Because It's Spring!

Spring means so many different things...in our family it means recitals!!!!  

Cambree and Shayla's piano recital...

Shayla's piano competition, where she receives an honorable mention!

Cambree's violin recital....

Shayla's school choir and band concerts.....

Dance Recials (on the same night as band concerts) ....Shayla gets to do dress rehearsal but not the performance.

We have a bunch of talented young ladies in our home.  Tianne wants to keep up with her sisters and be just as busy so.....

She takes up baseball with her best friends

And starts piano too.

Whew!!! I'm tired!!!

Our Junior High Student

Shayla has no desire to grow up, and starting Junior High was like a death sentence to her.  She loved elementary school and had no desire to move to a different school, with more students and teachers.  She just wanted to stay young and continue to learn in an environment that was  familiar to her.  She comes home from school and tries to convince us that she hates school, but then crazy things begin to happen!

She studies in crazy ways......

She decides to participate in the Reflections Program and wins for her school and gets to move on to Regionals.

Then we get a call saying we need to come to the school because she is being honored as Citizen of the Month.  And then she gets honored another month or so later as the Junior High Student of the Day!  Wether she likes Junior High or not, it sure seems to like her!   We are so proud of who she is and who she is becoming.  It's humbling to see your child succeed even at times when you're not looking!!

A Little Bit of Heaven on Earth

What happens when you find out that everyone is out of school on the same day and Dad doesn't have to work?  You head for the hills!!  The beautiful, breath-taking hills of Zion National Park.  We discovered February is the perfect time to go into the park.  The weather was perfect, there were no crowds, and you can drive directly to where you want to hike.  I've learned that we are a happy family when we are out in the beautiful world.

Of course part of the perfection of this weekend is having the perfect guides!  Nothing like having Grandma and Papa to help us enjoy the weekend.

Part of having Grandma and Papa in Southern Utah is having baby-sitters for the two girls who don't want to hike again the next day.  So off Shayla, Mom and Dad go to enjoy another beautiful hike in Kolob. Too bad Cambree and Tianne missed out on the gorgeous views and fun times we had that day!  We missed them, but yet somehow the hike seemed just a tad easier.

Choose The Right Way! And Be Happy!

Our Beautiful Cambree chose to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Valentine's Day!  What an exciting perfect day!  I can't think of a better way to celebrate a day dedicated to love.  We are so proud of Cambree and the choices she has made in her life.  She sure is turning into a beautiful little lady!

We had a great day celebrating with family and friends.  Cambree even played the violin while Shayla accompanied her on the piano.  What a brave girl!  Thanks everyone for coming and helping to celebrate this day with us.

Cambree's 8!

Cambree had the best birthday, ever!  Really! If you have to go to school on you're birthday you might as well have it be a field trip day.  So Cambree was lucky enough to have a field trip, and have her mom come as a chaperone, to the Museum of Natural History.

 

 After school was the normal run around, homework time.  However having crepes for dinner instead of birthday cake - way better than normal!

Finally she got to open presents!

Being 8 means GUM!!!

The weekend after her birthday, it was party time! 

Nothing better than going ice skating with your friends.

 
 

Of course a Frozen cake is the perfect cake for an ice skating party!

Happy Birthday, Cambree! We are so happy you joined our family!  We wouldn't love life as much as we do without you!  Love you!