Brian Mavis

End of Year Letter

Click on the image below to read our end-of-the-year letter.

Yellow Stone Pics

 

Buck in Estes Park Golf Course

Took a little trip to Estes Park last weekend. Went on the golf course. Water hazard to the right. Sand trap to the left. Herd of Elk in the middle of the fairway. 

Tennis Champ

I'm going to do a little proud-Dad bragging.

This past Feb we started our youngest daughter, Shelby, with tennis. We suspected right away that she might have found "her thing." So this summer we signed her up for a state-wide Colorado youth tennis program. This past week she competed in the girl's singles 10 and under state tournament. With a few hundred girls competing, we didn't expect much. But she kept winning. This past Friday she made it to the championship game. We couldn't believe it. She was matched against a girl from Russia - really - no kidding. (Malonovich was her last name). It had an international feel. The Russian girl was bigger and had been playing a few years, but Shelby had already beaten other girls like that.

The first girl to win 9 games would be crowned state champ. Shelby lost the first game, but we didn't worry. She had lost almost all her first games in every match. It takes her a game or two to gain her confidence. She kicked into gear and won the match 9-5. She won the whole stinking thing! She is my new retirement plan.

Elle's Baptism

On April 23rd my oldest daughter, Elle, was baptized into Christ. It was a great day. One of my all-time best friends, Jim Welzig, let us use his hot tub. It was a beautiful setting with the trees and Rocky Mountains in the background. It was also very windy - like Pentecost day. I know it was God's accomplishment in her, but I sure felt like I got to put a check mark next to one of the top priorities in my life.