Cinderella at Sundance Outdoor Theater

 Darin and I got to go on a last minute date last night. Kellie Eddy had purchased tickets for a play and then she had surgery scheduled for the same day, so she offered to sell the tickets to us. It was fun to spend some time with the old Vineyard crew (Hamblins, Fairbanks, Johnsons) and some of their new friends as well (the Georges). We ate dinner at a pavilion at the Orem City Center park before the play  

It was a fun play. We got our exercise in hiking to and from the car! I always love being in the mountains surrounded by nature. 

Arnold Family Pics-The Great Saltair

 Photo cred: Ryan Mortensen

Sweetest pictures of the sweetest boy and his cute parents! 

MVHS Soccer Senior Night

Tonight was Warren's last home game in the Bruin Bowl (insert all the feels). It was also Senior Night. It has been so fun to watch them play. They have had a little bit of a rough season as far as their record goes, but they have worked so hard! I am so grateful they have been able to have a normal season since his junior year was cancelled by COVID. We will forever be big fans of #17!!! Go Bruins!!!

The seniors

The seniors and the team managers

The National Anthem singers: Hannah Fairbanks, Natalie Smith, Kyler Wood, Valerio Garcia

The family fan club: Renae, Grandpa, Grandma, Rylee, Malia, Aaron

You can't beat this view. The best place to watch soccer!

The student fan section!

Tradition!

Because of COVID, all of our extended family gatherings were canceled this year. Bowling and pizza are normally part of the festivities every year. We decided to do our own bowling and pizza outing (Liv was helping Kamryn babysit Brad and Becca’s boys). We all had a great time! The people bowling in the lane next to us had had a little (or a lot) to drink and were entertaining to watch! They were very kind and thanked me profusely when I offered to take their picture when I saw that they were having a hard time getting everyone in the screen. They were sweet people and I hope they got home ok. 

After we were finished bowling, I had everyone go in to the bathroom to wash their hands with soap and water to make sure we had at least a fighting chance of not taking the plethora of bowling alley germs with us. When the boys came out of the bathroom, a few of them were saying how disgusting it smelled in the boys bathroom...and then Warren and Briggy said they didn’t smell anything! (A symptom of COVID.). We did a bunch of sniff tests when we got home, and nada. They couldn’t smell anything. That began our 10 day quarantine. We all slowly got symptoms throughout the next few days and all tested positive (except Sean. I have no idea how he has escaped it!). 

We went home and ordered pizza to keep the tradition alive and hunkered down to prepare for our quarantine life. 

It’s Great To Be 8!

 Every year our ward holds a meeting with all primary aged children who are turning 8 that year and their parents. They talk about baptism and it helps the kids get excited about their big day. They also ask kids who have been recently baptized to come and talk about their baptisms. This year, Alex and Trey got to be the big kids that came back to tell about their baptisms! They both did a great job! They are such cute buddies. The two donuts that formed a number 8 were an added bonus. I love our Primary Presidency. Their love for the primary children is evident. They are always doing things that help the kids feel special. 

A Night of Concerts

Tonight was David’s very first orchestra concert. He was excited to follow in Sean’s footsteps and play the cello. It worked out nicely that we already own a cello! David has a gift for music. He can hear and keep a beat and can hear when things are out of tune.

I was impressed at how well the orchestra teacher has done with the beginning students. Even though hey didn’t play particularly difficult songs, they were mostly together and have learned a lot of the basic skills that will make them great players one day. (I can't find the pictures of the orchestra concert. I'm sure they're somewhere! **Confession: I am creating this blog post in 2021 while looking through old photos)

Mountain View's choir concert was also tonight! They always do such a great job. I love music and am glad that my kids love music, too!

Warren, Lucas Schmidt, Harry Shirts, Taggart Porter

Mr. Lakeridge 2016