Rich's Birthday, Les Mis, and Morp!

Rich's birthay was April 5th and we had a birthday dinner for him. Lauren made a lemon cake for him. She just didn't know that the cake has to cool a little before you take it out of the pan, so the sides fell apart a little but it tasted great.

The St. Johns High School drama club put on Les Miserables and it was sooooo good. The cast had about 40 kids, two of which were Sean and Alec. I only took a few pictures, but I will get more from photographer that took lots of them. I did the costumes and it was quite a challange. I am especially proud of the French Constables(Played by Sean and Alec ) and Javert (Played by Spencer). I designed and made Sean and Alecs uniformsI designed and cut out Spencer's costume and Christine did the sewing. I made all the hats. I spent about two months working on all the costumes. I will post more pictures when I get them. Rich was the spot man. He was amazing!

Last night the boys went to MORP which is Prom backwards. It is a girl ask boy. They both said it was the best date they had ever been on. Karysa Wilhelm took Alec and Sarah Ridgley took Sean. They also had their friend Paul who went with Monica Diaz.

Time to Update!

It has been awhile since I have posted and updated my blog. Lots has happened like Andrea's graduation and Christmas. We were able to drive to Oklahoma to watch Andrea Graduate. We are so proud of her. It was a very impressive graduation and she looked beautiful. Then she and Tra' came to Arizona for Christmas. It was one of the best Christmas' ever. Michael, Sarah, Caden, Weston and Hannah also came. And Lauren was home from school. It was the first time we had all been together for several years. We took a family photo. Tra' is photo shopping them for us but I wanted to post one now.

Grandpa and Weston taking a nap together.

Sean's Picture on the Front of the Sports Section

The St. Johns HS football team has done really well this year but we lost in a really exciting game against Valley Christian in the state semifinal game. This is a picture of Sean causing a fumble as he took down a man. You can see the story at www.wmicentral.com and go to the sports section. His picture was half a page on the front of the sports section. He actually played the whole game, both defense and offense. The only time he got a break was on kick off. After the game he had some battle scars, the most prominent was a skinned and swollen chin. I should have taken a picture of him. The twins felt really bad about losing this game. But they gave their all so they were winners.

It Snowed!

Last night we had the first snow of the year. It was so exciting when we woke this morning. The boys are a little worried about football practice today, but I'm sure it will be melted by then. They will be cold though because it will be wet! Weston is here with us and he loves the snow. I have to go and dig out some boots for him before it melts.

SJHS Homecoming 2009

Spencer and Amanda Greer

Sean and Monica Diaz

Alec and Maria Lichfield

Tonight is the Homecoming Dance. The boys played Many Farms last night for the homecoming game and they won easily. This morning Alec, Sean, and Spencer cooked breakfast for their homecoming dates at the park. Later they watched a movie and ate pizza at our house. They just left for the dance. I think I will go over at peek at them in a little bit. Here are some pictures I took before they left.

Candace and Kyle's Wedding Cake

This was an unusual cake but it turned out very pretty. I enjoyed making butterflies instead of flowers and the swirls turned out to be harder than I expected. I spent a lot of time on this cake but it was worth it because Candace loved it.

Happy Birthday Lauren!

It's Lauren's birthday and I had so much fun looking through old pictures and remembering special times with her. She has always been the sunshine in my life. Her spirit is infectious. She makes me smile. I have always been so grateful for the musical talents of my daughters. Lauren could sing at 18 months old. Here are just a few of the pictures I was looking at today.

First Halloween costume!

The day she was sealed to us in the Temple.

Lauren was a fish in the water. She could swim down to the bottom of the deep end before she was two.

When she was three she took a handful of peanut butter and smeared it all over her face.

She loves costumes and being on the stage.

Lauren sang a solo at her High School graduation and she got a standing ovation from the audience. It was beautiful!

Lauren served a mission in the Kennewick, Washington mission.

We love you and miss you Lauren! Happy Birthday!

APACHE COUNTY FAIR

This week is the Apache County Fair. It is always a fun time. I don't especially like the Carnival attached to it but the kids love it. I entered only one item in the fair this year and guess what! I won the outstanding exhibit in the sewing category plus a blue ribbon. I was pretty excited.

Feeling Bad for my Boys

Last night was the St. Johns vs Round Valley game. We lost. It was the end of a 26 game winning streak and I feel so bad for the boys. I know this picture doesn't look like they are to unhappy but they both were teary eyed. What I love about this picture, is that family is more important than anything. This is the one and only time these boys will ever play against each other and even though they play for rival schools, they are friends and they care about each other. Chantz played a wonderful game and we are so proud of him for that. But Sean and Alec played well too and we are so proud of them. It just wasn't their night. They are still a great team and we expect good things from them.

GO REDSKINS!

We Beat Payson!

The St. Johns Redskin football team were awesome tonight. They came to win and win they did. Payson is the Arizona defending 3A State Champions and St. Johns is the defending 2A State Champions. They had twice as many boys on their team and they were bigger but we were better. Sean had several great tackles. He is starting on both Offense and Defense. Alec played really well to making some great blocks. The Redskins now have a 26 game winning streak and two( back to back) State Championship titles.

Go Redskins!