January 13, 2013

 This week seemed a blur.  Lots of swimming, lots of basketball, lots of snow and cold!

Breck and Lan moved up to the Silver swim team.  THey now practice 5 days a week and twice a week do a dryland workout as well.  They are loving it and excited to reach a new level and challenge themselves physically. 

Breck made four points at her bball game.  Her skills have improved so much.  She is really enjoying playing.  Tali has an awesome coach and also scored a few points.  She is very quick and often steals and ball and makes breakaways.  Capriel smiles and runs alot.  This week, however, she did steal the ball and even shoot once!  Craig is even playing this year with the ward and is enjoying their talented tall team. 

We are experiencing a more normal "northern utah" winter and are realizing that -6 is really, really cold!  

We are so glad that Grandma Harrison is home from the hospital. 

This week Uncle Dan also died.  We loved him and have so much respect for the man that he was and all that he did for others.  We are praying for Sheila and their family. 

 Food from Capriel's tea party. 

 Another poor shot, but still you can see how full the house was!  I loved celebrating Dad over the holiday.  He is a special man and I feel so honored to know him!

 Tali and Ryanna were great buddies over Christmas.  They spent so much time out in the snow. 

 THese are Breck's petit fours that she worked hard on for Capriel's party. 

 Since Rhyse cut a huge chunk off a couple of weeks ago I finally decided I needed to fix it.  This is the first child I've actually cut a bang on, but I think it is pretty cute.  It naturally swoops to the side and the little sides curl up so cute!  Her dreams of looking like Rapunzel have been delayed a little longer, but at least it is not so fuzzy.  She entered Sunbeams again this week and did awesome, not even coming over to sit with me at all. 

 Tali, Breck and I have been hard at work on the dollhouse project.  We have a long ways to go, but it is coming! 

 It is very cold here (-8 or so) and many of us are finding that this is what we feel like doing more often than we should!