The past month has been a whirlwind of amazing activities and we've loved every minute of it, but it is also wonderful to slow down now for a minute and enjoy summer vacation.
Auriana and Taylon have been staying busy working temporary jobs and rehearsing as they prepare to travel the world. We really enjoyed watching them perform a few times recently with both of the groups they are in. Auriana and the BYU band performed at the Brigham Young Park in Salk Lake and Taylon's family folk dance group (called American Rythm) performed for a multi-stake youth conference in Price. Auriana sings and plays in the band and Taylon dances and sings. That was the first time we ever saw them perform with that group and it was very fun and entertaining. We (as well as the rest of the audience) loved the show, especially Taylon's enthusiasm!
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| Auriana's BYU band at Brigham Young Park |
Natalie spoke 4 times this month! She did a wonderful job each time. Sacrament Meeting, Temple and Priesthood Preview, Seminary Graduation, and High School Graduation. She hopped from thing to thing to thing and I'm just glad she survived. Every time she walked through the door, it seemed she brought a new certificate, trophy, medal, display case, or plaque with her. Even a few weeks after school had ended, she went to the office to pickup her transcript and came home with a big plaque that says "Natalie Pendleton - Nebo school district's student athlete award of excellence." We just had to laugh. What are we supposed to do with all of this stuff now?
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| Natalie took 5th place at state in the 100 meter! |
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| Seminary Graduation |
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| Spanish Fork High School Graduation |
After a few weeks, Enoch was fully recovered from his concussion, and he plowed through hours and hours of missing homework that had stacked up during that time. Even with that, he finished ninth grade with a 4.0. I was quite proud and amazed. He's playing in several basketball tournaments with the high school team this month and having a lot of fun. He's mowing lawns around the neighborhood and he's been a huge help around the house and yard too. He's a pro and turning his room into the guest room! Come and visit and put him to the test!
Miriam started playing soccer with the high school team this summer and it's been surreal to see her old enough to wear that SFHS jersey that Natalie has been wearing for the past 4 years. She loves soccer and hopes to play for the high school team in the Fall, but she has decided to give up club soccer to have more time to learn clogging and maybe join Taylon's family folk dance group. Taylon has inspired all of the girls to want to give that a try. Natalie is even registered to take a clogging class at BYU with Taylon as the teacher.
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| Miriam in Red |
Ellie graduated from Elementary school which means our family is done with Canyon Elementary forever. That's crazy! She is enjoying a relaxing summer hanging out with friends and she decided to finally read Harry Potter, so she seems to disappear for hours at a time. She LOVED her first year at girls camp with her two sisters and both parents. :-)
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| Ellie's 6th grade graduation |
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Ellie's 1st year at Girls camp! Natalie's last year at Girls camp! |
