Why should you wear a bike helmet?

There is an answer behind every question, whether you want to hear it or not, and there is also the saying " objects in motion stay in motion". Christopher learned this first hand last night as he and his friend Trevor were riding there bikes down the hill, Chris was riding Geoffs BMX bike and the chain came off, so what do you do....put on the brakes of course well, he was riding a bike with no brakes, hit a bump in the rode and launched into the air over the handlebars and as you can see by the photos, face planted it right in the road. So the answer to the question why wear a bike helmet is ...to protect your face and head!

6th Grade Hershey Track Meet

Christopher participated in the Hershey track meet today and did a great job. He ran the 100 meter and placed second in his heat. I think they should also do the hurdles as Chris is a high jumper and would do very well I think. He also did the softball throw, not sure how far he threw the ball though and the standing long jump where he jumped 6'8".
I take care of a 2yr. old little boy who just thinks of Chris and the other boys as older brothers and he was very excited when Chris was running his race and just had to go stand with Chris as he waited for his turn on the softball throw.

Geoffs Spring Choir Concert

Geoffrey sings with the Utah Valley Childrens Choir and tuesday night they had a spring concert. These kids that are in the choir are amazing singers and the songs they sing are just totally awesome. Grandpa and Grandma Silva came to listen and I think grandpa was just floored with how great they all sound, he would shout out BRAVO and was the first to give them a standing ovation.
Geoffrey will also be going on tour with the choir in June, they will travel to CO, AZ, and TX, he is really excited to go and has been counting down the days and working hard to help pay for his tour fee.
We are so proud of him that he is using the talent that he has had since he was able to talk...sing, sing, sing. If you ever get the chance to hear this choir sing, I strongly encourage you to go, you won't regret it.

Week in Review and Mothers Day

I haven't posted for a while so here goes.... we had a week filled with soccer games, there was a game everynight this past week. On Sat. Nathan played his last game for the spring season and tied. Chris had to play two games on Sat. back to back, there team tied the first game 2-2 and the second game the won 2-1. They have tied for third place in there division. Spanish Fork has there own rules and so they didn't do a shoot out to see who would get third they just tied....(crazy)!
Mothers day was great, I woke up to breakfast in bed which consisted of Eggs, French toast, toast with raspberry jam and OJ which of course was made by Geoff and Nathan, Chris stayed in bed. I also got to enjoy a 2, yes 2hr uniterupted afternoon nap:)
I hope all you other mothers out there got to have a great day as well!

TRIPLE SOUTHERN UTAH STATE CHAMPION

Nathan Eppley is a Triple Utah State Champion in his age and level for Power Tumbling and Tramp. He, as always rocked his routine at the 2008 State Tumbling and Tramp competition on May 3, once again in beautiful Huntington, Utah. He is such a great sport to be among a sea of girls who cheer him on.
His team also won the Team Sportsmanship award which they were all excited about. His Team name is Competitive Edge.

Spring Soccer Sucks!!!!

Yes, I said "sucks". The weather for spring soccer games is horribly cold, why do kids think that playing in the cold is fun, I am still trying to figure that out! Well, Chris is on the verg of bronchitis again....second time this year, and he played soccer last night and won his game. Gma Silva thinks that we are crazy for letting him play but the kid is a Soccer Freak and a dang good goalie. He took a foot to the eye saving the ball...hey he is sooo an Eppley, I swear there motto is sacrifice your body for whatever sport you play, and he does that well in soccer.