Busy month!! I did a lot of blog posts for this month, so for more details go to the blog!
*Jenna's birthday -- turning 13! She had a party with friends at our house the Friday before. She put the whole thing together, from the invitations, to the cake, to the the activities and games. It was fun! Her actual birthday was on Sunday and so we had the whole family over for Conference Crepes that morning.
*Josh United 06 Soccer Team was undefeated this season!!
*I keep forgetting to talk about the kids' AP tests. In the summer Janelle, Jaiden, and Josh learned that they all passed their AP Tests from last Spring. The Chinese test was very difficult and only 8 kids out of 42 passed the AP Chinese test at Josh's school, and Josh was one of them. (Some of the other kids who passed had actually hired private tutors. I considered it, but it was way out of our budget!) Only 16 kids passed the AP Chinese Test in the whole district. But everyone who took the test were only in the 9th grade, so I am sure that a lot more will pass within the next couple of years. Josh's grade was the first group to start with the Dual Chinese Program and so they are the Guinea pigs. So now those 16 students from all over the district have their own Chinese class -- over zoom. The teacher rotates between the schools and so he is with each school in person every third time.
*Jenna put together a restaurant experience for a group date for Jared and his friends. They tipped her very well!
*Jaiden participated in All-State Choir in SLC and Ogden for three days. She has also been busy with Exec responsibilities. Click here to see their pictures: Exec Pictures
*Rick, Janelle, Jared, and Jenna went to Chicago over Fall Break. It was nice for Janelle to have a final fling before leaving on her mission and fun for them to meet lots of people that Jared baptized on his mission! Janelle celebrated her 19th birthday there!!
*Jaiden, Josh, and I stayed home from the Chicago trip. Jaiden and Josh worked a lot. Jaiden also squeezed in a pumpkin carving date with Lane and I attended our friend, Georgia Slobe's funeral.
*Jaiden did awesome in the Distinguished Young Women of Utah competition, placing 1st Runner Up Overall! (She was also in the top five in Self-Expression, Interview, and Talent!) You can read that post HERE! It was a lot of work, but between the local and state competition she earned $6400.00 in scholarship money!!
*Janelle received her endowment in the Cedar City Temple!! You can read about that HERE. While we were at the temple Jaiden went to go see Thriller at Tuacahn with friends and Jenna went to a Halloween party. Jase & Ellen and Janika & Brandon went to Thriller the next night.
*Halloween was pretty chill for me and Rick with all of the kids going different directions!
*I wanted family pictures taken before Janelle leaves and Janika and Brandon were in town this weekend and so we grabbed the opportunity. Sunday morning was the only time we could get everyone together. Baby Evan wasn't very cooperative, but we did get a few cute ones of him afterwards. Hopefully the family ones turn out okay!
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