Bonding with Dad and Mom

For the Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet, they had the scouts make cakes with their dads for dessert. Daniel and Richard made an awesome campfire cake. I was proud of how great it turned out. They worked hard on it and it showed! 

Daniel warming up over the flames

I was one of the back stage mom's at Sam, Josh and Tim's amazing Millennial Choir concert, To Be American, narrated by Glenn Beck.  The music was incredible!  The narration was wonderful too and the American historical artifacts that he brought (George Washington's compass, a Civil War drum, etc.) were awesome!

I fell in love with about a hundred boys, high school tenors and basses, all darling and talented.

But I especially loved these three guys!

It was a wonderful year of driving (1 1/2 hours each way) once a week to practices with Sam, Josh, Tim and Victor.  I learned a lot about dub-step, every other genre of music and all sorts of silliness.  Surprisingly my eardrums are still intact, and Sam didn't fall out of any open doors on the freeway.  

Sara is excited to join the choir next year.  I can hardly wait for their recording of To Be American to be available for purchase.  I am dying to hear it!

March Stuff

Josh learned how to sew.  He had an extra credit project for chemistry.  It was to use a pattern to make a stuffed animal mole that showed what a MOLE is in chemistry.  Of course it was late at night when he asked for a sewing lesson, but he learned very quickly and was pretty good at it.

 His little mole friend turned out well.  He event gave him a little character with glasses and a bow tie.

The kids had Wacky Wednesday as part of their Dr Seuss Spirit Week.  They did crazy hair and some did crazy clothes.

Drew was too grown up this year to do it.  Party Pooper!

Pretty Sara

Baby Freddy came to visit us.  He is so precious and has changed a ton since this picture was taken.

Peter is hilarious.  We love having him over to play!

We had the missionaries over for Daniel's birthday dinner, Hawaiian Haystacks.  Tim picked some nasturtium flowers, which are edible and taste like a peppery tomato, with dinner.  It was very pretty!

Elder Fackrell and Elder Parsons, a bit goofy, but great missionaries!

Daniel had the family favorite, mint chocolate chip chocolate ice cream cake.

I can't believe this delightful and snuggley kid is 10 years old!