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Conference fun...playing with gears.

 The kids always find ways to make boring objects so much more fun.  Parker went through a stage that he liked pushing Hanna as fast as he could in this plastic bin.
 Everyone has been really into RC cars.  Danny seems to keep buying them.  Scott is trying to get one go really fast and into timing it. Below are all the kids at Heritage watching the cars.  Blake and Nick, our neighbor, play a lot because they both homeschool.  Nick is a great friend to Blake.  Glad they have each other.

 Date to McDonalds.  This is Hanna's scrunchie face.  It is how she smiles.  It is fun to see how Blake and Hanna have gotten a lot closer this year since he is homeschooling.  The benefit of homeschooling is having time in the week to go on special dates.  Blake liked that he got the #7 because he turned 7.



Horrible photo but this is the jazz band at the mattress fundraiser.  We all went to watch and support Scott.  The boys had just found out that they both made Jazz Band which they were so excited about and I am so excited about.  I thought Scott would make it because he was in it this year, but Tyler really just started dedicating time to piano about a year ago since he started lessons.  He is really talented and you has a gift of feeling emotion when he plays.  He and Scott practiced really hard and Scott did an amazing job getting a couple of kids together once or twice a week to go over the songs after school.  Our home became alive with Jazz.  It was neat to see Scott organize this.  Mr. Fallon was so impressed with Tyler.  It is the first thing that Tyler has had the opportunity to try out for and be a part of.  When he was born I was worried about him not being able to play sports but it is interesting how as kids aren't able to do one thing they fill their life with other things taht are equally as awesome.  A couple of his friends made it next year so I know it will be a great thing for Scott and Tyler to enjoy and be a part of together as well as Tyler be a part of with his friends.  Super proud of them!


A pic from Shawna's baptism from a long time ago.  So happy for her!  Not sure if I wrote about it but nothing compares to seeing the blessings of the gospel come into someone's life and the life of their kids!!  She is incredible.  I am so lucky to have her as a great friend.

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