"Lucky Stiff"

Come see Bailee in her first lead role as

"Anabelle"

in Riverton High's production of the musical

"Lucky Stiff"

A funny comedy you will love.

Friday April 30, @7:00 p.m.

Saturday May 1, @7:00 p.m.

Tickets $5.00 students $6.00 adults.

Seating is on the stage so is limited.

Come Early!!

Plus you'll get to see my lovely face in the audience.

Make it a date night.

"Big Day for Ben"

So yesterday....
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
was a BIG day for Ben.

He successfully blessed the sacrament for his very first time.
It almost brought a tear to my eye.
In our ward the dad and the priest do the blessings on their first time.
Ben went first and blessed the bread.
Lincoln second and blessed the water.
I loved watching my guys honor their priesthood.

Benjamin just knelt right down and went for it.
I noticed a little tremor at first,
it quickly vanished.
Bailee gave him a discreet thumbs up after..
He gave her the discreet eyebrow raise, and smile.

This has been months in the waiting.
He turned 16 on February 9th.
But, because he wanted to bless the first time with dad...
and Dad has been working or out of town,
plus Stake Conference...
This was the first Sunday they were both present.
Mission accomplished.

The ward is grateful too....
we are lacking in priests,
and each week when they have been scrambling for a priest..
there sat Ben in our pew.
NOT ANYMORE!! ;)

Bailee really liked the way her dad blessed the water.
She said she'd never heard him do that before...
She felt like he said each word
and phrase with feeling and meaning.
Funny the things you take for granted.
Like the words of the sacrament prayers...
Or the meaning...
The purpose we partake each week.

I for one am grateful for this ordinance..
It's meaning and purpose for me.
For the opportunity to renew my covenants each Sunday.

Happenings...

As usual I have been remiss in blogging.

I could lie and say I've been really busy...

Not true!!

Really lazy more like it.

Brooklyn has been out of school..

Now the teens are out

and well there you have it.

We have had some fun happenings....

Bailee went to her second and final Junior Prom.

Sad. ;(

Here are a few pictures to mark the event...

Her date, Dylan a really good friend

who will also be going to Weber State University.

I just love the dress!

She will be wearing to compete in

Miss Riverton next month.

Come support and cheer for her.

I'm not a pageant fan...

But scholarship money is always good.

We also hear it's a fun good experience.

The day after Prom Bailee and a friend went to the

"Holi Festival"

or

"Festival of Colors"

a Hindu celebration about equality....

and more I'm sure but I am not educated.

Basically at a certain time of day

everyone throws colored chalk into the air..

on other people...everywhere.

She said it was amazingly fun and cultural.

She really was WAY more covered with chalk..

Especially on the front.

A lot came off in the car.

Next..Easter and General Conference.

The girls dyed eggs during the Sunday Conference break.

Then when conference was over,

they decided to have a little photo shoot.

So the two of them went outside

and took a bazillion pictures of each other.

Cute!

I posted just a few.

I love that they enjoy spending time together.

Of course Brooklyn is the photographer of Bailee..

Bailee the photographer of Brooklyn...

They both have skills, if I do say so myself.

You may notice the absence of the men in our house...

It's because they are indeed absent.

They are on a vacation to the Washington D.C. area.

Apparently that is where spring is.

Because they have 74 degree weather and sun.

I am jealous.

They will return tomorrow. ;)

However, in June Bailee and I will be the ones on vacation..

NYC here we come!!

Yes we will be spending 7 days in NYC seeing

9 Broadway shows and all the sights.

Life is good!!

Time is flying by...

which makes me sad.

In just a few months Bailee will be graduating

and on her way to college.

Ben is driving and dating...

And Brooklyn continues to grow up.

I have to remind myself to enjoy the moment.

They come and go so quickly.