Dates with BS

Amidst the chaos of end of school stuff and summer beginning,

BS and I have managed to squeeze in a few dates.  We do try to keep our priorities straight :)

We love going to the movies and do that quite a bit, but mix it up every now and then.

At a Salt Lake Real game {with Russ and Holly Smith}.  Before the game our friends took us to eat at an Indian restaurant and I tried lamb for the first time in my life. 

 On a bike ride through Highland, American Fork, and Alpine.  We love to do this together.

I like to let him ride in front :)

SoCCeR!

Spring soccer was full o' fun!

Millie's team, the Jaguars, made it to the play-offs and won themselves a SECOND PLACE trophy!

Millie really improved from Fall to Spring and we loved watching her play.  She surprised us with her ability and she was even a bit aggressive!  The girls on her team were so positive and treated each other like family. She had a great experience but had a hard time deciding if she would play again next season. At this age soccer and dance are both big commitments, it's pretty much impossible to do both.  She would if she could, but we had to make her choose.  She decided to stick with dance.  

Oh well, at least she learned some soccer skills and had lots of fun!

Its' always fun having family come support and cheer on the kids:

Aunt Sarah, Kade, Sadie, and Alex

With Millie's soccer games and both the boy's baseball games going on, it wasn't unusual for me to grab some food on the run between games. Quincy and I had a ritual of making a quick run to the gas station for a snack for the games. Not good, but so good.

Soccer Girl

After 6 years of dedicated dance, the last question I thought Millie would ask me was, "Hey Mom, can I try-out for soccer?"  This was the case last Spring, and I told her that I would support her in whatever she wanted to try.  She tried-out and made a place on a middle competitive team and plays for the Jaguars in the North Utah County Soccer League. 

This was a new team put together by their coach Aaron, so it took a lot of practice and learning, especially on Millie's part because she had never really played before {other than recreation soccer when she was 5).  She worked hard, ran hard, and did her best to overcome her fear of getting hit with the ball or getting hurt by another player.  She isn't the most aggressive, but she is fast when she wants to be!  

Saturdays the last few months have been absolutely nuts!  Millie had soccer games and both the boys had football games.  All three games were of course at 3 different field locations throughout North Utah County.  Coach Sam had to be to all of Will's games {and had to be there an hour+ early}, so that meant I usually went to Millie and Sambo's games.  On any given Saturday Quincy and I {and sometimes Chops} were wearing fan gear, setting up camping chairs, sitting on the sidelines, cheering the team,  packing up the chairs again, and off to the next game!  Whew!

We love when family members come to cheer them on with us!

Her team won 2 games and tied 2 games.  They are planning on playing in a tournament over Thanksgiving but after that she will have a break until Spring when it starts up again.  It has been a delight to watch her learn, grow, and play soccer!  Good job Millie!

Drink break

Dad made it to this game and as always he is giving some pointers. He wishes he could coach her team too.

Not only has she had fun playing soccer, but she has made so many great friends on the team.  These girls are positive, friendly, and so much fun! 

See you next Spring!

Go Jaguars!

A Dancer and a Jock

The boys and all of their baseball wasn't the only thing keeping us busy...Millie had plans of her own to not only dance this past year - but also play lacrosse and soccer!  Luckily these sports are seasonal, but it made for 2 months of very hectic Saturdays getting 3 kids to all of their games!

Millie has mostly danced.  When she was younger she played a season or two of recreation soccer.  While she had fun, it wasn't her thing because she wasn't aggressive or competitive, and she was small. She just liked the social part.

Dance has kept her busy for the past several years and she loves it and has become quite a good dancer.  She loves to perform.

But a year ago she decided she wanted to be more athletic and play some sports.  Turns out...she's quite  good!  She's fast but needs to work on the aggressive and competitive part :)

She loves it so much that she tried-out for a comp soccer team.  And she made it!  So now she will be playing for AA team {not as involved as AAA} for this coming year.  BS and I are so surprised that   she chose soccer {doesn't know anyone} over  lacrosse {lots of friends}.  Wow!  We look forward to watching her progress and play and it will be interesting to see how she likes it.  Her first practice was a few days ago and the girls on her team were super friendly and cute.  So far, so good.

She isn't willing to give up dance completely so she will dance 1 day/week as well as take dance class at school.  Phew!  I love watching her dance and was struggling with the thought of her quitting.

Here she is at her latest ballet recital in May:

And her soccer games:

And at lacrosse:

And just for fun, here are some pics of BS and Quincy playing catch during half-time of lacrosse game. So cute.

And this guy is even cuter!

Fall Sports

We've been doing a lot of cheering for the Hulks and the Knights!

This season Will has been a great little soccer player! It took a couple of games for him to figure it out but now he gets it. He took last year off from soccer because he wanted to play baseball and do tumbling. Soccer used to be about wrestling on the sideline with the other players who weren't in the game and the post-game treats, but now we're sure he's having fun chasing and kicking the ball. Way to go Wilbur!

Go Hulks!


This is the first team picture that a 6 Clarks kid has been on the back row.
Millie & Sambo are always one of the shorter kids on their teams - always in front.
It appears Will isn't shortish like the other 2. {Not that he's tall, just not short}


This recreation league is sponsored by "Land O Frost" which is a local lunch meat company.
At the first game, I heard Will tell his friend,
"Look, the other team is playing for the Land of frosting too!"
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Go Knights!

Sambo is LOVING playing football! On Mondays, he's always bummed because they don't practice on Mondays. He sat this week out of practice because he got a stiff neck from playing
something during recess! Recess! A bunch of boys were playing "2 hand touch" and a kid got a little rough with Sam and he got knocked to the ground, giving him a sore muscle in his neck.
Even though he didn't actually practice, Sambo wanted to go and watch so he could stay caught up on what they were working on. Such a good kid.
We love watching this cute team become best buddies and
learn about hard work and about team work. So far, they are 3-2.