Where's Winter?

This has been the warmest February on record. On my birthday, the temperature read 62 degrees. Christmas was the last storm of any kind I remember. It hasn't even rained this month in Nephi.

Our area has been asked to fast and pray for moisture next week. This is the second time this "winter."

Yuba is 40% full right now with nothing to drain into it.  The Pinery where we will have girls camp in June has not water in the spring, so no running water. Wildfire fireman have already started training.

If we don't get significant moisture soon (and it may be too late) it will be a miserable summer. Food prices will sky rocket. Gardens won't be able to grow. Animals will dehydrate.

Jim and Heidi are just wishing for a stop to the massive winter storms and cold hitting NY. I'd love to any part of what they have received.

Our True Colors

Family Photo 2014

Derek gave us an awesome Christmas present. He got each of us our favorite school hoodie. AND since we hadn't got a family picture yet in 2014, I made all of us pose for a few. The hoodies are the favorite present, the pictures are my favorite present.

Chris and Jen in our glasses

The boys--together again

Tyler 16

Cameron 11

Jeremy 14

Derek 19

 I was especially glad to get some snow for christmas. We ended up with 4-6 inches.  I love White Christmases.

White Christmas didn't stop snowing all day long

White Christmas

Our Tree

We all had a great holiday.  Most of it was spent at home, relaxing and watching the latest game on TV ((the boys) or all the holiday movies (jen).

Merry Christmas

Christmas 2014

Merry Christmas to our family and friends.

Wish I could say exciting things happened this year but there wasn't much going on besides the usual. (ha, ha) The boys continue playing on various sports teams and moving along in the scouting program. Jennifer and Chris just drive a lot of miles to support the boys.

Tyler, junior at school, turned 16 this year, so now we have another driver.  He became the chauffeur at the beginning of the school year for reasons you’ll hear about later. Tyler also earned his Eagle rank in scouting. He also worked at a scout camp called Tifie in Mt Pleasant all summer. He learned all kinds of cool stuff about geology and nature since he was a merit badge guy in the nature lodge. He developed talents and enjoyed making new friends. He did miss doing stuff with his friends and family though. And the pay isn’t much, But he enjoyed it. He usually came home on Saturday around noon and had to go back Sunday night. He played football this fall and helped Juab get second place in the state for the 2014 season. It's the best the school has done in years. Tyler also played basketball, soccer, and ran track this year; he kept very busy. He's now taller than Derek, wears size 14 shoes, and rules the basement just like Derek did.




Cameron is 11 and in 6th grade. He’s coming out of his shell a little more. He gives book reports and speeches in class, just not anywhere else. He really likes to sing when he thinks no one is listening. I keep hoping he will join choir or band so I can have a musician as well as a sports star. He loves reading, at least for now. He really likes Conspiracy 365 book series and doing word search puzzles. He played tackle football this year for the first time. I wasn’t sure he would actually do it. The first week of practice was hard, but he adjusted and we never let him “Just stay home” to get out of it. He didn’t play a lot in the games, but he got better each week. He also loves to play basketball. His team took 2^nd place. Cameron is growing taller too, he’s nearly as tall as his mom, wears a size 7 shoe.
Derek is in his second year of college at the University of Utah. After many years of wanting to be an architect, he changed his major. He said math is the thing that killed his dream.  He is now studying parks and recreation (the business side of sports, like front office for a team).  He is a huge supporter of the Utah sports teams, going to as many games as possible as part of the MUSS (Mighty Utah Student Section). He worked in Texas this summer selling pest control plans. He enjoyed his time away from Utah. He also bought a truck. Now he's learning just how much he must work to pay for his truck and other living expenses. He lives off campus this year; actually he lives on the same property as Chris and I did when we were first married, on 400 S 600 E. They tore down our building and built new apartments. The dorms weren't as fun as he thought they would be and he had crazy roommates. He also works at Dicks sporting goods. He doesn't come home much though.






















The trip to Oregon was long but fun. We went to visit mark and Stacy, see the Oregon coast and Crater Lake. Jennifer, Cameron, and Jeremy drove. We were gone 9 days over July 4. We stopped at Boise State University for a photo op for Jeremy. We tried to see the blue field but couldn't see through the gates. The Columbia Gorge was gorgeous. The coast was awesome.  The longest part was the drive home:  from the Coast to Crater Lake, then Crater Lake to I-80 in Winnemucca. We camped almost the entire time.
Chris is still at Yuba. He’s in his 16th year. He was unable to go vacationing with the rest of us. Summer is not a great time to vacation when you’re supposed to be chaperoning the rest of the world. He has inherited the back troubles of his dad. He's had to be on light duty twice this year because his back went out. Just recently he had an MRI and that found a bulging disk. He trying an epidural steroid shot to relieve the pain. Hoping it will work and keep him in the workforce until he has 20 years in. He continues to hunt and fish and make our house and yard beautiful.

Jeremy is 14, in 8th grade. He still doesn't like school, especially math. He reads a bit, Michael Vey is a current favorite, along with the Red Pyramid series and the Maze Runner series. Jeremy played football, basketball, and ran track.  He actually got the opportunity to play quarter back a little this year. For the amount of practice he had in that position, he did ok. He also had a career high 16 points in basketball, hitting 3 or 4 3-point shots. He's still the most friendly child we have. He has both girls and boys as friends. We may be in trouble when he turns 16. Jeremy attended his first scout camp at Scofield. He earned a few merit badges. He’s just a few badges away from advancing to a Life Scout. Jeremy is the same height as his mom, wears a size 10 shoe and is known to tease mercilessly.

Jennifer is still teaching math at Juab High, still provisional though. She must pass the evaluation at the end of this school year or find a new job. It doesn't feel as stressful in that sense this year for some reason. She is teaching a great group of kids this year, and that helps a lot. Jennifer had foot surgery at the beginning of the school year and couldn't drive for quite a while. She spent two months in a cast, no weight allowed. She even developed a blood clot. No worries, it's going away. She spent a lot nights watching her boys play sports. Her summer was extremely busy. Working and going to conferences, girls’ camp, and youth conference and vacationing, having all the fun before her surgery.

July brought vacations to Oregon and Family Odyssey at Tifie with the boys. Totally recommend family odyssey if possible. It's a family camp held in conjunction with Wood Badge training for Boy Scouts of America. Jennifer helped keep 10 year old boys busy. Jeremy and Cameron participated with their age groups. Cameron nearly completed all the requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class. He hadn't even gone to a meeting with his 11 year old group at the time. The only thing keeping him back is swimming. Both boys had fun, even though they thought they wouldn't. It was a bonus to be at the same camp as Tyler worked. We had a little family time with him. Jeremy went rock climbing, shooting, and all kinds of fun things designed for 12-13 year old boys and girls.

We hope all find you well and happy. Enjoy the holiday season. Remember Christ is the reason for the season. Live your lives as He would.

Love Jennifer, Chris, Tyler, Derek, Jeremy, Cameron

And now onto basketball...

Football ended on Nov 14. Basketball tryouts were Nov 18-19. Tyler made the team. He is one of 6 juniors. I anticipate him playing JV and Varsity. There are 4 teams Freshman, Sophomore, JV, and Varsity teams. He had one day of  rest between football season and basketball season. The first game is Nov 25 at Union High in Roosevelt.

Jeremy started playing basketball just after his football season ended. He's playing on a team that plays in Utah county. Cameron will start city league again in January.

TYLER (nicknames-- T-daddy, Yuba)
Nov 25 @ Union 515  WIN 50-45 ty 5 points,  varsity lost
Dec 3 Granstville JV WIN 43-42 ty varsity win on last second shot
Dec5 Canyon View JV LOSS 53-56 ty 4 points
Dec 10 @ ben lomond JV WIN 38-28 ty 4 points (all teams win)

Dec 13 @ gunnison
Dec 17 south sevier
Dec 19 @ delta
DEC 29-31 Cancer Classic in Cedar City (varsity time in two games)
            Hurricane loss
            Parowan win
            Rockwell win
Jan 7 @millard 77-52 win  Varsity Win 60-46 (ty got time but no score)
Jan 9 ALA win72-25 11 points, Varsity Win (varsity time)

REGION PLAY  (1/17/15) Tyler has been playing very well this year. He is getting Varsity time, he even has points in some of those games. He blocks shots, rebounds, and scores. His coach said its time for him to get more varsity time!
Jan 12 Payson loss, Varsity loss
Jan 14 @ North Sanpete loss 62-54, 10 points  Varsity WIN (ty got time but no score)
Jan 21 @ Carbon JV loss 4 points, Varsity WIN
Jan 23 Richfield JV win 2 points, varsity loss
Jan30 @Payson JV loss 12 points, Varsity Loss ( no time)
Feb 4 North Sanpete JV WIN OT Varsity WIN (no time)
Feb 6 Carbon JV win  8 points, Varsity WIN (no time)
Feb 11 @ Richfield JV loss, Varsity Loss (no time)

Playoffs
Feb 20 @ Desert Hills loss 56-43.
http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/high-school/player/stats/138665/1/Tyler-Evans-boys-basketball


TYLER LETTERED IN BASKETBALL.

basketball awards night juniors

JEREMY bantam and mr basketball league
Oct 23 @9pm spfk loss 38-53
Oct30@6pm spfk loss 32-60
Nov 6 @ 9pm spfk 34-28 win
Nov 15@spfk 12pm win 43-41
Nov 22 11@ spfk,  1, 3@ salem hills win 40-26, win 40-30, loss 28-38
Dec 6 @ 9pm Provo win
Dec 13@ 10a, 12p, 9p spfk loss- 4 points, loss, loss

Jan 3 @ 8pm Salem hills
Jan 10@ 3p, 5p at Salem hills  win, loss
Jan 31 @9pm win

JEREMY
Playing in CUBL (central utah basketball league)
Get to wear Old Freshman Jerseys

Feb 14 South Sevier 12pm WIN
Feb 17 North Sanpete 8pm WIN (last second shot by Easton to win the game) Juab did not score in first quarter
Feb 19 @ Richfield 8pm Loss
Feb 24 @ north Sevier 8pm
Mar 3 Manti 8pm  loss 51-48 4 points
Mar 5@ Delta 8pm
Mar 7 @ Manti 10a win 63-59 10 points, 2 clutch free throws,  Panguitch 10:45a win 49-44 6 points
Mar 12 @ South Sevier 8pm
Mar17 Richfield 8pm loss 55-57 2 points
Mar19 North Sevier 8pm win 49-37 7 points

Mar 26 Delta 8pm win 48-45 6 points

Tournament
Mar 27 lost to south sevier
Mar 28 win delta

CAMERON Chris is the coach.
January 7 4p win 15-14  4 points
January 14 6p loss 6 points
Jan 21 5p win 32-28
Jan 28 7p  win 24-16 6 points 1 block
Feb 4 7p loss 22-25 15 points and fouled out
Feb 11 7p Win
Feb 18 5p Win
Feb 25 4p
March tournament loss in first round

Our Team. Our Town!

After the semi final game against Union--Tyler is #60. This picture in on the district website.

Juab High football accomplished this season something that has only been done two other times. They were able to play in the state championship game.  It was a great day, beautiful weather, and since the game was at 4pm at SUU, school ended at 1130.  The entire student body sent the team off with a great pep assembly. Even the parents of the team came to wish them well. Signs went up around town at EVERY football players home before the first game of playoffs and remained until the day of the state title game.


We got to be the home team (coin toss) against Judge Memorial. I have never seen such an amazing site. The home side of the bleachers was PACKED with Juab High fans.  I truly couldn't believe the amazing support for this team.  Unfortunately the game did not go our way--at all. Judge was bigger, faster, stronger. We lost  63 -14. They had a great fake play, where they would fake a handoff or not and we tackled the wrong guy. They threw once.  We threw many times- because that's our game, and it was dropped or fumbled or other awful things. We'd run and get shut down. It was a pretty sad game to watch.   (reminded me of the BYU vs Savannah State game yesterday)

football team at the pep assembly before leaving to SUU

bus all decked out headed out to SUU

showing our school spirit for the game

anxious to start the game

Juab Pride. Out side is filled with fans.

Goodbye Scooter.. Hello Walking (sort of)

You never know how much you walk and depend on getting places independently until you can't. I've spent the last two months in a cast, not allowed to put weight on my foot. Lets just say it was getting old fast. Today was good news. I can walk..in my walking boot. I shouldn't walk without it.

SO today I walked and walked and walked. The mall, the football game bleachers, . My ankle hurts, my body hurts, and its so slow getting anywhere, but I'm glad to be on two feet again. At some point today I felt like I was forgetting something.  I guess it was my crutches that I don't have to use anymore.

In 3 weeks I get orthotics and go from there. Yippee!!

UPDATE
December 1:
Its been 4 months today since the surgery. I got rid of the scooter on Oct 2. I officially could walk without a boot on Oct 21, the day I got the orthotics. I can walk without a limp, most of the time. I've even tried jogging  for a minute and I move faster that way than trying to walk fast. My foot still swells after a long day. The orthotics seem to help. I think I'm ready to try exercising again, like Zumba then work back into crossfit. I have to think of progress in weeks, not days.  I'm glad I had it done but not looking forward to doing the other one one day.

Another Eagle Scout...finally

September 28, 2014  6pm Nephi 1, 2, 8 building

Grandma and Grandpa 

Tyler. Its official. Grandma made the quilt

Nana made a quilt

the only family picture and no one was looking

My two Eagle Scouts

Eagles Nest

Friends Tyler and Spencer

Eagle Charge

Family of Scouters-minus Cameron

Uncle Jad and his boys

Good Job Tyler. I love you!