May 2008

AURIANA
I graduated from the 6th grade and got my “diploma”!  At the end of the graduation they showed a slide show and everybody got a copy of it.  The day that school got out we went to a hotel with an indoor swimming pool and free breakfast.  When we checked out of the hotel we went on the Alpine Slide. After we went on the slide we got dipp’n dots and went home.  About three weeks after Natalie gets her braces off, I’m getting mine on. I’m looking forward to the rest of summer vacation.  

ISAAC
Me and Natalie got a wave board and a ripstik and we share them.  It was hard at first, but now I’ve really got the hang of it. We went to a hotel the day school got out.  We went swimming and my dad launched me and I did a flip and landed in a belly flop. My dad let me be responsible of one of the hotel room card keys.  I love those things! I was sword fighting with Enoch and he whacked me as hard as he could, but I blocked it and his stick broke and now he’s really sad.  But, my dad glued it back together with wood glue. Auriana got a new blue bike. The ripstik is blue and the waveboard is silver (and Grandma, I’ll have to show you them sometime, because you probably don’t know what they are.)  And I’m really excited for summer, because I don’t have to wake up at 6:30 every morning, and I can sleep in as long as I want. And, I can’t wait to see you. We got a new little water thingee that has a palm tree that squirts water and a turtle that everybody calls Rex, and a dolphin that has lots of different names like:  dolphinia, aleena, dandelion, daisy, and Wabob. Oh yeah, and they also call the turtle Shelly, but I like it to be Rex. I’m on the track club and I win every race that I enter, but I don’t like it very much.

NATALIE
Schools out!  I’m getting my braces off in three weeks.  And then I’m getting a retainer. I had a great time in soccer and I’m getting good on the ripstick.  I got Auriana’s old bike when she got a new one.

ENOCH
I was sword fighting with Isaac.  And he hit me in the head, but I’m OK.  I graduated from preschool. My favorite part about it was that I singed songs.  I’m excited to be in kindergarten next year. I get to do cheerios and pretzel exercises with my mouth (to get rid of his “lateral s” lisp).  We went to a hotel and we went to a swimming pool and we went down a big slide from the top of the mountain to the bottom. I drove it myself.  I learned to swim across the big pool (with arm wings) and we got ice cream that looked like dots.
MIRIAM
Yellow and Pink and Purple are my favorite colors.  I love you. I got a new swimming pool and we have a waterslide.  Today in Primary I learned about the blind man and Jesus helped him.  My favorite thing to do is play with a toy bunny and the little people.  I love to color. I learned to float across the hot tub with a life jacket and arm wings on.  My parents were so proud they got me a treat!

ELENA
I’m potty trained now!  I have an asthma attack now and then.
What’s your favorite color? “pink”
What’s your favorite toy? “yellow”
What did you learn in Primary today?  “The song that have the I love Jesus.”
What did you do in the swmming pool? “Swim”
A favorite phrase…”I want a piggy ride back”
After jumping on the tramp a while I say “Boy, I need a rest!”

BJORN
I was elated to do some back and front flips on the trampoline in Park City with the help of some bungee cords.  I’m excited to have found a few more talented designers to sub-contract to, to ease my work load a little bit. I recently received a certificate signed by Governor John Hunstman for my work on the Arts Council as a “change leader” (as in one who leads change).  I’m enjoying playing basketball every Wednesday night. I had fun finishing up coaching Natalie’s soccer team. My youngest brother will be getting married next month to a girl from Sonora, Mexico.

BECKY
We’re all in mourning because two of our favorite families in the neighborhood have moved.  We used May wisely and made a lot of memories before they left. We’ve been so grateful for good friends who lived close by – it will be an adjustment – we hope to get replacements to move into their vacant homes!  We really did have a lot of fun in Park City – we left spur of the moment when school got out and found a great hotel room with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, and a kitchen for $149. Off season prices are great!  The kids wore themselves out in the pool and didn’t even want to stay up late. It was a very relaxing and fun weekend. I am now the Sunbeam teacher (Miriam’s class) and the assistant Cub Master in our ward.