Catching Up

Its been a busy last couple of weeks. Dale was released from being Branch President in the YSA Branch and we were shipped back to the 5th ward. I was called to be Stake Relief Society President and plunged into ward conferences and speaking assignments. But wanted to post some pictures that I had good intentions of blogging about that will only get a few words of explanation. I tended Cam and Mary's kids one evening last month and took them to a Jerome High School basketball game. They enjoyed it and here is Bailey pointing out the cheerleaders and Braden sporting the lei we all wore for Hawaiian night.

Malia wanted a ribbon in her hair when Collette did Bailee's. Treats kept her happy during the game. Girls on the stairs before the game.

Collette auditioned at U of U for grad school on Saturday, Feb. 14th. We stayed overnight at
Polly's and after the audition had a great visit in American Fork with Julie at Heritage. Dix, Brent, Sonya, Polly, and Dave came and visited, too. My good friend Arlene Heiner and her husband, John came by and visited for a minute. It sure was great to see everyone. We met up with Dennis and Katie at Cafe Rio for lunch before we headed home. When we arrived back, we joined Jef, Sarah, and family and Cam, Mary, and family at theMandarin House for a Valentine's dinner. Here are Braden, Mason, and Bailee enjoying the food!

Logan joining in the craziness. Cole's cute smile and Ella trying to figure out who's taking the picture!

Malia trying out her chopsticks. It was fun to see everyone. Dale took his girls for a Valentine's treat at Cold Stone Ice Cream to top off the day. Will blog more later when time allows! (pictures didn't turn out too bad, considering most of them were taken with my camera phone)

Our Panama Boys

Ours boys...Louis aka Antonio Banderos, Jose, and David
We had the awesome experience last week of hosting three of the Special Olympic Floor Hockey Team from Panama for three days. I was very nervous at first but when we sent them to Boise Saturday morning, I cried. They left a Panama flag on the decorative tree in the basement where they slept so we would remember them. We loved watching them practice in the stake center, they are so good and so proud. We went with them to tour a dairy; see horses; to the Herrett Planetarium and Museum; get some Cold Stone Ice Cream; and to a CSI basketball game, to name a few. They chuckled when I tried to speak Spanish, it was a slaughtered pronunciation and usually the feminine tense of the words. But they had a special time in Jerome in homes of Mormon families that gave them love as special children of God.