WAC champion! (or MY champion!)

This past weekend was the Track and Field WAC championships in Boise, Idaho. Convenient for us since my family lives there! It was a very fun trip. Chase ended up scoring for his team for the championships, qualifiying for regionals, placing fourth out of all, and hitting a season best. Chase's family was able to drive up, my family came of course, and then our "extended family" (practically) the Leavitts and Purcells came to watch too. We have such awesome family and we love to spend time with them.

We were all SO proud of Chase! This means that we get to go to Regionals in Northridge, California next week. Unless he qualifies for Nationals, this will be his very last track meet ever. I know he will miss it a lot. Maybe we'll have to save up so he can replace this hobby with golf or something else. Here are a few pictures from the trip.He is about to start his "crossovers", they look more like "grapevines" to me

Chase accidently missed his award ceremony so we went back to take a picture of him on the fourth place stair. Going into the 5th out of 6th throws, he was in first place still.

The Seniors on the track team

The cutest dog ever

We have had Penny for almost 3 weeks now and we are just as happy now as when we first got her. We had a lot of people tell us that we were crazy for wanting a dog and that she'd be a big pain but so far we've loved it! We studied up on training techniques because we really want to make sure that she is obedient and likable. Also, she doesn't shed because she has hair instead of fur-this also means that she doesn't have dog dander (which is what some people are allergic to) and it takes longer for her to start smelling like a dog.

Surprisingly, she has learned so much so fast! She already knows the basic commands (sit, lay down, roll over) and a few tricks also. We are doing the crate training thing to house train her. This is the part that I am most excited about! We had a breakthrough this weekend on the house-training! When she has to go she just walks right over to the door and looks at us. Cool huh! We are proud parents! Now if only we can get her to consistantly sleep through the entire night without whining to go out. She got a cute little bandana when we got her groomed at Petsmart

The whole family at WAC championships

Our little baby and the Javelin competition

Penny has been an absolute doll to have. She is so much fun and is even cuter in real life than in pictures. She has a sweet, spunky personality and I can tell she is very happy in her new home. We are working hard to train her correctly so that she likes people, other pets and dogs, house training, and of course the basic commands. The housetraining part is going really well but we aren't all that fond of the 3 am and 4 am whining for a potty trip. I think this is a good experience for Chase and I to practice being parents! We love our little Penny.

Quick story: Last year at my sister in law Jade's graduation, Chase told my Dad that even though he can throw the javelin 208 ft, my Dad wouldn't even be able to throw 90 feet if he picked up a javelin. My Dad and brother took this as a challenge and we have joked about that for the last year. We always talked about actually putting it to the test but never got a chance. Finally while everyone was in town, we decided to make it happen. It was hilarious! Chase gave us all a mini lesson on the technique and then we did our best to throw the javelin. Just as Chase suspected, Kyle and my Dad threw about 100 ft. after practicing over and over. It was a very fun experience and I loved to watch my husband humbly teach my Dad and brother something that he is extremely good at.

Also, it was my Dad's birthday yesterday and I just wanted to tell him that he is the best Dad in the whole world and I have learned so much about life and hard work from him! I love his cheerful disposition and his health-conscious attitude. I love you Dad!!!

Utah State Alumni!

I cannot believe that I am actually a college graduate. What a great day! I was lucky enough to have my family as well as Chase's parents come to Logan to help me celebrate. It is a long way to drive and I was SO happy to have them here. I went to both the Commencement Ceremony and my College Ceremony, the Alumni picnic, and as a special treat for everyone Chase took us to the track field to have a little javelin competition. More on this event to come... Anyway, I am so grateful to my parents for helping me reach this exciting occasion. Not only did they help me pay for college, but they were so supportive and cheered me on the whole time. I just can't believe it went by so fast! I have LOVED every minute of Utah State and I will really miss this great time in my life. Here are some pictures of the day.

Elder L. Tom Perry recieved an honorary degree at Commencement and I got to meet him afterwards!

My wonderful parents, Kaela, Jade, Kyle, and their future baby.

I have the BEST in-laws ever!

yeah Big Blue!!