Congratulations on your big day!!

We had the best day

getting to watch our girlie celebrate her accomplishment 

of graduating from Weber State University

with her Associate of Science

a month before her High School Graduation. 

How grateful we are for the opportunity she was given

and the amazing teachers, staff, administrators, and friends

who helped her with this big goal!

Congratulations wonderful girl -

we're soooooo happy for you!!!!

<3

The most wonderful time of the year...

We're grateful for all of you

who've made our December 

the most wonderful time of the year!

Thank you dear Relief Society Sisters

for your dinners and celebrations,

and for teaching of Christ.

Thanks, everyone, for singing with us,

We missed you Rachelle and Debbie =( 

visiting temple square with us, 

and visiting and playing games with us.

Sorry I didn't catch pictures of everyone - 

you're all so much fun I often just forget about pictures!!!

Happy New Year

2018!

A Winter's Night...

Last night was our girlie's 

High School Winter Formal Dance. 

The theme was

"A Winter's Night"

and they even got enough snow to make it feel like winter

but not enough to make driving treacherous

(thank you, Heaven.)

These two made each other's flowers

the night before the dance.

The group had a great time playing games 

and then ice skating till their feet hurt, 

pictures, 

dinner, 

dancing, 

and a movie. 

They started at 10am and ended at midnight. 

I say it every time 

but it's such a great thing 

to hear teenagers laughing and having fun!

What fantastic kids!!

=D

The kindest people...

I'm tremendously blessed to know so many people 

who are kind and loving, 

helpful and thoughtful, 

people who go out of their way on a daily basis to bless others. 

Kind friends who share their yummy baking skills, 

friends who'll play pickleball, 

friends who leave their very busy lives 

to go walking, 

friends who love and care about our twigs,

(Stake Girls Camp) 

(Girls State) 

(Mission Homecoming) 

(Mission meetings) 

  

and send us fun pictures! 

(Fort Knox)

We love and appreciate you, kind friends!

<3

Bison, a bunny, baptisms, a beauty, a beast, 7 brides, and an April blizzard...boy oh boy!

Because our girlie's school schedule is half High School classes 

and half College classes 

and their spring break weeks are in separate months, 

spring break didn't really happen for her. 

With a lot of planning and a little creativity, 

we got lucky and were able to party it up 

during her High School spring break 

between her college classes. 

I found the following evidence of the partying on her phone tonight. 

There was hiking on Antelope Island with friends...

and Bison.

There was an afternoon with Ashley at the movies

watching Beauty and the Beast

and playing with Waffles the bunny. 

There were several afternoons of doing odd jobs 

like raking all the leaves out of the garden,

stacking wood,

and having the family sort through their shoes

to make money for efy this summer. 

To top the week off we all went to Salt Lake 

for a live production of one of our family's favorite movies,

then baptisms at the Salt Lake Temple 

for our family members who've gone on before,

and yummy treats at Kneaders

just as a crazy April blizzard was beginning.

I'm thinking she did a pretty good job 

at improvising her spring break week!

<3

The night before the winter dance...

The night before their High School Winter Dance, 

these fun people got together 

(minus one of their group members) 

and made their dance boutonnieres

and corsages.

For all but our girlie, 

this was their first time making a corsage or boutonniere.

You're right if you're thinking two of these people aren't in High School. 

Zac asked one of his favorite people 

and High School Administrators, Deb, 

if she could use 2 more chaperones for the dance. 

She said she was delighted to have them attend. 

(Don't you just love the little pine cones!!

We found them on trees at a nearby park 

right after the skies dumped a hale storm on us. 

Our fingers were so numb from the cold and wet that 

we didn't even feel the needles poking us after a while. 

...hahaha...)

Zac and Deb have a tradition of swing dancing together 

so it was a sweet opportunity for them to have another dance. 

We love Deb! 

It was fun for Zac and Ashley to attend a formal dance together too! 

=D

More dance pictures to come...