2012 Highlights

It's time to start wrapping up the past year.

Sports Highlights:

• McKayla setting the school record in the mile
• Chandler's soccer team winning a gold medal in the Glory Tournament of Champions
• Brakston making the UVU soccer team
• the BYU women's soccer team enjoying unprecedented success
• the UVU distance running coach telling us he is very interested in McKayla
• Chandler running his first 5K and taking 2nd in his age group and 6th overall
• Chandler running his first 4 mile and winning it!

Church Highlights:

• Shanley called to serve on the Stake Youth Committee
• Mitt Romney running for president and the LDS church getting lots of publicity
• the "Mormon Moment"
• lowering the age for missionaries (this was big news on its own but on a personal note, we thought it would be 7 years until we'd have another missionary.  Now we think we'll have one in 2 years.  I'm pretty sure McKayla will serve a mission but I am also pretty sure she never would have lasted until age 21.  She will turn 19 only 5 months after she graduates high school.)

Family Highlights:

• McKayla and Shanley swimming with dolphins
• family cruise to the Bahamas
• family reunion in July
• lots of wonderful days at Seven Peaks waterparks
• spring break trip to Sandhollow Reservoir for 4-wheeling and waverunning
• trip to Winter Quarters

School Highlights:

• McKayla's first 4.0 as a high school student
• Kevin going back to "school" at UVU
• Whitney graduated from BYU-I