Fun Run

Last Saturday we signed the kids up for the school fundraiser, Running with the Lions. We knew I would be at the crazy mom retreat and Troy would have just gotten back in town (working hard in Singapore). We are always looking for things for the kids to do on Saturday (weekends get a little long around here still, Ukraine kids just want us to entertain them all day still). So we signed them up, poor Troy had to wake up early after a 18 hour flight, but he survived and I didn't get him a ticket so I'm sure he was grateful that he didn't have to run with them. Ethan and Ana were in the 1k race and Ethan came in 2nd place! Good Job buddy. Here they are getting ready to go.

Now for the 5k. Here are the grumpy teenage boys who like to run and wanted to, but didn't want to get up early. And a happy Morgan, even though it was bitter cold Saturday morning.

Don't know the m&m kid.

Tanya's having fun, she does like to run. She was the second girl to cross the line.

The younger boys finishing with Ethan T's dad. Can you tell we are not a family of runners? Half my kids are in their school shoes and plaid shorts. At least the older three wore jackets. Tanya can't say platypus and the kids like the cartoon Finius and Ferb and the platypus on there, so they everytime it comes on Tanya practices saying platypus. So when I saw these platypus t-shirts on clearance, I got them and the kids were then called were team platapus! Very exciting.

Morgan came in toward the end I'm told, but cheering herself along and singing, you would have thought she came in first place!

The crazy mom retreat... should be the amazing mom retreat

The Retreat... dun, dun, dada. I lost my pictures off my phone, so sad, so I took pictures from other amazing moms at the retreat. We really had a great time just relaxing and hanging around chating about foster care and adoption issues. The spa was fantastic and I walked away feeling like I could handle my challenges with Tanya. But with Troy being gone the previous couple weeks I sort of crashed and ended up with a yucky cold that has lasted all week. I'm always so amazed and impressed with the incredible families out there who are adopting/fostering. It is so much more difficult than I ever imagined. I just was not prepared for the attachment stuff. Some times I still wonder how a child can live with their bio parents and grandparents and be neglected enough that they have no understanding of a parent/child relationship.

So, we went to the spa, played games, visited, chatted about our children, ate and ate and ate, swam in the mineral hot springs, slept in and enjoyed the peace and quiet. It was nice to share things with each other and talk about other things that might help in our relationships with our children.

ward activity

We had our ward ice cream social last Saturday and the Primary did a really cute trek retelling primary stories that the kids learned about last year. It turned out to be a lot of fun.

Grant in Crazy for You

The musical was a great success! The kids did marvelous and everything came together for the Friday and Saturday.

Crazy For You

So EXCITING! It is finally here, LPA's production of CRAZY FOR YOU!!! They are performing at Davis High School this Friday and Saturday. Show starts at 7pm but preshow is at 6:30 and the matinee on Saturday is 1:30 w/show starting at 2pm. Come watch Grant tap dance on the roof as Wyatt! I've been so amazed and impressed with him this year, I was way to shy at his age to perform like this and he has learned so much this year! Amazing what Mr. Stokes can do with these 7-10th graders!! It will be awesome. I will also be there for all three shows so come find me and say hi!!

Also, every year there is a fundraiser in May for MS at Viewmont High school. My sister plays guitar and I am so sad this will be the first year I miss it since moving back home. She is awesome and fun to hear. It is this Friday night. Good Luck Kat!! If you want to hear her music you can look her up on itunes under kat tingey.

Pinewood Derby Tonight

Ok, this is our last cub scout (first year I know, so we have a couple more races ahead of us). So Ethan drew out the design of his car and our amazing neighbors, the Merrills, helped us cut it out. Isn't he so handsome and proud.

I was picking Grant up so I sent the camera with Victor and Troy and got a play by play of the entire race. Here is the track...

Opening exercises... Max conducting (he had an awesome BYU car).

Waiting for their names to be called to enter their cars in the race... exciting.

Ethans first race...

His car came in second place...

The next race he again came in second place and when he raced the other 2nd placers he came in third and was then out of the race. But his car did pretty good and he thought it was great he came in 2nd twice. Grants first year of pinewood derby his car came in first every race until the final race and he came in second and the tears spilled and he was terribly upset. So I think this was much better to be in the middle and stay in the middle than to be winning and get it pulled out from under you. Grants third year his car came in last almost every race, we obviously quit trying.

This is when I arrived and he smiled and showed off his car for me.

He got the award for most modern design... awesome!

My Poor Suburban

Yep, my poor car. Ethan and his buddy we throwing rocks onto the roof, who knows why boys throw rocks at or onto things. Well they missed and hit my back window (with a rock the size of a quarter) and it completely shattered. It was a pretty big mess, I'm glad I didn't have anything in the back of my suburban, it's been filled with props and dresses for the musical. I should go take another picture, because it was raining the window now has garbage bags taped across the back! As Wendy would say, good grief!

So should I start a pool of bets on what will be next. My mom says things always happen in threes. So far this year I've replaced the back bumper and will now replace the back window..... what will be next?