We sure enjoyed seeing many
of you last week in Logan for the double baptism and blessing. Thanks Jenny and
Chad for the opportunity and all the yummy food. Its so nice to be enjoying
Spring weather lately. Track has begun, soccer is now outdoors, though Natalie
and Enoch still have one more indoor futsol game left. Isaac is starting to
gear up for his yard care business with his friend Nate. And the trampoline is
once again the main attraction around here. I had fun playing “Fugitive” with
Enoch and his friends last night, though I was pretty lousy at spotting them,
but I think they had fun.
Natalie got accepted to the
Quickwater girls ranch up in Idaho – where Auriana went 2 summers ago (Isaac
went to the boys ranch last summer). She’s really excited. She’s also excited
to go to California in June with her soccer team, which earned the right to
participate in the regional tournament after winning the President’s Cup in
Mesquite recently. Her futsol team is in 1st place and plays the
championship game tomorrow.
Enoch’s soccer team came in 2nd
place at the Icebreaker tournament in St. George. They’re excited for a new
season to start. Several of the boys on his soccer team were also on his city
basketball team that just went undefeated. I had fun being the coach and we had
a fun party to end the season.
Ellie and Miriam are both
excited to start soccer soon. Miriam is becoming a pro at doing back hand
springs. Ellie is learning a song on the piano called “The Call” that she is
planning to play and sing for her school talent show.
Isaac can’t wait to turn 16
in one week. He will get his license on Monday the 17th. Becky and I
are proud of how responsible he is and know he will be a great driver and a
perfect gentleman when he goes on dates. Weird to think he’s old enough to date
and drive! We’re excited for his Eagle court of honor coming up soon. We’re
waiting on a couple other boys in the ward to finish up their paperwork, but
once we know the date we’ll let you all know.
Auriana is in the middle of
trying to decide where to attend college. She has been accepted to UVU, USU,
BYU-Provo, and BYU-Idaho. She has a 2-year scholarship to USU and a 1-year
scholarship to UVU, and hasn’t yet heard from either of the BYUs regarding scholarships.
We know she’ll make the decision that’s best for her. She’s excited to be
leaving on choir tour to San Francisco on the 18th. She and 3 other
friends participated in a talent show that will be televised on BYUtv and ended
up advancing through each round so far. They perform in the next round in
April. We’ll let you know when it is going to be televised.
I guess the only other news
is that today I got called to be the 2nd counselor in our bishopric.
The bishop released his current counselors and called two new ones. I’m humbled
and excited for the opportunity. Both sets of parents were here with us, along
with Brenda and Matt, and we have had a wonderful day. My dad ordained me a
high priest and then a member of the stake presidency set me apart. I’m really
going to miss being the Elders Quorum president, but look forward to this new
challenge.
