Grant's Concert

Grant's kindergarten class put on a really cute program.  It was so fun to go and watch him and he did a great job!

He is such a sweet boy and it is so fun to watch him learn and grow and mature!  It was bitter sweet to know that it was my last kindergarten program to go to!

ALFIE!!!!!

We went to Utah to see family and friends but also so I can see ALFIE BOE!!!!  He is an amazingly talented singer!  I have been a huge fan of his ever since I watched him in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserable. Since seeing him in that I have watched and listened to everything he has done.  When his Face Book page announced he was going to be performing in the Christmas Concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir I knew I just HAD to go!  I was so excited when I found out that my sister Hilary and her husband Chris could set me up with tickets!!!

Paige, Hilary, Susanne and I went!  Chris surprised me when I got there and told me that I was going to be able to go back stage and meet him!  I couldn't believe it!!!  I was going to meet Alfie Boe!  When I walked into the room and saw him standing there I was so giddy that I started jumping up and down.  I couldn't believe it and was so happy.  I told him a was a HUGE fan and shook his hand.  He offered to sing my CD for me!  While he was signing it he said that he would sign both the cover and the CD in case I lost one!  Hilary said, "Wow, it's like he knows you!" We talked for a few minutes and then left.  I didn't want to intrude and wanted to be polite, but now I wish I would have tried to talk to him more!

The concert was amazing and I bawled when he sang Bring Him Home!  I can't wait until the DVD of the concert comes out next year!  It was such an amazing opportunity and one I will NEVER forget!

Utah Trip

So we decided to jet for Utah for a short trip!  We had a great time seeing everyone, even though it was a very short trip. 

It was great to see my best friend Susanne and her sweet family!  I have missed her so much over the last few years and loved seeing her new home!

Then we went and saw my sister Hilary.  I love being with her. She makes me so happy and we have so much fun together.  We sat in bed and laughed until we cried.  I love her sweet boys and wish we could have spent more time together!

I took the kids to Temple Square!  They really liked seeing everything in the visitors center and we had a lot of fun walking around.

We also went to Matt's brother's house.  We had fun seeing Mike and Soni and their kids.  Matt worked on his brother's car and they had a lot of fun together.  It snowed a TON while we were there and the kids had a blast playing in the snow!

November!

Matt and I got the amazing opportunity to go to Pismo Beach for 4 days.  He had a work convention and I was able to tag along.  We had a fabulous hotel, right on the beach!  We ate a bunch of delicious meals and had a great time!  I slept in a few days and went window shopping while Matt was at the convention meetings.  It was so good to get away for a few days!

Unfortunately, we got the heart breaking news that my nephew Ryder also has Leukodystrophy.  This has been a horrible blow to everyone in our family.  Luckily, sweet Ryder has NO symptoms yet and we hope that will be the case for a long time yet.  We pray for Ryder and Carter every day and have great faith and hope that they will be able to live full and exciting lives.

Travis's family came to visit for Thanksgiving.  We had a really fun time together!  We went to the park, played football and basketball, and just hung out and "visited".  It is always great to be with family, especially during the holidays.

Halloween 2012

 

We had a great Halloween!  Paige was a clown and Mitchell a fisherman who was attacked by a shark.  Harry was a ninja and Grant was a Power Ranger.  We went trick-or-treating with friends on Halloween night and went to a fun church party.