Ana 13th birthday & Grant high jump

 Ana turned 13 while I was in Spain, so she has had multiple parties.  Troy and the kids had ice cream and gifts for her on her birthday.  Friday she had friends over to go to a movie, but they ended up wanting to just hang out and play all night.  Then Sunday we had cake and ice cream again.  Happy bday cute Ana.  Our newest teenager.  5 down one more to go...

 Grant ran his fast 100 meter yet, well done!  The next day he jumped the high jump and right before I arrived jumped 5'8".  Great start to the season.

February

The beginning of February and we finally got a small glimse of blue sky.  Below was Grant's second indoor track meet. 

 More of Tanya playing basket ball.  This was the night of the crazy ice storm and I slid down a street in Layton trying to get to the game, took me 15 minutes to slide from snow pile to snow pile to get out.  Crazy weather.  I don't have pictures, but Brett and Calvin came and stayed with us this weekend.  Took Morgan skiing with them on Saturday -- it had been two years since Morgan had skiied and it took her half the day to get comfortable again.  While I'm talking about skiing... Victor got his F's up enough to be able to ski with the jr. high school.  We are still having issues, but he has started trying with Troy and has joined the living again (I think because Troy told him he could get a job if he was going to quit school, seems to be working).

 This is YW basket ball.  I love being in with the beehives, they have brightened up my life.  Make me laugh all the time, I was so afraid of the calling and it's been a blessing.

 Grant ran the two mile last Friday.

 Cute beehives and Morgan again, love my girls.

 Battle of the Bands, go Grant!

april primary party

 I had my primary class over on the 14th of April.  They brought their scriptures to church for two months straight!  They wanted a chocolate fountain - the fondue did the trick & a nerf war... so a nerf war it was.  It was a lot of fun.

One of Grant's final track meets at WX.  The last few races he ran he shaved off a little time in the mile and 2 mile, but stayed the same time all season with his 800 meter.  His last meet he decided to try the high jump.  He had one of the kids show him how and he had practiced a couple times.  He took 4th in the meet with 3 other High schools clearing 5'2"s!  Pretty exciting.  He may have a new event next year...

last couple weeks of March

 March 16th we visited our dear friends and their new Ukraine children (didn't get a pic).  So happy to see them home and to see their sweet children.  They thought the youngest had a lot of health problems and all of his tests have come back negative and it looks like he is healthy! 
Afterward we had lunch with other friends that were out of school that day.  The charter school kids didn't have school that Friday, it was the end of the term.  The girls hiked all around the hill side and the boys played at the park.  It was nice to hang out with all of them.

 The next night Troy and I went with friends to dinner and the Jazz game.  Pres. Monson came to the Huntsman box to watch the game and we were able to meet him.  Very nice.  During a time out the bear stole our friends boot and passed it around to all the refs. then it got thrown across the basket ball court... she did finally get it back.

 Morgan needed to make something she has never made/cooked before for her CTE class.  She choose this super yummy cheese cake that we topped with raspberries and chocolate shavings.  Yummy.

 Grant was asked, last Tuesday, to the Herriman High Prom.  He had to unravel this ball of yarn for the message.  It was our friend Laura, whom we lived by on and off since her and Grants births in NYC.  Very exciting, it will be Grants first date since he turned 16.

 Super cute Morgsy got her braces on last wednesday!  2nd round and hopefully her smile will be so adorable she'll never have to wear them ever again!  She has super cute purple and green bands on.

 Grant's first track meet at home.  I was able to drop by after Morgan got her braces on and watch him run the 800 meter race. 

 Grant returned Laura's yarn to her by wrapping up a fish!  Yes, I'm sure all mothers are hoping that is how their daughters receive answers to dances.  We laminated a Sure, I'd love to go and put it on the bottom of the bowl.  Lucky fish, oh I mean, Laura!

 Ana and Ethan had a class on the weather and had to make their own forecasts for our lovely state of Utah!  Actually Ana remembered a lot of the terminology for the test when we studied, I wonder how much this helped her out...Way to go Ana Banana.

 Carpool friends gave Ethan two of his favorite treats for his birthday. MMMMM

Ethan loving some clothes he got from his cool cousin Austin!  Morgan and Ashley Kate made some super yummy oatmeal cookies Thursday night.  Love these cookie making girls.