Fall Soccer

Mark & Laurel shared the kid's soccer schedules with us for the fall season and we loved going to the games and watching them compete and learn teamwork. As you can see by Eva's lip, she gets right in there and shows how it is done. When Max was visiting, he came to a game and played with Henry and Jones. They thought that throwing dirt on one another would be fun! You can see the result.

October 18 & 23-25

It is always a pleasure to spend quality time with our grandchildren. The Wenatchee bunch stayed with us on October 18 and had a great time transporting themselves around the house, harvesting produce from our garden, doing their homework, learning how to clean the irrigation filter, playing "old Nintendo", and using the "diggers". We traveled to Seattle on the 23rd to stay a few days while Jon & Cher enjoyed a getaway. While there, we got a Halloween costume preview - pretty scary.

Wenatchee Sunrise

The crisp Wenatchee mornings often bring beautiful sunrises over the basalt ridges to the east. A great way to start the day!

Leavenworth Marathon

The first weekend of October is a time to enjoy LDS General Conference AND the Leavenworth Marathon. Actually, KR ran the half-marathon and this was her fourth time participating. Her running group this year included Marnie Herrick, Lisa Sauer, Terri Wynder, Whitney Herrick and Natalie Acton.

The morning dawned crisp and cool, but gave way to sun as they jogged along the course. She stayed with Lisa most of the way, as Lisa runs a steady, constant pace. The last few miles KR just couldn’t keep up with her, but pushed herself on alone and finished at her best-ever time of 2.33:02 with a pace of 11:31. She nearly collapsed at the finish line, as her legs felt like Jello. After eating the post-race snacks and drinking two bottles of water, Lisa and KR returned to the finish line to cheer the rest of our group as they crossed over.

 

As they packed up for home and were walking to the car, a young woman stopped in front of KR and asked, “Sister Anderton?” It was Anjeanette Myers from our Woodinville days and she recognized KR after 35 years!