Avery's Soccer Team

Avery played soccer this fall.  They tried all the girls out at many different positions, but Avery really preferred being a defender, because that's what she is at heart.  Avery's team was really good, in fact undefeated through all their games.  The last game of the year was against the other undefeated team. It was 0 to 0 throughout the entire game, and with 5 seconds left on the clock, we thought it was over.  Then, out of nowhere Avery zoomed in from the wings and kicked the ball in to the goal for the win! We were like, "wha?!? Was that Avery?  And why is she scoring a goal as a defender?" The crowd went wild and the other team's coach (Avery's old coach) grudgingly congratulated Avery.  It was her first and last goal of her entire soccer career.

Hiking around Deirke's Lake

We went with our friends the Adams to Dierke's Lake and park for a nice hike.  It's a reservoir down in the Twin Falls canyon that the kids like to swim and play around in. We hiked around the lake, up the canyon, then down back in to the canyon on the other side of the lake.  It usually takes about an hour or so.  

Ward Party and Visit from Dan

Dan and Sean came out to visit us and we all went to Harris Pond, a cool park that is privately owned out in Burley.  It's got a zip line across the lake, a "blob," where you can launch someone into the air with a couple of larger dudes jumping on to the other side, and paddle boats.  

Labor Day Weekend

Grandma and Grandpa Hodges came out to Twin Falls to visit us and we took them Mini-golfing with black lights.  We dominated them.  Avery then wrote up an agenda of what we were going to do with them that included plans for every 10 minutes of the day.  Things like exercise, hugging, tickling, and playing with Barbies were all on the agenda.  By the end of their trip, Grandma and Grandpa were worn out.