Hope of America

A week or two before Hope of America, I got an email

from Jonah's teacher. She thanked me (and the other mothers

in the email) for agreeing to chaperone Hope of America.

This was a pretty big surprise to me, it sounds like something

I would sign up to do, but I can't remember doing it.

Fortunately, John was able to watch Alton, and I got to

not only watch the performance, but attend the rehearsal

and sit next to my Jonah during the show.

We ended up on the front row, which was awkward for me,

but it was really cool to experience this with him.

The day of Hope of America, May 5, I went to the school

to attend the rehearsal at BYU. The district didn't have a bus

driver assigned to our field trip - something we didn't find out

until well after we should have left for the school.

While we waited (and waited) I shared a photo of Jonah

and me and mentioned Hope of America. My cousin, Nate,

happened to see the post and said he'd be there with his daughter.

We exchanged phone numbers, but my hopes of actually finding

each other in the chaos that is Hope of America were dim.

I was so surprised to hear someone call my name as we walked 

through the parking lot and to find out it was Nate!

We walked to the Marriott Center with Nate, Penny, and their daughter.

I love family and getting to see them!

This was definitely a good night.



Alpine Days

Alpine Days was held April 27th at MVHS.

Bentley ran the 1600 (6:10.45), 

800 (2:44.45), and 4 x 400 (with Moses, Jonathan, and Cooper

and a time of 4:28.10). Bentley has worked hard

this season (in baseball, track, and basketball)

and it was fun to see him compete at the final track meet.

1st Graders at the Zoo

Alton and I got to go to the Hogle Zoo with Milo

and the other first graders at his school.

It was a little cold and rainy (typical weather

for this field trip), but we had fun anyway.

The Polar Bear was a real ham.

The boys watched him swim forward and backward

over and over again. It was great!

Milo had hoped to see a Lion - and he did!

Alton and I rode with my friend, Melissa, and her

little guy, Zeke. My little guy fell asleep on the way home.

I am so glad I get to do fun things like this with my kids.

Parent Viewing Days at Dance

I get to watch Ruby's dance class three weeks each year.

It is fun to see how the girls are growing and learning.

Ruby has been taking it easy since she hurt her back,

but at the end of her dance class she did her

first cart wheel since her accident. She knew that she wasn't

supposed to do it, and you can see her smiling just

before she does it.

Alton came to the 2nd observation day,

and when he wasn't playing with toys,

he did his own version of Ruby's dance.

Spring Sports in Utah

My parents came down for a weekend,

and were able to see Bentley play baseball

and Jonah play soccer. Jonah's game was another

really cold one. Pa was the official score keeper

at Bentley's game. We love getting to have

Grandma and Pa here for a weekend.

Maxwell's Medieval Band Concert

Jonah dressed in his medieval tunic for

Maxwell's spring band concert.

Max is a great clarinet player,

and the Jonah and Alton were attentive listeners.

It probably helped that the concert was short.

Max made a great face when he saw me taking this picture,

so I made sure to include in on the blog.

He will love looking at it one day. Haha!

Track Star

Milo read Alton's new books to him.

I love catching the kids doing sweet things together.

John and I made it up to Timpanogos High School

to see Bentley run track. 

He's got to have the best socks on the team, right?

It's fun to watch him run.

(Much more fun than running myself.) :)

Soccer Stars

Spring soccer weather can be really nice - 

it just usually isn't.

At this particular game we froze.

I was lucky, because Ruby, Milo, and Alton

snuggled around me to stay warm.

Jonah and John were out in the cold on their own.