still had a month until it. It stared with quite a crazy night. I had my last pack meeting as a leader and Christian had his first football practice with pads. Michael had practice so he couldn't help out with Christian so my mom was able to come over and take Christian to football. As I was leaving pack meeting Cory was on his way home. I had figured he was going to be home 3 hours later but he wanted to surprise me. I beat him home and Jessica met me outside and had to take me inside and lock me in my room. I was there for about 15 minutes until I was able to come out. My mom and Christian got home about then. I made dinner because starving athlete teenage boy Michael was going to be home in a bit. We ate dinner and then I had to sit down and get blindfolded. I was given a present on my lap. They had got me a foot bath. One with heat and massaging bubbles. Really nice! But it was filled with cat food. They brought up this little ball of fur. Lily. Cory was able to pick her up from a family in Vernal who were moving. I am not quite sure how old she is but she is pretty young. Cute as all heck though. We all love her, even Michael. It was so fun to hear the story about how the day came to be and how much everyone had planned. I feel so loved and I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband and wonderful kids!