Haley is a star

Last week, Haley performed in the Shasta Showcase, which is a talent show for the middle school that you have to try out for. They had judges and even awarded a few prizes. Haley and a fellow student did a trumpet duet. Here is our video of their number. We love you, Haley!



Did I mention that Haley is the captain of a team in Oregon's Battle of the Books? They get a booklist at the beginning of the year and then compete answering questions about them. Haley's team won the school competitions, just took part in the district battle, and will be competing in regionals next week! We think she is amazing.

February 9, 2010

Here is Danny in his new suit that he chose himself. He does look snazzy, doesn't he? He is especially excited about the sweater vest.

Spring is springing at our house, and it's a bit of a concern as things seem to be quite a bit ahead of schedule. The potted blueberry bushes on my deck are already unfolding their leaves! Buds are swelling wherever I look. The danger of course is that Mother Nature may decide to bring winter and hard freezes after all, and the poor fruit trees will bear very little this year. I am crossing my fingers that our freezes will happen before the trees start to flower!

Tom and I are going on a pioneer handcart trek with the youth of our stake this summer. We will be a Ma and Pa. Haley will actually be old enough to participate as well. So I have been busily figuring out patterns and working on assembling/sewing pioneer outfits for three. Kind of a fun challenge. I hope that maybe we will even be able to dress our whole family up and do our family photo this year as pioneers. The other thing we are doing is reading up on the Mormon pioneers, especially whatever we can learn about our own ancestors. Any help rounding up info would be greatly appreciated.