Thanksgiving 2024 - Pickle Ball, Crafts, & Dinner and Talent Show at Wendy's

 

Thanksgiving 2024 - Thanksgiving Day: Grandma Mile, Yard Work, Dinner, a Walk, Filming, & Gaming

 

Thanksgiving 2024 - Driving to Auburn, Dinner, and Elf the Movie

 

"DARE" Granduate

 

"Elf the Musical"

 

November Happenings

Megan received an award for her excellence in reading.  She has really gained a love for reading these past few years and it is still going strong.  She reads every night and was even asked to read an extra book for her English teacher to let a committee know what kids her age thought about the book.

Allie had her Primary Program a couple Sundays ago.  My siblings were able to chime in and watch Allie and sent me a couple screen shots of her singing.  

She did a great job with her part.  She was originally given a shorter part, but the primary president asked that we add to it, and I worked with Allie to come up with the rest of her talk.  She added her testimony, and it was very sweet.  She also did so good with all of the songs.  She had no problem singing loud and really helped carry to rest of the kids.  

Allie has been working hard on cards and gifts for all of her family members for Christmas.  I came down into the office and found a table full of all the cards and the gifts that she had ready for each of her cousins and aunts and uncles.  She isn't done with them yet, but she wants to be done with the family that lives in California before we go there for Thanksgiving next week.  She is doing this all on her own and I have only helped with how to spell people's names.  She has such a big heart and is so nice to include everyone.

Tyler's Getting Asked to Two Dances

Tyler got asked to go to the Sadie's Hawkins Dance at Taylorsville High School.  Ella is a nice girl that he worked with almost every weekday over the summer at the Rec Center.  She also is a referee of soccer too.  

A week after he got asked to Taylorsville's dance, he got asked to Granger's Winter Formal.  Rebekah is a friend from our stake that he took to the Homecoming Dance last year.  

He came up with the sayings for how he wanted to answer each of the girls all by himself.  It was fun to see his creative side come out.  He is very excited to go to both of these dances.

Veteran's Day at the Tabernacle

Tyler had the opportunity to sing at the Tabernacle with the Madrigals and other choirs from Granite School District on Veteran's Day.  

The Army Band also played with the choirs, and they had a couple speakers and awards given.  It was a beautiful concert and a wonderful tribute to the veterans who have served our country.  The choir and the band both sounded so good.  It was fun to see Tyler singing with so many other kids and also seeing many kids from our ward.

Tony and I went early downtown and got some dinner at City Creek before going to the concert.  Josh had a cold, so we let the kids stay home for the night.  I am really glad that we were able to go to this great concert and hope to go again in the future. 

Touring Utah State University

We had the opportunity to go to Logan and tour Utah State University.  Julie said that she was going to come and take Hayden to tour USU, so I decided that sounded fun and signed up Tyler too.  Betsy also signed up Logan.

On Friday afternoon we took the three younger kids to Margie's for a sleepover and then Tony, Tyler and I drove up to Logan.  We checked into our hotel and then went over to Kevin's house.

We chatted with the Clark's before the Sutherland's got there.  Kevin and Betsy made up some spaghetti for the kids and then us adults went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse.  It was a good meal with good conversation.  After dinner we walked around Costco before going back to Kevin's house.  We stayed for a little while before going back to our hotel for the night.

The next morning, we checked out of our hotel and then met up at USU for some breakfast on campus.  We then had an orientation before going on a tour of the campus.  It is a nice school with lots to offer, but Tyler didn't seem to think that is where he wanted to go.

They also provided lunch, and we decided that we had seen enough.  Betsy got the boys their USU t-shirts and then we left to go see Kevin and Betsy's offices.  We then went and got some Aggie ice cream.  It was so fun hanging out with my siblings, their husbands, and our college bound boys.  It's crazy that we are already at this time of life.

Allie's Playing Indoor Soccer

Allie decided she wanted to do indoor soccer again.  Tony is coaching her team (which is really easy for indoor soccer because they don't have any practices).

She is having fun playing but is a little scared of the ball.  I am not sure she will want to play again, but I am glad that she is trying soccer again.