Layton played football for the first time ever and we discovered that he is really good at it! It was so much fun to watch him learn and get better and better with each game! He played on the SnowflakeTaylor League for 5th and 6th graders. He was the fastest kid on the team.

 These next few shots are my favorites. The ball was kicked over his head back to the 5 yard line and Layton scooped it up and ran it 95 yards for a touchdown! He had amazing blockers and he outran all his defenders. It was very exciting!

 Layton was one of the team captains.

 These three boys were the 3 fastest runners on the team.

Its not very polite to brag but I am such a proud mom! He scored more touchdowns than anyone else all season. Our team made it to the Championship Game, where we lost to Round Valley. They were the only team that beat us all season. In the Championship Game, we only scored one touchdown and Layton did it. That boy can run! It was so exciting! We lost our voices cheering and screaming for him. He had a lot of fun and can't wait to do it again next season in Junior High.



 I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures from Josh's Eagle Court of Honor. It was back in September and it was down in Mesa in our old ward. It was fun for him to be there with all his old friends, where he actually did his Eagle Project.

 Chris Strong was his Scout Master and was a really great leader in Josh's life. Josh gave him a mentor's pin that night and Chris cried and told everyone that Josh and Alex were his favorites.

 I pinned his eagle award over his Life patch.

 He pinned a mother's pin on me.

 And Vance got a father's pin.

 Josh pinning his Mentor Pin onto Chris Strong.

 The Eagles nest is where everyone in the room who has achieved their Eagle Rank sits. It was a really big nest!

 One of the highlights of the night was that there was an actual live eagle there.

 I made josh pose behind his display table.

 Josh and the live eagle.

 Josh's display table consisted of his Cub Scout shirt and awards, a photo board of pictures from his project, a picture of him as a baby, a current picture, Uncle Lloyd's wooden eagle, his Eagle Project Book, and my laptop showing a video of his project. I also put his name on a wooden board so people would know it was his table since there were 6 tables that night.

 Granny and Poppy came down for the Court of Honor.They gave him a knife with his name engraved on it.

 We ahd a lot of support there that night. We didn't get pictures with everyone but this is Carlie, Grandma, and Eliza:

 Misty brought Cooper:

 The Menloves came and this is Mathew:

 Josh's best friend down in the valley is Alex:

 And Josh's favorite gift of the night was from Kevin:

I am so proud of Josh for earning his eagle and for doing it whle he was 14 years old. He's a good boy and I love him so much!!!