The other day, Brittany was given a photography assignment in school and she came home very excited. She loves taking pictures and was excited to see what she could do. Some of the pictures she took came out wonderfully well and we were all very impressed. Check them out: I think she loves outdoor photography […]
Today, Sarah played her flute in church to accompany the choir. It was very pretty. Sarah has a natural talent for the flute and wonders why we bug her so much to practice! 🙂 Great job Sarah! We look forward to hearing you play even more!
Tonight Angela and I went to a reception of some friends that we have known for a long time. We usually only see them anymore at the wedding receptions of their kids. 🙂 It was at a mansion near where I work. It was a beautiful setup and the food was amazing as well. What
Today I took off work and we went as a family to the Brookfield Zoo. Ben got a season pass for the zoo for his birthday and it included the whole family! Ben and Zach love the animals. The girls enjoy it too, but we think that they (especially Sarah and Brittany) are kind of
Sarah got home from Disney today and she had a great time! As we said earlier, she marched on Sunday. On monday, they had some clinics where they played music with a professional Disney conductor who gave them tips and critique. They then spent the rest of the day split between Animal Kingdom and Epcot.
Spring Break for the kids started today, and instead of being NUTS and driving down to Orlando to watch Sarah and then immediately turning around and driving back, we decided to stay at home and relax… Well, at least Angela and the kids did. I worked most of the days to save vacation days for
Today, Sarah marched in the parade at Disney World! She said they had an absolute blast! They were getting a little nervous that they might not make it because on the way down on the bus, they got caught up in a HUGE traffic jam where a semi truck carrying 44,000 pounds of bacon jackknifed
Today Sarah and the Metea Valley Marching Band boarded buses for Orlando! They are going to march in the Magic Kingdom Main Street Parade on Sunday afternoon and they are all SO excited! They have been looking forward to this for months! I’m sure they’ll keep themselves busy during the 36 hour drive! 🙂 After
Congratulations Brittany and Sarah! Today we found out that both Brittany and Sarah made it into higher audition groups in high school next year! They are so excited! Sarah was the most worried she wouldn’t make it but was extremely relieved when the results of the auditions came back! We are very impressed with the
Tonight the Young Women in our Ward had a fashion show, where they modeled modest clothing and formal ware. They had the gym decorated up like a runway with lights and balloons and had personal bios of the girls and their dresses. Sarah participated in the show and Brittany brought her friend and enjoyed the
Well, it’s that time of year again and Zachary will be playing spring soccer. Angela signed me up to be the head-coach this season which stunned me when I got the notices! 🙂 Anyway, tonight, we had a meeting for all soccer coaches where they talked about the rules of the league. We then picked
Tonight the Primary had a talent show at the church and both Kirstyn and Zachary participated in it. There were a lot of very cute and talented acts. Kirstyn played a song on her clarinet: and Zachary showed his reading talent as a display for “non-performing talents” on a tables they had set up: They
