Payson Temple

Enjoyed the temple open house for the beautiful new Payson Temple.  Happy for my sister to have a temple so close and happy she watched two of my boys while we went!  

Willy Wonka

 This was Kelsie's first production at the Junior High.  She was cast as a "candy kid" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  It was fun part and she enjoyed performing with a couple really good friends that she did theatre with at Thunder Ridge (Sydney and Lindsey). 

It was very well done and a darling show.  She loved being a part of Willy Wonka.  Can't wait to see what next year brings!

Fall Trip to St. George

Just found these pics I uploaded and never posted.  This was from an amazing, quick trip to St. George in November.  I'm hoping to start finding time and energy to blog again.  I'm really hoping :) 

We arrived while the Barker kids were all at school so we could surprise cute Brianna!  Kelsie was SO excited and the look on Bri's face made it all worth it!  They were so happy to be together!

 

We saw Uncle Drew's play at his new play house.  It was hilarious, as always!  Kelsie especially loves going to his shows.  She shares his love for theatre.  Afterwards we got to stay at Drew and Julie's new house and have lots of fun time with cousins!

The next day we went to the Children's Museum with the Drew, Julie, and the Barker's.  The kids put on shows, dressed up, fixed cars, and had a great time with friends and cousins. 

These two cousins are too cute!  They adore each other and have so much fun.  This picture was about the cutest thing I'd ever seen.  Matson can't wait to see Sterling again!

Went on a few hikes around St. George and enjoyed the gorgeous weather in November.  A fun, quick family trip!

 

Student Council

Kelsie ran for Student Council and was elected!  She is excited to be an 8th grade officer on Student Council next year!  Here is her campaign poster.  John and Kelsie had a great time working on this together.  So proud of this girl!  She has an amazing ability to achieve whatever she sets her mind to do.  And she isn't afraid to put herself out there in order to achieve it.  It will be a fun year!

Hair Cut

 Got the little guy's hair cut and he looks so grown up! 

Love that I can see those baby blue eyes though.  His hair was pretty shaggy :)

 Tried to get a picture with all the kids, but Tanner laughed and crawled out of every picture!

Storytelling Competition

Emily competed in the School Story Telling Festival.  She was awarded 3rd place and was delighted with this awesome trophy!  (She's wanted a trophy for a long time).  She told the story, "Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse", which is one of her favorite picture books.  Its quite long but she memorized the whole thing, added her own actions, and had this adorable cowgirl accent when she told her story.  Such a fun moment to see her shine!  It was so adorable!  And she didn't get nervous performing in front of the whole school, by herself.  It amazes me!

 

It was quite a feat to even make it to the school storytelling festival.  First, she won her class contest.  Next, she won the 4th grade storytelling competition so they let her advance to the school one.  When we arrived at the competition we realized that two of the finalists were neighbor friends from our street!  What are the chances of that in a school of 1200 kids.  I guess all the time they spend putting on shows for fun is paying off :) 

Carter Turns 7!

 Carter turned 7 on February 4th! 

We celebrated with a mad scientist themed birthday party.  He LOVES science and was so excited for an afternoon of experiments.  He was fully in character throughout the party, and he is quite a character! 

 Here is the birthday crew.  We made slime, did several fun science experiments, and made erupting volcanoes.  The kids got safety goggles to wear which they thought was awesome and Carter wore them in every picture. :)

Their favorite was the exploding diet coke.  They were all screaming and thought it was the greatest thing ever!  :) 

 That's my crazy, mad scientist!  Carter keep us laughing and on our toes.  He loves basketball, soccer, science, and pokemon.  He loves to make people laugh and loves telling jokes.  He loves 1st grade and is teacher tells me that he is the best behaved boy in the entire class and is a great reader.  He is determined and driven which is a both good and bad when you are a 7 year old boy.  But, when he sets his mind to something he sticks to it!  He loves drawing, doing projects, and helping his dad build things.  He makes leprechaun traps year round and is entertained for hours with a cardboard box and a roll of tape!  I know he will accomplish great things!  We love you, Carter John.