FHE - Roller Skating

For family home evening we went roller skating at Classic Skating. It was so much fun. The kids loved it, and they are getting pretty good at skating. Jared is pretty good to. I only fell a couple of times.

Gymnastics

After Christmas Paige decided she wanted to take Gymnastics instead of dance because she had already taken dance for 3 years and it was time for something new. She joined All Star Kidz gymnastics in Payson and absolutely loves it. Her teachers are great and she gets so much more exercise now. Also, she is a natural. (Thank goodness she takes after Jared's family, I don't have an athletic bone in my body). On her first day of class the teacher asked me how long Paige had been in gymnastics because she was so good, I laughed and told her this was her first time.

Last week we had her end of year performance/review. It was so much fun to go watch her, and she loved having all the attention. Gymnastics is a solo sport really, so when it was her turn all eyes where on her. If you know Paige, you know she just thrives on that. She loves to be the center of attention. She had so much fun and it was great to watch her. Good Job Paige. (My camera was not my friend that day - sorry for the bad pictures)

Her routine on the bars was so good. I just wish the picture wasn't so dark.

Her floor routine. They got to do whatever they wanted so she kept doing cart-wheels. So cute.

She was so excited to get a reward. She has it proudly displayed in her room.

Bad Luck

A couple of weekends ago, you know the weekend we had all the rain, my sister Mary and her daughter Trinity came up for a visit. They came on Thursday night and that's when it clouded up and started to rain. We spent all weekend inside, except for the little while when I took Mary out for ice cream and we rented movies.

My basement flooded while Mary was here and Lucas came down with Hand, Foot, & Mouth disease, which we thought was chicken pox. I felt really bad, it wasn't a great weekend. On the plus side, we did have some really great food and it was great to see my sister. I'm hoping we will have a lot more fun when she comes up again in July.
Notice the damage to the wall. Luckily we caught it early and we were able to get it all cleaned up and dried out. Plus we managed to get the smell out of the basement, which for a little while was completely unbearable. I recommend to anyone who has a minor flood to rent a dehumidifier. I can't believe what a huge difference it made along with the fan. Everything was completely dry within 36 hours.

MaKady, Mary, Trinity & Paige

Best Friends

My best friend Shannon came to visit me last weekend. We have been best friends since we were 15. We have been through everything together. She is like my other half, but she lives in New Mexico, so we talk on the phone almost daily and we get to see each other once a year.

This time she came by herself leaving her family at home. She took me out for my very first pedicure. And we cooked and hung out all weekend. She did most of the cooking and it was so yummy. Oh, and she also gave me a massage (she is a massage therapist). It was so much fun and I miss her already. I can't wait until next year. Maybe one of these days I will make the 9 hour trip to her house.

End of Year Award

On Saturday MaKady's Girl Scout troop had their end of year BBQ and award ceremony. We met at a park in Spanish Fork. We had really yummy hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, chips, fruit, and cookies. Then MaKady got her awards. She is the only Cadette in her troop so she helps out a lot with the younger girls. We are so proud of her and all that she has accomplished.

Memorial Day

We were privileged to go to Jared's home town for memorial day this year. They have a little program at the Levan Town Cemetery every year. This year was particularly special because they have a new Veterans Memorial Monument and they extended the cemetery. The program was awesome. Jared's uncle Russell Mangelson is the Levan town mayor, and he conducted the program. Also his Grandpa Golden, Uncle Mike Royce, and Uncle Russell are in the American Legion - Levan Post 24. They participated in the gun salute.

(It was really neat to see Jared's grandpa Golden participate in this. I have seen him do it a couple of times now, but the memory that stands out in my mind the most was 4 years ago when Jared's grandpa Meril Stephensen passed away. Grandpa Golden was also the one that handed Jared's grandma the folded flag in honor of his Grandpa Stephensen.)

After the flag raising and the gun salute there were a few speakers and then the dedication of the monument. How proud I am to be an American and to have the freedom that I have. I support our military, past and present. This memorial day was a good reminder of that and I loved having my family there to be a part of that.

Miranda, Alexis, Adam, Malorie, Lucas, Paige & MaKady

Playing in the dirt

Jared's Grandpa Meril is listed in the middle column near the bottom.

Some other things we did over the weekend included: planting flowers in the yard, having a bbq with some friends, church on Sunday, dinner with Jared's family, lunch at Grandma Mangelson's, and seeing the new Shrek movie. We really did have a great weekend.