Wander With Wayne

Because that's what she wanted! When we moved into Payson over six years ago we talked about hiking up the mountain to the Y, above Provo. During these years we've never climbed it. This year, Noell was having a special birthday with an unmentionable number of decades associated with it. For her birthday Noell wanted the family to hike the Y.  On the afternoon of Noell's birthday Kaneesha drove to Salt Lake to finalize paperwork for her Christmas holiday job with Western Nut Co. Kaneesha picked me up from work, and we met Noell, Myranda, and Tanner at the trailhead for pizza before venturing up the steep hill. We made it up, took photos, and enjoyed the sunset on Utah lake on the way down. This was a great birthday memory, thanks Noell! 

This fall we've had the opportunity to enjoy a lot of soccer games. Tanner, Myranda, and Kaneesha all had games. At times some of the games were played at the same time. I coached Myranda's team and we had a good season and a lot of fun. In one game Myranda scored two points, one with her right foot, and the other with her left. Tanner also scored his first point in a game. Seniors Final Home Game This was Kaneesha's senior year, she played exceptionally again. Her state soccer game was especially amazing. They played Dixie who she held scoreless in the first half (Dixie scored in the first half of every game other than when Kaneesha played them). Kaneesha blocked more than thirty shots, and Payson didn't get a shot at their goalie. In the past years Kaneesha's coach has given out defensive and offensive MVP awards. This year, for the first time ever, he gave out a single MVP award. As he presented it to Kaneesha, he began to cry. Tanner at UVU Conf...

Kayla (my brother, Dean's oldest daughter) was married on November 3rd. We went to St. George to be part of the celebrations. It was so nice to get to know Brent and his family. Our family stayed in a home that Kathy's friend owns. It had a swimming pool, hot tub, racket ball courts, tennis courts, and other nice amenities. We shared the house with Kathy, Rex, and Ashley. Brieanna and Colton, and Becky and Jason's family. Here's a photo of Kaneesha riding one of the bicycles from the garage. We spent a lot of time with family, as we were there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.