Rosie sings at the cabin



Rosie has been practicing this song for some time. She gets better and better at it all of the time. It is grandma and grandpa's new favorite song. Way to go Rosa! You're darling and we love you.

Megan Dances Up a Storm

Megan with Shauna Mendini, the Dean of the College of Performing Arts at SUU and also the choregrapher of the opening number that Megan performed in. Shauna told us afterwards how happy she was to have Megan...even if for a short while. Congrats to Megan for making the Dean's List last semester!

Megan's Dance Concert at SUU

It was so much fun to see Megan dance again! It has been about 2 years since I last saw her dance at BYU and she is, as always, a beautiful dancer. This piece was the opening number of the program and was so fun to watch as they moved around the percussion instruments. (Aaron would have loved this.) If you can't see her right away, she is the one with long dark hair that is mostly on stage right...or the one I focus in on all of the time. I will post all three segments which will give a good idea of the entire piece, which lasted 13 minutes! Wow, you've got to be in good shape Megs. Well done...dad and I loved it!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas...

The stake Christmas party is always a lot of fun.

Obviously everyone enjoys coming as much as I do since they usually have 95% or more of those invited attend. This year the Stake Young Men's Presidency had all of the bishop's dress up and sing Feliz Navidad...a real hit. The stake presidency and wives sang "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" with choreography by Sherri Rogers. I admit it was a bit "painful" especially when I looked out into the expressions on the faces of the audience....but it was a fun night being with so many great friends and people from our stake.

More Blessings of 2009

The Glow of Returned Missionaries...

I loved Mikey's report about his mission. He said that in his mission the definition for diligence was "doing in a time of weakness what we promised to do in a time of strength."

Becca was missed by everyone, especially all of the little kids. Her beauty and her vivacious personality endeared her to fellow missionaries and leaders. Unfortunately she may never know how many investigators she helped to influence since she saw them for only a few minutes at a time in the tours they gave in Nauvoo.

They were greeted by a large group of family. A few minutes later, Grandma and Johnny returned home from a visit to see Alyssa and Spencer for Isaac's birthday. They went to Disneyland and had a great time. Reunions are wonderful. And once those missionaries come home, it seems like they were never gone. Absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder.