SOCCER!

 Soccer Season was a couple months ago and I am just getting to posting it.  Yikes.  Better late than never.

Super fans on the sidelines of every game.

Here's Owen kicking in one of our many overtime shootouts.

Here's David kicking in one of the shootouts.

 

David was the goalie for the first half of every game and the goalie for every shootout.  He did a great job!

These next pictures Jalee took with her amazing camera, not just from the sidelines, but from HER CHAIR from the SIDELINES!  I had to run up and down the field like a crazy woman the entire time to get the ones I got.  Thank goodness she's my friend.  Look at his face.  I call it the Beckstrand face of determination.  If you click on the picture you can see it bigger.

This one is funny because Jalee said that she was really taking it of Owen but then he fell down.

David is definitely one of the fastest kids on his team.

 

Their team took 2nd place overall.  It was a really fun season with his two best friends!

 

Ben's team was made up of mainly Coral Canyon kid and Ben, Nick and Colby Schimbeck.  Ben scored almost every game and so did David.  I would have to say that out of all three of my boys David scored the most.  Ben scored almost every game and Josh scored every other game.  All of them are awesome soccer players. 

 

Colby was our goal keeper for the first half of every game and a defender the other half and nothing ever got past him.

Nick played every position and played them all well.













This is Ben against Preston Robinson.  They were a hard team.  But we won.  In fact our team won every time.  We took first place and a couple weeks after the season was over their coach had a swim party and gave them their plaques that the city made for them.  It was really cool.

Josh had our usual team of misfits.  the only difference is that they are all grown up now.  The same group of kids that went a whole season and finally scored their first goal in their last game came so close to winning the entire season this year.  They were in the playoffs and lost by 1 goal in the final 2 minutes.  It was sad and happy at the same time.  They've come a long way.  I wish I would have taken more pictures.

Here is one of Josh's goals!

Fancy knee work.

The start of a round house?

When we went up to Lehi for Mother's Day we were able to see Jake's championship game.

One of the funniest parts is when the ball went out of bounds by Paula and she tried to kick it back in.  She's never been that good at soccer.  But she could kick really high in drill team!

Abby had to work but Katie and Sophie looked so cute so I told them to get together for a picture.  But it was photobombed.

So we tried again but Grandma wanted to get in the act too.

So we took more pictures of Jake.

Then as we were leaving and I thought it was safe I told them to hurry and we'd take another one.

It almost worked.

David's baptism. It's great to be 8!

We had a great time having David baptized.  Even if it was a week before I was told originally and was only given 5 days to throw an invitation together.  Thank goodness David wanted to go to Golden Corral for dinner afterwards because I don't think I could have put together a family dinner without killing our bishop first.  The bishop is happy too.  Jalee is out family photographer and is 8 months pregnant and like me thought she had an extra week to do a photo shoot.  So on Memorial Day while she was home having contractions I took my little camera and David, went and bought him a tie (thought I had 2 weeks to get that done too) and took him all over to try to get at least 3 good pictures of him.  Here is what we ended with.

When you are from Washington you have to show it.  This is actually one of my favorite pictures.

 

Then David realized that we had forgotten a Book of Mormon and knew that baptism pictures could NOT be taken without one of those.  So we ran home grabbed one and headed to the temple.  I guess he'd never seen the gazebo in the corner before because he thought is was great.  It was where Joel tried to propose to me but another couple came over and sat down by us. 

Next we headed to the lawn, the spot where I was actually proposed to, and took some cute pictures there except a wedding was just letting out so we tried to not get the people in the shots and hurried on to try to stay ahead of the wedding photographer.  It was a really overcast day and in some of the pictures the temple didn't even show up.

 He wanted one funny one so I told him he could do whatever he wanted.  This is what he chose.  Holding up the temple.

 This one on the stairs is his favorite.  I love the close up one.  He was getting tired and hungry and ticked at the people not behaving on the temple grounds. 

 Our last shots.  At this point he didn't even want to hold the Book of Mormon anymore. 

But he was strutting his stuff on the way out.  He looked like a little man in his suit.

So I hurried home and between the two of us we picked our favorite pictures and threw an invitation together at Walmart's 1-hour photo and put it in the mail that day.  The problem was that it was Memorial Day and no mail went out.  SO, one more day later.  One more day less notice for everyone.  Sorry.

A couple days later Jalee was feeling better so she was able to hang her background and do David's photo shoot for the portrait that hangs on the wall in our house.  As you walk in our house there is an 11x14 of each kid when they where eight in their baptism dress or suit.  Being baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a very important decision in a young kids life.  My mom waited until she was 9 because she wanted to make sure it was what she really wanted to do.  I am so proud of David and the choice he made.  He is a great kid.

 

Baptism day!  We got there a little early not knowing how many kids where going to be baptized in the stake that night. Luckily it was just David and his friend from the 8th ward.  Jan and Andy's old ward.  They are the other ward that attends and shares the stake center with us on Sundays.  Here is getting fitted for a jumpsuit and off they go to get changed.

 Here is a picture after He was confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints hugging his Grandpa Beckstrand.  We had Joel, both Grandpa's, Steve & Sloan, Jared & Jacob and John in the circle.  It's so wonderful to have such great priesthood holders in the family.

Sister Grant, our Primary President, gave David a poster with his Gospel Standards on it.  They are guidelines to a happy life and a way to live to get back to out Heavenly Father.  Then Joel said a few more things as bishop and cried like the amazing person that he is, who always has the spirit right there with him and isn't afraid to show it. 

 We had incredible support from friends and family.  Kalo came and Brought Lina and Sua.  Eric and Courtney came.  And by the picture you can see that John and Alex did too.  All the local Beckstrands came except Jennifer wasn't feeling well and Pat and Brian had to work.  We love them all for always being there for us.  The Cluffs, Millers, Scotts, Owens, Sister Grant & Seegmiller, Brother and Sister Bell, The Gummows, Meachams, Miles Gilmore and his teachers from school Mrs, Wood and Mrs. Baker were all there too.  It was awesome.

 Grandma and Grandpa Beckstrand.  James is a stud!  Look at these two.  Gorgeous!  We're so glad you came James.  I love that picture!

 Sophie wanted to get a picture at the church but David wanted to hurry and change so he could eat.  Cute.

 We were so blessed to have so many people love and support us.  Steve and Juanelle and their entire family were there.  It's hard to get grown up kids together for things and Ashley, Bradie and Sloan where all there.  It meant a lot to us.  Thanks guys.  At Golden Corral we had Jared, Angey, Jacob, Ashley, James and Mom & Dad eat with us too.  It was really nice to be all together.  We appreciate and love you all.