It's Madi's big week

Well, the last week or so has been all about Madison. (Which is never a bad thing!) She had her second grade end of year program and her end of year dance recital. Her program was cute. The kids sang songs from America. ie. Buffalo Gals and Momma's little baby likes shortenin' bread. She was really rockin' out as they sang.
Her end of year dance recital is a major production. It is definitely worth it. The dances were awesome and the costumes adorable. Madison's class danced to "Fireflies" by Owl City. Madi says that one day she may decide to join one of the award winning competition teams.

Pictures (in order): Madison and her teacher Mrs. Milton (she is an awesome teacher).
Madi's school program.
Madi's school program.
The final pose for their performance. (pic taken at dress rehearsal)
Right before today's performance.
Dress rehearsal. (Madison is the one on the right that is in mid leap)
Recital. (back row, second from right)

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So, this is the scene that Mike came home to this morning. He drove home in white out conditions and then arrived home to see this. It is MAY!!!! (Nothing more needs to be said)

Enjoying Spring

Mike was off of work last weekend and we took advantage. We spent Saturday in Logan. We went to baby animal days at the Jensen Historical Farm, went to the Blue and White football scrimmage at Utah State, visited Gossner's to buy cheese, and went shopping at the sock and pajama outlets. The weather was beautiful, and the kids loved the baby animals. They were able to pet goats, pigs, horses, and sheep. They held ducklings, chicks, and rabbits, and then they rode the ponies. We also panned for gold and walked down to the pastures to see the buffalo herd.

My friend Britney, from New York, whom I haven't seen in a very long time was in town this weekend and we were able to visit with her and her mom on Sunday. We had a great time. Wish we could see them more. My mom's birthday was on Sunday and we had dinner and cake with her as well.
This week was also Madison's Greek festival. She decided that she wanted to be Aphrodite the goddess of Love. (She originally was going to be Athena, but decided for the goddess of love instead). Here are some pictures of her before she went to school.


We have one other piece of news to share. Chris, who is finishing up his doctorate, defended his work in front of the committee this week. They were very impressed with his work and experiments. Now, he needs to defend publicly and then he graduates. Congratulations Chris!

Sending our love to everyone!

Michelle

Easter

"I'm dreaming of a white Easter, just like the ones they have in Gnome. Where the eggs are frozen, and children listen to hear bunnies in the snow. Oh, I'm dreaming of a Utah Easter...." Yep, it was one of those kinds of Easter today. I'm sure the Easter Bunny had a blast hiding the eggs in all of the snow that we had. It snowed a good three inches of wet snow last night between about midnight and 5am. (Good thing we had an Easter Egg hunt with the Thuesons yesterday. Thus the pictures with the grass visible) Yuck! The bunny hid some neat eggs for the kids. They are made to look like grass, wood, and rocks. They blended really well with the white snow. However, Chris (who lives in San Diego---where it never snows) pointed out that the best camouflage would have been to use plain eggs and forget the dye.

Despite it all, the kids had a blast looking for eggs and had a good Easter. They had baskets full of goodies and had plenty of candy for breakfast. (That would be the breakfast of champions!) Then, we headed to my parents for lunch. We had a good time and were able to visit with them and then talk with Chris and Alicia on the phone (During an earthquake). We also were able to visit with Mike's parents on the phone (however, we are no longer speaking with them because we feel it is unfair that they are spending Easter on the beach. The BUMS!!!) j/k

Well, I am headed to bed. Only one more day of spring break for me. (Not sure that a Friday and a Monday off really count as spring break, but I'll take what I can get.) The kids are off the rest of the week so they can spend it pestering Mike. :)

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Sending everyone, that is away from us this Easter, hugs and kisses!!

Michelle

Science fair and basketball

So, lately we have been busy with science fair at our house. I have the science fair at my school, which involves me keeping track of 50+ kids progress on their projects. Damon has also been working on science fair for his school.
Damon and Austin did their project on how well Alka- Seltzer dissolves in different liquids. They did the whole thing themselves and did an excellent job. Their projects were judged on Tuesday and the boys took Honorable Mention. We are very excited and proud of both the boys.



Alka-seltzer in Maple syrup after 1 hour

We have also been gone to basketball games and practice. I included some pictures of that as well. Both of the kids are doing great in basketball. Damon is awesome at defense and has been able to polish some of his offensive skills. Madison has made leaps and bounds and will actually fight for the ball. And, mom is always the crazy one yelling herself hoarse at the games. :)

Winter fun

It's that time of year! Time for all of the winter sports. We started this year off with a little sledding. Unfortunately, my camera ran out of batteries before I could get pictures. Here are the couple that I did get.

Yes, those are helmets. Since Damon had already knocked himself silly at school, we weren't taking any chances. Good thing we already had ski/snowboard helmets. We did have a great time and would like to go again soon. We just need some fresh snow.

The kids also started Jr. Jazz basketball this week. Madison has been excited to play since she was about 4 years old. Damon took a year or two off but decided to play again this year. They both are doing very well. Damon had a basket and a really good steal in his game yesterday. Madison did a great job on defense. She did get hit in the face with the ball, but now she knows that she has to pay attention when her team has the ball. However, she did suck it up and head back out to play. She is one tough princess.

We were able to go to the Jazz basketball game as a family the other night. The kids each got a ticket for playing and so we all went to the game. We had a great time.

Things are good here. The inversion has set in so Salt Lake is covered in yuck and smog. It makes me thankful to be outside of town. I am currently enjoying the beautiful sunshine, something that I haven't seen in town for a couple of weeks. We have finally had some warm days. I think we almost hit 40 the other day. (Hey, we take what we can get)




Madison ready for a pass.
Damon practicing his dribbling at half time.

Madison heading back down the court to play defense.
Damon just passed the ball off to his player and she heads to the basket.