Happy 17th Birthday!
Marisa turned 17 this week! We made her a giant cookie and then she got what she wanted for her birthday…a guitar!! She is very excited about learning how to play it. She has also been teaching herself how to play the piano. We will go to Osaka to celebrate her birthday on May 31 because every day up til then seems to be booked.
(Alayna bought her the orange bandana she wanted)
She wore her “I only date ninjas” shirt to school that day. Kayla saw it and dramatically said, “Oh! So, that’s why you never date!” Oh, the joy of little sisters!
Turkey Volcanoes and Fruit Flowers
We have been trying hard as a family to exercise and eat healthily to keep ourselves as healthy as possible. This week we tried the volcano turkey burgers from “Biggest Loser” and they actually turned out pretty good. We even got Alayna to try one! Alayna also created our flower fruit plate to go along with it.
Day of Service
Our family participated in our ward “Day of Service”. Gardening work needed to be done at .
We also finished our garden! We finally got the tomatoes, bell peppers, and zucchini planted. We are trying a new way to keep the weeds out. After we planted, we covered the dirt with several layers of newspaper. Then, we put hay on top of that. I hope it works! It was a long hot day and we all slept like logs!
Finally! Summer weather!
The weather has been just beautiful this week! We have been spending a ton of time outside playing and soaking up the sun!
More concerts
Tyler had his final band concert this week and did a great job. His band also got to participate in a unique opportunity. His band director arranged for them to come to school Friday night and Skype with a middle school band in Australia!! He said it was VERY cool. They were able to ask all sorts of questions. Tyler asked their director if he had ever been kicked by a kangaroo and his answer was YES! How funny!
Kayla had her final band concert as well and Marisa had her final orchestra concert where she was awarded another letter for Fine Arts.
Misc
*Alayna auditioned for and made it into the Linn Grove talent show which is tomorrow. She was adamant about doing jump roping. So, she has been practicing a ton around the house and she is very excited!
*Marisa was inducted into the Thespian Society this week!
*Alayna is one of the most creative people I know. When I went downstairs, I saw that she had created a “Barbie Float”! She even attached it to the treadmill so it actually rolled and it looked like the Barbie was waving as she went by!
(The audience watching the float)
*Seminary is over! We had a fun seminary breakfast on Friday morning at 6am. The girls (and I) are looking forward to more sleep! Tonight is seminary graduation and Marisa is playing in a selected orchestra group made up of youth in the stake.
Only 4 ½ days left of school (thank the heavens above!) and 10 days until our trip <envision me doing the running man here!>
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