Penn State Chics Dig Nerds

 Christmas Day, I convinced everyone to go on a short hike to the cliffs to test out our new sunglasses.

 Christmas Eve was beautiful, so we were able to hike Rocky Ridge. This time we took all of the Yoder family with us!

 

 

 Prior to the state championships in Hershey, the school had a parade to send off Tyler and Brady.  Natalee was there to capture some of the parade for me. Tyler and and his mom were very thoughtful and got them  matching states shirts with their names on them. It made them feel like a real team. Friday, we went to preview the course in Hershey.  Tyler was very kind to show Brady the course and give him a few tips.  During the course preview, you could smell the chocolate. We stayed at an AirBnB.  Under the apartment was Fenicci's of Hershey.  We went there so that Brady could carb load. He read on the menu that if you at the whole lasagna, you would get a certificate.  He easily ate all of the lasagna.  He said, "I could have eaten two of those.  Although, I might not have felt well tomorrow." Hershey, where even the streetlights are Hershey Kisses. There were 272 boys in the single A race.  I managed to spot Brady a few times....

 Three Saturday's in a row involved Brady running cross country.  First was the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Championships in Portage at Maple Crest Golf Course.  This is our first year in the LHAC, which now had 22 schools running. I'm always prepared for any weather when I go to the Laurel Highlands.  When I left Huntingdon, it was 60 and sunny. I ended up pulling out nearly all of my gear for this one.  Rain coat, rain pants, hat, gloves, water proof shoes, blanket. It was 50 degrees, rainy, and windy!   I went to multiple places on the course to watch our two Huntingdon boys run.  I went to the finish line to wait for Brady to arrive.  I turned around, and he finished.  Surprise!  I almost missed it because he PR'd by more than a minute! I think Brady surprised himself as well. That was good enough for 8th place in the conference. Huntingdon's only other cross country runner, Tyler, finished 1st. Tyler and Brady Next up,...

Homecoming Parade  The whole show:

 A did a really poor job taking pictures at soccer games this year.  These are the few that I got. Amie, at the beginning of the season. Natalee's high school team dressed up like Clue characters for the homecoming parade.  Natalee was Princess Peach. Natalee at Penns Valley A deer darted across the field before one of our home games at Detwiler Field. Courtesy of 707 Photos Ball girl, Amie (Courtesy of 707 Photos)