Hairspray!

 Our High School put on Hairspray for their Musical this year.  Jamie was so excited to try out - she loves doing plays!  One concern was that it was at the same time as the Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration.  But, the directors were super supportive and were able to move the last performance so these kids could still be in it - probably 1/3of the cast was LDS.  So, she tried out and we were so excited that she made it as a Freshman!!!  She was cast as a Corny Collins Dancer with Brigham Welch as a partner, which was way fun because they're good friends and know each other well.  They put in a lot of time and work, but they also had SO MUCH FUN!!!  I'll try to get more pictures on here when I find them.

Mason Welch  and Kelli Crawley posing for the flyer - they did such a great job!

Jamie and her dance partner, Brigham Welch, at the very end of the play.  I couldn't grab any pics during the play - I'm going to still try and find some :)

Good friends that came to see her - Macy Foster, Jamie, Kelli, Savannah Johnston

Jamie and Jamie!!!  Erin's friend, Jamie Ricks, was in the play, too, and has been in the plays all four years of High School.  We were SO GLAD she was there to be with Jamie.  She was a great mentor, advisor, makeup teacher, and most of all a great friend.  It's so fun they've become good friends. (PS - Erin and Jamie want to room at BYU together)

Elementary Concert

Laura and Kelcie had another concert this week.  Laura is playing the trumpet - the only girl.  And, Kelcie is playing violin.  It's so fun to have 2 in these concerts again!  Wish I had some action shots, but we are cursed at concerts and have learned not to try.  Our kids either pick instruments that sit in the back or right behind the conductor or they're short :)  So, I've given up.

Laura and Kelcie - couldn't get a good picture, they were silly…….ok, Kelcie was being silly.

6th Grade History Fair

Laura had to do a History Project for the History Fair at school.  She chose the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany - Erin and I were so happy!  She was so good at thinking it through and not putting it off.  She printed of 3 different views and the floor plan so we could be sure to see how it all fit together.  She did a great job!!!

Done!

3rd Place!!!

GUESS WHO'S GOING TO BE A COUGAR!?!?!?

Erin has been checking the mail and her email patiently since December……..  They were supposed to find out by February 28th…….IT FINALLY CAME at like 11:00 at night!!!  We were SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We kind of bleed blue.  Lafe and I both graduated from BYU, my Dad graduated from BYU, my Grandpa Allan graduated from BYU (and played football for them - cool!).  We tried not to brainwash her, really :)  We just took her there……..whenever we were in Utah.

Erin's Acceptance Letter (email)

She used to be this one - she was born at BYU!

Super Saturday!!!

As part of the New Gilbert Temple Dedication, the youth in our Temple District have been getting ready for a Cultural Celebration of Gilbert to perform the Saturday before the Dedication.  Saturday was our "Super Saturday" where all 6 regions, 26 Stakes, 13,000 youth age 12-18 got together to practice from 8am to 9pm.  What a day!!!

Dad was able to be an Usher and met up with the girls at one point. (Jamie, Laura, Lafe, Erin)

Found Ethan later :)

Cool Panorama Lafe took of the kids in their "Home" spots.

All the kids on the field!!!  Aren't the colors cool!?!?!

Hard to tell because they bunched up at the picture, but this is our Region performing their song, "The Lucky Ones"

A Photographer in the area that has taken lots of pictures throughout the building and the Celebration caught this  that afternoon.  Just enough clouds to cool the kids down, and the beautiful sun peaking out behind Moroni.

MEANWHILE……. Kelcie, Talin and I went to their school carnival.  It was so strange to only buy two wristbands this year!  Kind of fun to only take the two of them, too!  Here's Talin getting out of the Hamster Ball.

Gotta have snow cones an face paint ( which he reacted to later :(  )

Great day and such a great experience!  The  kids had a blast and were SO TIRED!!!!!!  The sheer magnitude and logistics of all this is incredible!!!!!!  Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience………  CAN'T WAIT  until Saturday!!!  If you want to watch is it's being broadcast on abc15.com at 7pm Arizona Time THIS SATURDAY, March 1.  Join us, and look for Jamie in the Pioneer Clip beating a rug :)