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This picture was tucked away in another place, and it was too cute not to include on your blog, boys.  Here you are ringing in 2018!

We love Hope Kids, and all they do for families like ours.  They organized a golf clinic with a couple of Christian organizations where you got your first real taste of this sport.  You’re both hooked, and keep asking us when you get to take golf lessons :).

Beck won the putting challenge, and so one of the trainers had to make a sand angel :).

Asher, you looked like a total pro out there! You were creaming the balls and impressing the coaches! I decided to take a video, and later saw that you also creamed it on this shot, Beck! Little studs!

Lots of enjoying the weather and our backyard!

So desperate for more leaves to fall!

Flagstaff.  One of our favorite places!  Every year we are blessed to be able to stay in one of the most beautiful places, and just enjoy time together as a family.  I love that we have created so many memories together on our trips there.  We didn’t get as much snow as last year, but we still made the best of it, and you guys enjoyed adventuring around outside for hours.  You’d never be able to tell by your face here, Beck, but it was such a cute face I had to include it :).

While we were there, Daddy taught one of the sessions at our church’s student winter camp.  It was sweet to be able to peek in on what you’re going to experience in a few years, Asher, and not too far after him, Beck.  Beck, my favorite moment was when we were in Daddy’s session, you quietly stood by him for the 20 minutes he spoke.  It was so memorable and supportive and sweet that you wanted to be a part of what Daddy was doing.

We got free tickets to go and watch the Suns play!  We had so much fun!  Definitely a favorite we hope to do more!

Asher, you were so cute with all the work you put into your science project!  I don’t think I can include it here, but you made an awesome powerpoint presentation, which included this great video!

Beck, this is what you’ve been up to in school.  You cracked us and your teacher up with choosing to do your first animal report on this extinct dinosaur, haha!  We could only find 2 paragraphs of information on this animal, ha!  And, apparently you’re going to be loaded when you’re older, haha!

Grandma bought us tickets to go to this dinosaur exhibit that was in town…but it turned out to be kind of terrible and misrepresented, so we got our money back :).  But we will always remember that you saved us, Beck, with remembering exactly where our car was parked!  We were all amazed at your smart brain!

Beck, you are working so hard to get to the top of this mountain!  This was your highest today, great work!

Beck!  You lost your first tooth this month!  You were so excited, and we all enjoyed your little lisp while you adjusted to a hole in your mouth :).

So proud of you, Asher!  I may have mentioned this before, but you wrote a persuasive letter to your teacher explaining why you thought you would be a great Kindergarten helper.  You and a couple of other kids in your class have been awarded the responsibility to go into the two Kindergarten rooms and help the kiddos with their reading and writing.  You specifically asked your teacher if you could volunteer the same day I was volunteering because it was my birthday.  It was so thoughtful, and sweet to have my two boys in the same room together on my birthday.  You’re both blessings!

We’re also super proud of you for being responsible in caring for your body and the needs you have with cystic fibrosis, as well as for not letting it stop you from enjoying all that life has to offer!  You got up at 4:15am to get your treatments and a breakfast in, before you needed to be at school for your fieldtrip to Kartchner Caverns.

Shoe, feet, abdomen, head, belly, leg.  Adorable.

The beginning of the next 8 weeks of soccer!  We absolutely love these weeks of cheering you two on! 

One of our all-time fav videos! Way to go, Beck!

And a couple of fun 5 year old soccer-scrambling videos, ha!

More soccer fun to come, but this was January! Love you guys so much it hurts!!!