Scarborough Fair

Utah Soccer Alliance is the big deal in soccer for boys in Salt Lake City.  For the next 7 weeks we will be spending our time at practice and games.  There are 2 other boys from our neighborhood who also play on his team.  Next week I'll post pictures, but after game 1 Logan did really well.  He stands taller than the other boys and showed terrific soccer acumen considering he hasn't every played before.

We enjoyed socializing with the neighbors and Grandma Bryant who also came to the game.

Each year our Stake puts on a Stake Fair.  It's a community event where Brother Bailey can show off his prized tomatoes and Brother Richards displays the Green Peppers from his garden.   There was an area for homemade quilts, bottled preserves, and handouts on preparedness.  Each ward makes a stone soup, where the only ingredients are a small stone and anything you can grow in your garden.  An award is given to the best soup.  Hot dogs, grilled corn on the cob, and popcorn are all provided by the stake.

There was a hayride.

Cotton-candy

And a craft.  Build a bug where children made critters with egg cartons, pipe-cleaners,  glue and sprinkles.  

This year the day's event began with a 5K.  For the first year there were about 100 people that participated.  The men from our running group ran and did very well.  We took 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th!  I finished 3rd and it was all I could do to keep the 4th place finisher behind me.  We had quite the sprint off at the end and I'm glad he pushed me like he did.  I haven't finished a race in such an exciting fashion for a long time.

Here is an updated photo of baby Alyssa.