Sophia was able to participate in another powder puff derby with the Stake Activity Days. This will be her last one as she will be turning 11 later this year and moving on to Young Women’s next year!
Sophia was such a good support to her “Teammates” and had fun cheering everyone on.
I had the opportunity to dust off my tap shoes and warm up my singing voice. It was COMPLETELY out of my comfort zone, but I decided to go for it. I hadn’t performed like this since high school, but it was totally worth it!
It all started with a call from a friend from a different ward in our stake, Shelly McCurdy. She was wanting to put together an “Andrews Sisters” type of group to sing a few songs for an upcoming (2 weeks away) ward youth fundraiser event. She asked if I would even put together a small tap number during one of the songs. I was completely mortified, but excited at the opportunity to use a talent that had been laying at rest for far too long. I mean, how often do opportunities like this really come up? I know that when a talent is not used, it can be lost. I also know that although we only had a couple weeks to put it all together, the sacrifice of time and energy would be worth it. It’s events like these that we look back on with fond memories. I also thought it would be good for my children to see what I once used to be passionate about.
It was a struggle learning a song and putting together some choreography, finding time to practice, and memorizing. At the last minute one of our group was sick and unable to perform. Shelly’s daughter, Megan, jumped in like a pro and we pulled it off. We were only able to learn the one song but said it would be fun to reprise the roles again in the future when we had more time to learn more songs and have a little more practice. Our fourth member was my friend from my ward, Holly Sorensen.
Overall, it was a great experience and I think my family enjoyed the performance. Marc was a huge support to me. It was fun for me to have him see me do something I had forgotten how much I loved.
Marc took a video of the performance. If I can figure out how to add it here, I will.
Veronica came to Phoenix this weekend to run the Phx/Mesa Marathon. She’s amazing! She still found time to train while moving across the country with 5 small children & living in a hotel for a couple months! She did great & we had fun cheering for her at the finish line. Good job Veronica!
Another amazing experience we got to participate in over the weekend was attending a devotional with Presidents Nelson and Oaks along with their wives. We got to go to Glendale to the State Farm Stadium (Where the AZ Cardinals play) and listen to a wonderful devotional from our church leaders. It was truly inspiring to worship with about 65,000 church members in one big room. The children were happy to attend and excited to see our prophet. We got there early and were able to sit in the 3rd row back!
What a beautiful weekend filled with faith and family.
Sophia looked forward to this school dance for WEEKS! She had decided that she was going to wear my old poodle skirt and dress in 1950’s style. Two of her friends did as well. She had a great night burning up the dance floor and can’t wait until next year’s dance!
As Audrey celebrates her first birthday away from home, she reaches the last of her teen years. Audrey’s roommate, Haley, decorated their door & Audrey’s bed. Thank you Haley for taking care of my girl!. Audrey said that her boss had decorated her desk and brought donuts in for the office. We had the local cookie delivery company, Chip, deliver cookies to her after work. Audrey told us that she and her roommates went out to dinner that night to celebrate. She had made a triple chocolate bundt cake the weekend before that she and her roommates enjoyed. We love you Audrey!
