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End of the Year

End of the Year

The kids finished school a week ago. This past year went by super fast. Curtis had a good first year at Greenspun.  He enjoyed playing trumpet in the band.  He has a small group of good friend.  Mostly he likes hanging out with Travis and Pierce. I asked him if he wanted more friends.  He said, “no, friends take too… Read more →

Half Marathon

Half Marathon

Mary asked me awhile back if I wanted to join her in the Ogden half marathon. I told her yes thinking it would help me stay motivated in running.  Sadly that didn’t really happen. I broke my toe, threw out my back, thought it was too hot at 9am, didn’t want to wake up at 5am to go running….the list… Read more →

JAWS

JAWS

I don’t even know how to start this post without feeling a little sad. Our fun and super loving P.E. Teacher, Mrs. Gronert retired.  I asked her how many signatures were needed on a petition to get her to stay.  She said she had prayed about it and this was the right time to do it.  I can’t argue with… Read more →

Random Happenings

Random Happenings

      The Gordon’s have season tickets to UNLV Basketball.  They couldn’t go one night so they gave us the tickets.  John took Micah with him to the game.  They won right at the end.  Micah even caught a free t-shirt.   For FHE we made Temples out of Rice Krispie Treats I gave Gianluca ONE marshmallow on the… Read more →

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

For Family Home Evening John organized a scavenger hunt.  We broke up into teams of two.  Curtis, Micah and I were on one team and John, Alessia and Gianluca were on the other team. We had a list of things we needed to do in an hour. Whoever completed the most on time won. The list included posting a team… Read more →

Two Front Teeth

Two Front Teeth

Micah has finally lost his two front teeth.  The first one he lost had been dangling by a thread for a few days. I wanted to pull it out so bad but he wouldn’t let me.  Finally he let me try wrapping it in floss to see if it would come out and it did. The second tooth didn’t stick… Read more →

Curtis is 12!

Curtis is 12!

Curtis is now 12 years old. I can scarcely believe it.  Since it was an even year it was just a family celebration. It was a super busy day for me so I made cinnamon rolls for him for breakfast.  While he was at school we decorated the house.  He enjoyed opening presents and having cake later in the evening…. Read more →

Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Over Spring Break we decided to go to Zion National Park.  It was still a little chilly but it made for very ideal hiking conditions. We hiked Angels Landing to the overlook.  We didn’t attempt to take the kids the last half mile. After lunch we hiked Emerald Pools. By the end of the day we had hiked at least… Read more →

Renfroes Visit

Renfroes Visit

My old roommate Becca and her family came to visit us on their way to California.  We were so excited to have them come stay with us.  The kids all play so well together. Which means all of us adults could focus on more important matters, talking to each other. There are always lots of laughs with Beck and Allen. … Read more →

Piano Lessons

Piano Lessons

Alessia and Micah received Piano Lessons for Christmas. Alessia’s teacher is Lori Watkins. She has been so wonderful to work with.  She is kind and patient.  She helps keep Alessia focus and motivated.  We were able to go to Alessia’s fisrt piano recital a few weeks ago.  She played three songs.  One she couldn’t even read the music to a… Read more →