Crazy Life at The Warner's

Well we are headed on vacation, a little bit disappointed, but still on the way. I'm sure it will be fun because we will be together. Our plan was to go to San Diego for UEA weekend. We were going to go to the BYU football game, but that would be hard with people living in the stadium. It sounds like there will be people everywhere. I hope the fires are put out soon and that nobody else looses their houses. On Monday mom asked if we were still going because of the fires. We of course didn't know about the fires. On Tuesday Mark called the hotel and they said that Sea World had been closed since Sunday and didn't know when they would reopen. We talked to the kids and decided that we wanted to go west because we want to play in the ocean. We are still going to California, but we are going to San Francisco instead. We are going to Six Flags, Fisherman's Wharf, ride the trolley, go to the beach and whatever else we can find to do. I will be taking the camera and will have pictures when we get back.

After we went to Brayden's game we had another game to go to. We met Brandon and Julie at the game and I should have had Mark take pictures of us all bundled up. It was very cold. Chelsea said it wasn't too bad, but she was also running around. It was supposed to be another rainy and cold day, but it only sprinkled a few times during the day.





Pretty good balance.
She wanted to be #11, but somebody got to it before she did. So she had to go with number 6. Her team has lost every game this year, but she it getting better as soccer and they had a coach this year that had a least played soccer before. That's what happens in recreational soccer you usually have a parent that just helps and doesn't really know that much about soccer. She has one more game this season and then we get that break until Spring. Oh well there is still piano, flute and dance to work on. She also has school (lots of homework). She has straight A's and is working hard. Good job Chels.

So here's Brayden and his friend Koby.

We went to Brayden's game on Saturday and I knew how to use the burst on my camera. I also knew how to change the zoom lens so I got some better pictures. I will someday be as good as Janae and Stacy at taking pictures, but you work with what you've got.




I like that I can take pictures right in a row so you can see the whole run with the ball and the kick that follows. He is starting to catch onto soccer more and has scored one goal this season. They have one more game next week and then we are done until Spring. Usually I am sorry to see this time come to an end, but with the play added on top of soccer this year I am actually ready for a break.

So Chelsea played her last Jr. High Soccer game on Oct. 1 and I took the camera this time (I finally remembered it I should say). She doesn't like the pictures, but I think they are cute. I didn't know how to put the other zoom lens on and so I had to crop and zoom in on the pictures. I got home that night and Mark gave me a quick lesson on how to work the camera (mini lesson I guess). So here is Chelsea playing her last game. Kearns didn't bring their JV team so Hunter played each other. They were the tucked and untucked teams.

I'm glad that she has had so much fun with soccer. She did really well and played hard and learned a lot.

She made lots of new friends from the team and learned how much fun it is to play with just girls. They make up cheers for each other and have fun being together.

She also picked up a few soccer skills. Thanks to her coach, team and her brother. Remember Avery was the team manager/coach. He helped with the goalies mostly.


And here's Avery playing with the girls. I think he had a good time and liked coaching.

I just have to say that I loved Conference this year. It started off the week before when Mom and I went to Women's Conference and ended with the last session of conference. For several years I haven't been able to watch conference on Saturday because of soccer, but because of weather and not having as many games scheduled I was able to watch all four sessions. I don't have a favorite speaker I just loved all four sessions. I felt the spirit touch me and remind me of some things I could do better with. I love it when conference affects you like that. Good thing I was ready to hear the messages at this time. I am pretty sure that every conference is like that, but I don't always feel like I got anything new out of it. I chalk that up to not being prepared to feel and hear the spirit. I am grateful that I was prepared to feel that spirit. I am excited for the Ensign so that I can read the talks again.

Well I am finally learning how to use the "BIG BAD" camera that Mark bought (and Travis and Robert). I think when soccer is over I may take the class. I think I need to do something productive with my time and I think it's time for me to learn some new things. Anyway, I took some pictures of Chelsea's room and I am letting her put them on her blog mostly, but I am putting one picture on mine. I at first didn't like the way her room was turning out. For a while because of doing it around soccer and play practice we didn't get very much accomplished. We would walk into this room with bright green on three walls and the old color on the other wall, it didn't look very good. By the time we had the purple wall painted and started putting down the floor I started liking it more. The final touch made me love it. All the hot pink. I love Chelsea's room and I like it even better because Chelsea and her dad got to spend time together working on it. She learned how to take off baseboard, she learned how to paint and she learned how to put down a floor. Now if she ever needs to do this for herself she will know how to do it.


I love the room I hope you can tell from this picture how cute it is. She did a great job with her dad.