MORE AMAZING GRANDCHILDREN!

NEWS FLASH! FORGOT TO REPORT THAT SAMUEL, PLAYING A STRING BASS SOLO, BENJAMIN, PLAYING A VIOLA SOLO AND DAVID PLAYING A VIOLIN SOLO ALL RECEIVED SUPERIOR RATINGS AT THE SUZUKI STRING FESTIVAL IN CEDAR CITY, MARCH 6! WAY TO GO BOYS....WE ARE PROUD OF YOU....

FLASH! KIRSI WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE BYU STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM AND SHE WILL BE LEAVING FOR CHINA IN AUGUST! WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU GIRL!

FLASH! SHELBY'S DRILL TEAM, COMPETED IN ORLANDO EARLIER THIS MONTH AND CAME HOME WITH THE WINNING TROPHY IN EVERY CATEGORY!

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

FANTASTIC GRANDCHILDREN!!!

AMAZING, AWESOME, FANTASTIC...WHAT CAN I SAY. IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TIME TO ENJOY THE TALENTS OF OUR AMAZING FAMILY...I'LL BEGIN WITH THE MOST RECENT. SHELBY COMPETED FOR UTAH'S JR. MISS, HAVING ALREADY WON THE TITLE OF DRAPER CITY'S JR. MISS! WE WERE SO VERY PROUD OF HER. SHE LOOKED GORGEOUS, PERFORMED AMAZINGLY AND WE WERE ALL SO EXCITED TO CHEER HER ON. SHE WAS DEFIITELY THE WINNER IN OUR BOOK! JOSEPH RECEIVED A PERFECT SCORE ON HIS VIOLIN SOLO AT REGION AND IS OFF TO STATE COMPETITION LATER THIS MONTH. HE ALSO PERFORMED IN LOGAN AND CEDAR CITY. HE PLAYED A VERY DIFFICULT SONATA AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL AVE MARIA AND BROUGHT TEARS TO THIS GRANDMOTHER'S EYES. DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT ZACH HAD AN AWESOME SINGING VOICE....WELL HE DOES AND RECEIVED A "1" AT BOTH DISTRICT AND REGION. HE ALSO HAD TO PERFORM HIS SOLO AT HIS SCHOOL'S CHORAL CONCERT LAST WEEK. CONGRATS TO ZACH ON COMPLETING HIS EAGLE ! WE WERE ALL THERE TO CHEER HIM ON! NEWS FLASH! KIRSI COMPETED AT THE BYU WORLD DANCE COMPETITION AND MADE IT TO THE QUARTER FINALS!!! WE WERE SORRY WE MISSED IT BUT LAURA TELLS US SHE WAS AMAZING! ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAPPENED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS! ALL OF THE GRANDCHILDREN ARE TALENTED, WONDERFUL AND WE LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH. WE WILL REPORT ON MORE OF THEM LATER THIS MONTH.......