Junior Prom

Jaiden went to Junior Prom tonight! (January 29, 2022) She got asked to Junior Prom on November 22, 2021 by a good friend of hers, Caleb Slater...

Jaiden and Caleb doubled with Emily and Lane. They went with another carload to Vegas and played Top Golf and went out to eat. They saw some of the sights and then headed back to get ready for the dance. 

Jaiden had gotten her dress for really cheap at Suzy's Closet several months ago, but it was sleeveless and so we brought it to a seamstress to get it hemmed and asked her if she could make sleeves out of the bottom part that was cut off. It turned out cute, but turned out to be a lot more expensive than we were hoping for. The alterations were way more than the dress itself. But Jaiden looked gorgeous and hopefully we will get some more use out of the dress in the future! (The dress looks orange in the pictures taken at our house, but it must have just been the lighting, because it is actually a dark coral color -- not orange, ha ha!)

The dance was at the Red Barn. Jaiden said that it was fun, but got shut down twenty minutes early due to the mosh pits -- which apparently also broke the supports underneath the wood floor -- or something like that! 

Taste of the Islands!!

We gathered around the table for our weekly Sunday family dinner, when Rick and Jenna came out in Hawaiian clothes with Jenna playing the ukulele and Rick carrying a platter of pork, pineapple, and rice. He announced, "taste of the islands!" and proceeded to play Hawaiian music and passed out Leis to everyone. It was so funny! We got some great videos of the family dancing with baby Evan! Aloha everyone! This event just describes our family so perfectly -- a typical Sunday dinner turned into an impromptu Hawaiian Luau! I love this crazy bunch of mine! I especially love my quirky hubbie who turns the ordinary into a celebration! 

Josh Aaronic Priesthood Ordination

 Josh was ordained to the office of Priest today in the Aaronic Priesthood. We are so proud of him! 

Josh Soccer Tournament

Josh had a soccer tournament in Mesquite this weekend. He got a ride to and from the other games, but I went with him to his Saturday game. He had to leave early in the morning, which was a perfect opportunity for him to get some driving practice in!  He did a great job driving to and from Mesquite and played well in the game, but they lost. It was cold and windy and those of us who watched were FREEZING!! 

Winter Formal

In 2020 when the high school proms were cancelled Jaiden and her friends set up their own prom in someone's basement. They had so much fun and said that it was one of their best dances! So this year they were going to do it again in additional to the regular school dances. But then the girl hosting the dance cancelled. Jaiden and some friends still wanted to have a "dress up" date. So they dressed up and had me take their pictures up at airport hill. (Three out of the four dresses are actually Jaiden's, ha ha --  all but Emily's!) Then they came back to our house for dinner and then they looked at all the pictures, laughing at some of their funny faces and poses. Then they chose one picture (their "everybody look awkward" photo) and each couple attempted to paint it!" A couple of the pictures actually turned out pretty well!   

The instructions for the picture below was for everybody to look awkward! 

Jenna Highlights

Jenna has been begging me for months to let her get highlights. I finally told her that she could if she paid for half of it. Out of all of our children, she is the one who always had the lightest hair. She used to have very blonde hair. But as she has gotten older, her hair has gotten darker. I think her hair is beautiful light or dark, but she misses her blonde locks. I brought her to Evan's hair school to get it done and it turned out so pretty!! On the way home I asked Jenna the name of the girl who did her hair and she said Ashlee Nyberg. I totally know her parents -- we used to be neighbors! I wished that I had made that connection before we left the salon, ha ha! 

Evan: Six Months Old

From Ellen's Facebook...

SIX MONTHS with this perfect boy!

Evan loves chewing on his fingers, rolling out of tummy time, and spending time in his baby jumper! He’s even slept through the night a few times! I can’t believe you’ve already spent six months with us baby boy. I love you!