The best of college life...

The other day, 

Paul and I came home from the Stake Single Adults' Breakfast Activity

to this cool-looking doohickie on our front porch.

Yes!! 

How fun does that look?!!

One of the twigs' favorite things

 about college life

is the plethora of recreation/physical education classes 

they get to take 

and this semester they're both taking skiing and golf.

Our girlie is also taking racquetball.

Their pal, Will, is taking a snowboarding class

but the classes are at the same time so they carpool together

and get to ski together after their lessons.

It's only been two weeks 

but the stories when they get home are so much fun!!!!! 

I'm sure grateful 

our twigs like to tell us their stories 

because we sure like to listen!

Thanks for sharing your pics, guys.   

=D

Celebrating chemistry!!!

Our girlie attends an Early College High School 

and takes college classes for High School credit. 

It's a fantastic program and the tuition is paid with scholarships. 

What an opportunity and blessing! 

She's been loving her college classes 

and had taken High School Chemistry 

so when she needed more science credits we all thought 

the College Chemistry class would be a good choice. 

Oh man were we wrong! 

It was a brutal class 

and had her studying every night till midnight. 

Thank heaven The Mr. is brilliant in all things scientific and mathematical. 

He was the best tutor a girl could have. 

Somehow, she pulled it off, 

comprehensive final, research paper and all. 

Won't sign up for a class like that again 

until she's a "regular" college student. 

She had a 3 day weekend after that class ended 

so it was time to CELEBRATE with skiing,

(The girls on the chairlift)

(Love these girls!)

CELEBRATE with racquetball,

(The dude can jump!)

(Ashley putting her tennis skills to work.)

(High fives!)

and CELEBRATE with ice skating. 

We like celebrating!  

Chemistry...not so much, but celebrating definitely yes!

<3

The party's over...

It's been a great few weeks off of school for our oldest twig!

He had lots of adventures with this sweet girl,

and a visit from one of his favorite mission companions. 

They even got in a day of skiing together.

Last semester was sweet. 

It was his first semester back at college 

since sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Carolinas 

and he had a good balance of hard and easy classes. 

The new semester starts tomorrow 

and it's a different ballgame.

There won't be any classes on shootin' pool.

That's okay though. 

He will do well. 

He's a hard worker and the fastest reader I know. 

Gordon B. Hinckley said

“The pattern of study you establish during your formal schooling

will in large measure affect your lifelong thirst for knowledge.”

“You must get all of the education that you possibly can.

… Sacrifice anything that is needed to be sacrificed 

to qualify yourselves to do the work of [this] world.

… Train your minds and hands to become an influence for good

as you go forward with your lives.”

Hugs to all those starting classes tomorrow.

You'll do fantastic!

<3