Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Denali Award
Steve earned his Scouting Denali award, the highest award in Varsity Scouting, at the most recent court of honor. Just look at all those badges!
It was an honor to have Grandpa attend. He is developing a new training program for the Varsity scouts with the LDS church, so he knew what the Denali award was all about! I asked the bishop's wife what the next award or milestone is, since she's been through it all before. She said, "Mission!"
Temple Trip
Whitney and her close friends finally had a chance to finish the last two temples on their Utah temple tour. Manti and ironically, nearby Salt Lake. This was quite a feet now that college had started and the girls are all at different ones. With Jeremy leaving in a few days for the MTC, they fit it in and accomplished visiting all 16 temples (or temple sites if they are under construction.)
The BIG Surprise
We surprised Steve L. BIG time for his 16th Birthday. Mom and Dad left on their Friday night date as usual, but really we were picking up the cake and setting up the park. A bunch of his friends met at the park near our home and hid in the gully for him to arrive. We called with a story that he need to go babysit his cousin while his Uncle was at the emergency room with his other cousin. Whitney, who was home for the big event, offered to drive him. They didn't make it far, since they were ambushed on the way by all his friends.
After chasing him down, they all gave him a big group hug!
Cake and ice cream, games, thoughtful and funny presents at the park. When it got dark we transferred to our house. Since Steve L. and Bilbo Baggens share a birthday, they watched the first Lord of the Rings out on the deck. Lots of m&m's, homemade kettle corn and fun was had!
Congratulations Mr. President!
Daniel is attending private school 3 mornings a week and is really enjoying. He decided he wanted to try out for class officer. He had to have letters of recommendation and be interviewed by the school board. He was selected to be class president for the second semester. Hail to the Chief!
Labor Day Fun
For Labor Day we traveled to the gorgeous Heber Valley. We started the day with a refreshing, small town 5K. Mom and Dad ran while the kids cheered us on. Then it was on to a small town, BIG breakfast, complete with cowboy singing.
Then we all went to the annual Sheepdog Festival. It's so fascinating to see the skilled dogs lead the sheep through the course. We also saw a police dog presentation that was amazing and left us with a new appreciation for law enforcement and their K9 companions. The girls enjoyed seeing the sled dogs and the petting zoo!
BYU Football
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Liberty Girls/Yasa Retreat
This year we combined the Liberty Girls retreat and the Young Stateswoman retreat for double the fun. We learned all about Kaya's world, with a real tepee, Native American Dancers, basket making, corn husk dolls and many more delightful activities. The older girls put on an adult skills fair and Janey made the beautiful cake in the first picture. After it had been sampled, she recycled it into a zombie pack man cake for Daniel friend birthday party the next day.
Kayaking
We saw some kids kayaking at Bear Lake and it looked like so much fun that Grandma and Grandpa went out and bought 5 kayaks for next time. They brought them up and we took them for a test drive at a nearby lake. So much fun!Off to BYU!
Whitney got home on a Saturday night from Germany, and left for BYU that Monday morning. A little jet lagged I'm sure, but very excited. She got the opportunity to attend the Foundations of Leadership conference and then New Student Orientation where she made lots of new friends. She turned 18 that weekend, the day before classes started!
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