04/26/15 Aj's graduation ceremony at BYU

4/26/2015

Aj receiving his diploma from BYU

AJ at graduation from BYU

The long awaited congratulatory kiss!

Awe, come on...Dad!

Proud mama and papa with Graduate

Grandma Suzanne and Grandpa Ray with AJ

Momma's boy! (last time we graduated together
he was in my belly for my graduation!)

Dad's giving some advice. 

Holly and Riley girls at the end of year party at
Washington Elementary School

Are you loving being in the big city again? How's your new comp and area? Looks like you aren't too far from your old area and the mission home. Tried to google your address but it didn't come up to you'll have to take some pix of your place for me!

This week has been super busy.  Monday night there was a neighborhood block party.  The Clark's are so social and start up all this fun stuff.  They hosted.  Most everyone came -- good turn out.  We had burgers and dogs and lots of sides.  The ladies chatted while the men and children played basketball for a LONG time.  I think they enjoyed it.

Tuesday was a long court and the girls do piano and soccer and volleyball while I'm gone and dad usually works.  So the house is empty and everyone is off doing their thing.

Adelin DelToro, Katie, Gwen Scott & friend
on YW hike.

Wednesday we had a camp meeting with the YW and made our banners. Decided on shirts to order.  Made caramel popcorn.  Talked to Chantel a little.  She's kinda serious about Darin Taylor and I think he is back too but his parents are not keen on it and are cutting back all their time together.  So she's bummed.  I think they are sending him to Canada for the summer and then to Snow College so I told her she probably needed to let that one go!

Thursday we got the kids off to school and then me and dad road tripped up to Riverton.  AJ met us at grandpa's and we went to Sweet Tomatoes (a buffet up there) and visited.  It was nice.  I think AJ enjoyed his alone time.   It's been a long time since he got his mommy and daddy to himself!  It was fun for us too!  Friday morning at 8 a.m. we had to be in Provo for graduation.  We listed to Sheri Dew give a really good talk and then waited for  over an hour for AJ to cross and get his diploma holder.  Lucky for us he is about 18" taller than everyone else so I didn't miss the picture!  We walked to the BYU bookstore and then went to Sizzler for an earlylunch with Ray and Suzanne and us.  It really was fun to celebrate AJ!

Several of the people were mother daughter graduating at the same time.  Told AJ it would be cool if we could get our masters at the same time as him.  He said "Do it!".  Ahhh....no.  Dad can if he wants but I don't think I want to go back to school.  We do have 3 years to do it though and a lot of the programs only take 2...so there is still time to decide!  

Katie and Adelin

Friday night we had girl scouts at 4 and dad had to go right to work.  After girl scouts the girls and I mowed, edged, blew, cleaned up the yard.  And just in time too.  It was raining pretty hard right about the time we finished.

Katie and friends taking a break. 

Saturday morning Katie and I went at 7 a.m. for the YW hikes.  We did about 4.5 miles.  Then Katie and Holly had soccer. In the pouring rain.  With thunder and lightening (rain delay during Holly's game).  They were so soaked.  Like completely soaked.  We went to DI and Albertson's and then came home and finished cleaning the grout and ate late dinner with Dad (he was covering a game from 4-7 p.m.)  Then the girls watched a movie and me and dad watched Elementary.  (Ok I watched 15 minutes worth and then just enjoyed sleeping next to dad!).

So yes, super non stop busy week.  I think I'm more tired having 3 days off then after a usual week.  But it was a good week!  

Walked 5 miles this morning and getting ready to head to church and grandma's later.  

Probably better get to bed early again tonight so I won't be too tired to work next week.  Cause it's probably gonna be a busy week!!!

Can't wait to hear all about your week!!!  Make sure and give us lots of details about your new area!  XOXO mom

04/19/15 Tuacahn, Kite Festival & neighborhood party

Kids playing life size hungry hippos

4/19/2015

How was your Saturday meeting with the apostles? Did you get to shake hands? Were the talks amazing? Was it stake conference too or did they just come for your mission?   

How are things going there?

Things are good here.  This past week has been busy as usual. My visiting teacher came Wednesday (one of them was sick, so only one came. )  For young women's they played hungry hippos.  It was really cool and fun you should see if you can get your mission or Young men/women to do it.  I'll send some pictures.  We used skate boards, baskets and balloons.  The kids really seemed to enjoy it.

Katie playing hungry hippos

Thursday was our annual choir performance at Tuacahn.  Probably our last one.  We are doing a lot of last things as Holly wraps up her final year of elementary school.  It was good.  They had a ton of choirs.  They each did some combined songs at the beginning and end and each choir did a number.  It was exactly an hour.  It was  great.  In the past it sometimes seemed they really dragged those out but it was nice and compact and good!

Friday we had our usual date and then the girls and I ran some errands and did house work etc.  Riley's stayed and played until 8:30 p.m.  

Katie capturing the balloons in Hungry Hippos

Saturday I took the girls to the kite festival (another last time) and then Katie and Holly had soccer games. It was a rare week where dad didn't have to work so we took the girls out to Dickie's and then came back and played catch phrase and play nine.  It was fun.  Everybody behaved and got along and the evening went super fast.

Looked up and it was 10 p.m.  What?!  Haha.  

The kids in primary are getting ready to sing on mother's day so we are practicing all the fun mother songs.  

All choirs on stage at once, Tuacahn Theater

They are doing a neighborhood party Monday night so we'll probably go to that.  Our neighborhood has some really great people.  We are pretty lucky.  The Clark's are hosting.

Holly, clapping

Holly, enjoying performing

Holly, center with arms up

Brother Justin Wright has an operation schedule this week...removing his thyroid and tumors around his thyroid.  If they are non cancerous he will be down for 2-3 weeks.  If they are cancerous he will be many months in treatment.  So pray for there to be no cancer.  Apparently he has tumors in his brain also. Super scary.

Next week is going to be busy again -- we are planning to head up to BYU to see AJ march for graduation.  It will probably be a quick trip and just Dad and I will go.  

Andy and Shelly, enjoying the show!

Hope everything is going well and you have a great week!  Can't wait to hear from you.  Love you!!!! mom

04/12/15 Nick's wedding

Ann and Nick Squires outside St. George temple

4/12/15

Last week I got a rejection notice that you didn't get any of the pix I sent you.  So I tried again.  You should have gotten some pix today.

It's been a beautiful weather week here.  Sun is shining, it's warm but not too warm.  Very pleasant.  I love it!

I have been fighting a cold/cough all week so that kind of stinks.  Everybody else got the yuck in January.  I thought I'd survived the season!!!  ha.  I feel mostly better but the dang thing has hung on for way too long!

We had a camp meeting...the girls planned their menus and started working on cheers and songs and stuff.  The girls had soccer practice and games...Holly's team won, Katie's lost.  Katie's was close though and it was pretty entertaining.  Katie had a few good kicks in there.  

Saturday was Nick's wedding.  It was nice.  They had a pretty good size crowd in the temple.  Ann looked really beautiful.  Afterward Ben and Laura had a nice luncheon out in their backyard and then a reception after that.  It was all well planned out and the food of course was delicious. It was nice to see everybody.  I hope that things work out this time.  Ann seems like such a sweetie.

Tonight we are going to Gma and pas for BBQ ribs.  Everybody is supposed to bring sides.  Ben's birthday is coming this week so it is kind of our April birthday bash.

Ann and Nick Squires, wedding day

Today our ward is doing an Easter program.  Dad is supposed to read the narrator portion.  Holly is singing with the primary, I'll be playing piano with the primary, Katie and I are supposed to sing with the YM/YW and I'll supposed to give the closing prayer.  Busy!

So I guess that about sums up the week.  We have a busy couple months coming up with wedding showers, weddings, etc.  Zachary Ott and Kauri Melessa are getting married soon.  next week or two.  Also Amanda Turner and someone we don't know.  And of course Derrick Shelley.  It's like we have a wedding every week now!!!  

Can't wait to hear about your week!  Love you!!!!