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Thursday, September 15, 2016

2nd Grade Davey

Found this in a pile of papers. Thought it would be fun to share.

Davey Father's Day 2016

Davey made this for Rob for Father's Day 2016

Annie Father's Day 2015

Annie filled out this questionnaire about Rob on Father's Day 2015

Found On Floor Of Mud Room

Poem Author unknown but one of my children

I'm from a town I love
It's a small place to live.
It's covered with home and parks
and has a sweet spirit.
Maplewood Drive and a redbrick home
is where my favorite memories
are made.
From water fights and sleepovers
it is where the bests time are created
Bountiful Utah
What a great place to be.
Boy do I love my home.
Bountiful is for me.


Disclaimer from the mother...Never a fan of sleepovers, we don't do those too much. I like my kiddos home and snuggled up in their own little beds. Yet they made the poem?!?

Young Women Night of Excellence January 2016

The YW leaders in our ward asked us to record a quick description of what makes our daughters a star, This is what I said about Abby:
"Wise and level-headed, Abby's friendly disposition allows her light to shine widely and brightly wherever she goes. Always doing something for others, she stays organized all on her own but knows when she should stray from her to-do list to provide a listening ear or a hug to someone that needs a little extra love. Her commitment to the Savior is based on personal experience in relying on Him through the good and the bad and her testimony and her spirit blesses our family immensely." January 2016

Monday, September 12, 2016

Summer 2016 Ten Notables (no particular order)

10. All five kids lived under the same roof for the entire summer. Woot woot! Well, almost, if you count Abby who spent a busy summer coming and going. But techinically, she still lived here. In fact, let me tell you about Abby. She has this amazing skill at leading and serving and she is the Administrative President for the Utah State Studentbody Officer Association. She spent time in Portland, Park City, and USU honing her craft and networking with other officers around the state and the country and has some great ideas for training and mentoring other officers around the state and at BHS this year.
9.  Spent 8 days in Lake Powell with the extended Howe family. The Scott Howes and the Adams family generously offered their houseboat and we loved every minute of the trip! Boating, hiking, eating yummy food, wave running, swimming, obstacle courses, skiing, surfing, tubing, wake boarding, kayaking, soaking up the rays, the list goes on and on!
8. Visits from Hansen cousins were spread throughout the summer which meant there was always something fun to look forward to! Fourth of July had to top the list with a fun BBQ at Nana and Papa's and then a great concert at the Holladay City Park featuring Peter Brienholt! We all let loose, loved the spectacular fireworks and a new tradition was born! Taking cousins to Kangaroo Zoo after a long hiatus was another fun time and of course just playing and catching up.
7. Elder Naegle's long awaited return was a great way to get the summer going! The airport was crazy and we just couldn't believe he was finally home. Same old Andrew that we knew and loved but even more grown up and kind-hearted, polite and wise. Andrew's mission report on his mission in Ecuador was one of the very best I've ever heard and we were so proud of his heartfelt humility and testimony. His sister Natali was married a few days after his return so June was an exciting time and we enjoyed being part of the festivities!
6. Trips to Bear Lake. What is summer without a trip or two to Bear Lake? This summer we spent some time at the Naegle cabin and then wrapped up summer with a weekend at the Howe cabin over Labor Day weekend. We do tend to jinx the weather a bit the last DECADE or so. But we still enjoyed our time and we were grateful that Lizzie's drill practice and Emily's homework load both allowed all of us to make it up over Labor Day.
5.My church calling with the stake is Young Women's Sport Specialist. They planned a color run for the YW and YM in the stake to kick off summer. Lizzie ended up having a drill parent meeting so after we got things set up, I cruised and missed the actual event. But apparently, it was a huge success and I've got it on repeat for next summer!
4. Speaking of drill, Lizzie survived her first summer as a Mandonelle, Bountiful High School's drill team. She has worked hard at dance and made the team as a freshman. The drill team is more intense than any other team at the high school. They practiced everyday but saturday and sunday in June and August. 7 am -10am complete with major conditioning. The Utah High School Athletic rules state that teams must take two two week breaks a year. Mandonelle's take theirs consecutively in July so Lizzie packed youth conference, Lake Powell, EFY and a summit hike on Mt Timp with Emily and Andrew into her July break. You go girl!
3. And speaking of hard work, Annie swam her guts out this summer at the rec center. She doesn't always love it but she just kept doing laps all summer long. I was so proud of her and her willingness to be teachable and work hard. Her favorite place to swim is the Naegle pool but she headed to swimming lessons like a champ and improved so much. She also played tennis with Patti for much of the summer over at North Canyon Tennis Club. We need to head up to the courts at Rocket Park before winter sets in. I'm gonna start calling her Power Annie.
2. Emi lived with us from April until August and we loved having her around! worked at OrangeTheory, a boutique exercise studio, and loved her job. She did sales and customer service and got to do their amazing workouts just about everyday. She'd sleep in her work clothes on the mornings she had to open the studio at 4 AM. "Never take a job that requires your shift to start at 4AM unless you are allowed to wear leggings to work". She also read and wrote a lot in preparation for her Huntsman Scholar Semester. And spent time with Andrew. Lots of time with Andrew and with all of us.
1. Davey played some fun baseball with Rocky Mountain, and Mueller Park but started Little League football this year. So August meant football practice and lots of it! We also hit Park City with the Peterson Family in June and Alpine Slides on the 24 of July. Davey says we've got to go back before it snows. He was more tentative that he wished he had been on his ride down and says he needs to do it again full-throttle. Melissa had her baby, Carolina Grace in July, and we finally got to meet her in August! Rob and I had a great date night at the Old Dominion concert in Ogden. We've got to do that kinda of thing more often!

Super-Sonic Hearing

Found this draft in my notes from 2010. Now it is 2016. Judging from the title, it was about Anna and her amazing hearing ability. I've always called her eagle ears until recently when Rob kindly pointed out to me that eagles are known for their keen eyesight, not hearing...yeah, I think he is right. So maybe I need to starting saying bat ears. Just doesn't have the same ring. But regardless, just know that Annie can and will hear just about anything that is said from extremely long distances. Like back basement to front yard...well, that might be pushing it but you get the idea. 

Top Ten of First Half of 2013-2014 School Year (standard disclaimer...in no particular order)

10.  Went from four shifts of heading out the door for school to only three shifts! Wahoo! Davey joined the ranks of the elementary school crowd...no more preschool at this house! Although we do have high school, junior high and elementary covered...next year we will add college to the list!

9.  After watching Emi's reach her personal goal with tennis each year...oh wait, we need a quick recap of goals: 1. Freshman goal: hmmmmm....I want to play tennis in high school even though I haven't really played ever except for a few summer rec classes in elementary school...Goal #1 attained when she spent nearly every morning in June and July hitting balls at the tennis court at good ole Cheese Park or Rocket Park and felt comfortable enough to at least tryout (imagine my panic when I realized tryouts were a month sooner than we anticipated and in the middle of a major rappelling girls camp in Zions that we had been training for all year...we made both work)! 2.Sophomore goal: just make the team...Goal #2 attained when she literally squeaked by and snatched the very last spot on the roster (being a lefty, teachable and cheerful has it perks)! 3. Junior goal: after a fun sophomore season, watching the better girls competing at Regions left her wanting more, so she said "You will see me at Regions next year!"...Goal #3 attained by not only playing second singles on the JV team but winning 1st place at Regions last year on a team that took the state title (check out her ring...it is pretty cute)! Which leads us to the final goal...4. Senior goal: make the varsity team....whoa, that is a tough on a very deep team but the girl has heart and said she was going for it and Rob and I crossed our fingers...the season started with a lot of ups and downs...a few opportunities were sent her way and she stepped up and took complete advantage of the opportunities before we knew it she was playing Varsity 1st Doubles with her darling friend SJ!! They had a fantastic season...won some heart-pounding, I thought I was going to throw up matches, loss some heart-breaking, played their guts out/ matches, took the Region titled and marched their way through the State Title bracket, finally playing the favorites, a team that was not only undefeated but had never lost a set to anyone (and if you know tennis you know that was a biggie), a team that eventually took the State Title and a team that Ems and SJ took to a tie-breaker! Even though they lost in the final minutes of the very long match, it was awesome!! Goal #4 attained!!!

8. And on to volleyball! How is it that my two oldest both play sports that in the school run the same season?!? Luckily, their matches run on different days so we get to watch it all! Abby decided the summer before she started junior high to leave her dancing days behind and give volleyball a try! She worked hard in the summer of 2011 and ways excited to tryout for the junior high team. Go Eagles! She gave it her all and made it through the intial cuts but was one of the last girls to get cut her seventh grade year...instead of feeling sorry for herself, she approached the coach and asked if there was anyway she could work as a manager, and if the coach ever needed someone to help run drills with the team Abby was up to the task. The team already had managers but the coach decided to give her a shot and Abby worked her guts out doing everything and anything she could think of to make herself valuable to the coach. She learned and grew and when she signed up for a club team, after the school season was over, she was a much improved player! She kept at it and when junior high tryouts rolled around in eighth grade Abby had made the cut!! The first game of the 2012 season was an away game. JV always plays after the varsity match so Abby told me that being a new eighth grader she'd just be playing JV and I did not need to get there until later. I showed up just as the game was winding down and who was right there in the middle of things playing varsity but my cutie Abby! She started that game and has started every game since! We had a great time watching the BJH eagles play all through 8th and 9th grade! It was amazing to watch her through herself on the ground to save a point or get her team psyched up with her positive attitude and enthusiam for the game. It wasn't a surprise to me when she was chosen as a captain in 9th grade...but little did I know the biggest surprise was on its way! At the end of season volleyball dinner the coaches give awards. Every team member gets one and when Abby received one acknowledging her willingness to sacrifice her body for the team I thought that sounded like the perfect award. After those awards the coach announced that they were giving two more very special awards. The first was the Sportmanship Award. I have to admit I suddenly thought, Abby has that in the bag. Watching the way she conducts herself with her team and the way she always supports her team mates has been a pleasure. Parents had commented often to me that...AND NOW IT IS 9/12/2016 AND I AM PUBLISHING THIS UNFINISHED POST ANYWAYS. I AM SORRY TO LIZZIE AND ANNIE AND DAVEY WHO I HADN'T GOTTEN TO THEIR PORTION OF THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR.