Long Awaited Update

Sorry, it's been awhile since we've updated this. Lots of things have been happening! Becky attended her second year at Church Prom and had a blast.

Jade went off to school in April for her first semester at BYU-Idaho and loved it. She can't wait to go back.

Becky and Audrey went to girls camp in July. There was rafting and lots of different fun activities!

And, just this past week we were able to go to a pumpkin patch! We picked out our own pumpkins and rode a wagon. It was definitely a great experience!

All in all it has been a great summer and fall! Jacob has now been out for 8 months and we can hardly believe it. He is currently in Laramie, WY and claims he wants to become a cowboy when he comes home!

Elder Jacob Coates!

Jacob is FINALLY a missionary! He left this morning to head to Utah and will stay with his Uncle Mike until Wednesday when he enters the MTC! He'll stay in the MTC for 3 weeks then onto the Colorado Denver North Mission! We're so excited for him!

Fall Update!

Sorry it's been awhile since we've updated the blog. We've just been too busy having fun! So here are some of the crazy activities we've been up to:

In July, Jade, Audrey, and Becky went to girl's camp. They did all sorts of fun games and activities including rafting! This was also Jade's last year..

In late July and early August, we traveled to California for two weeks and had a BLAST! We took many family pictures, visited San Francisco, and hiked to "God's Bathtub".

Katy has now been playing soccer for almost three years and she loves it! She's gotten much better and wants to continue playing for a long time! Jacob has finished his mission papers and hopefully will be able to submit them by next week!

Graduation!

Our two eldest - Jacob and Jade have finally graduated! It was hectic as we tried to find them after the ceremony but we all bunched together quick for pics! Afterward, we went out to eat and had a wonderful time! Now just another two years until the next one..

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Sorry we haven't posted in awhile. It's been quite busy these past few months! With swim, bball, and the musical we've had our hands full. These pics are from the school music Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in which Jade, Jacob, Audrey, and Katy were in. Becky helped some in it as well.





Jacob played the main character, Joseph, while Jade played one of the wives as well as an ensemble member. Audrey and Katy played the little children who come and sing for a couple songs, and Becky helped backstage. Overall, the play was great!

Thanksgiving on the farm!!

We were able to go up to Pennsylvania on the farm for Thanksgiving! Sadly, grandmother/great grandmother passed away as well.. Nevertheless, we still had a great time! It included hay rides, tractor rides, and snow!! We're glad we were able to go and spend time with family up there!

Tennis Season

Tennis season has started up and Jade and Becky have both made it. This is Becky's first year and she's already doing great! Jade plays the number 2 spot while Becky plays the number 6 spot. They both love it!