Much has happened since I last blogged. I said I'd post all the happenings of the tournament but I was just too tired so I'll try to do it now. We had a house full of people stay with us. Collin came home for the weekend of the 14th with our good friend Arnoud and his son Christiaan. They all enjoyed attending the tournament. I didn't get to see a whole lot of anyone because I was at the tournament until past 11pm some nights. Alec, our good friend from Finland, also came to visit. He split time between us and Teemu. We all cheered for Jarkko Nieminen but unfortunately he lost to Lee, a Korean. Alec brought us all t-shirts from his racetrack that we are headed to this summer. We LOVE the shirts. They are soooo comfortable. The cut and the fabric are just fabulous! Wish I had more of them in different colors. After everyone left and the tournament ended, Emily flew off to NYC with her choir to sing at Carnegie Hall and Madelyn celebrated her 14th birthday. She had so much fun with my camera during the tournament that we bought her her own for her birthday gift. She loves it an has been busy. We then decided to pop over to Mesa for a quick cousin visit. While there for only about 24 hours or less we attended a t-ball game, baseball game, track meet and a pinewood derby. The kids enjoyed their cousins and playing in the irrigation. Some things never change. This past Monday we celebrated Spencer's 12th birthday. He opted for Indiana Jones Lego's for his gift. The same day as his birthday, Emily was asked to Mormon Prom. She is so excited. I can't recall ever seeing her more excited. We got it all on video so maybe I'll post it. If she'll give me permission. He asked in a creative way. He doorbell ditched a child's fishing game on our doorstep. As the fish are spinning you have to try and get them to bite your line and then you pull'em out. She could see a little note inside one of them so she got that one and then unrolled the note that revealed the boy's name and invitation to prom. She was gleeful! She answered with a puzzle that had written on it directions to look up the scripture Mark 7:28 words 1-8. It says "And she answered unto him and said yes". We heard that he was happy too! Yeah. Now for the dress. It's apple green with a big skirt. I'm sure she'll look lovely. Cousins Conference is this weekend so Emily and Madelyn are at Grandma Nora's until Saturday night. They are loving it.
The big day finally arrived and Emily went to Prom. We were a bit nervous about the hair do. I watched numerous videos on you tube about how to do a curly hair up-do. Failed once. Prayed. Got it right on Thursday night. Prayed. Got it right today including little hair flowers! Emily looked elegant. Simply beautiful. I was so pleased. Everything turned out perfectly! Wheeeeeee! Rich, Collin and Spencer pulled in the driveway about 30 minutes before Emily's date arrived. That was a surprise because they weren't supposed to be home until really late tonight or early tomorrow. What a glorious day! Everybody home together! We can't wait to hear how the evening went for Emily!
Much has happened since I last blogged. I said I'd post all the happenings of the tournament but I was just too tired so I'll try to do it now. We had a house full of people stay with us. Collin came home for the weekend of the 14th with our good friend Arnoud and his son Christiaan. They all enjoyed attending the tournament. I didn't get to see a whole lot of anyone because I was at the tournament until past 11pm some nights. Alec, our good friend from Finland, also came to visit. He split time between us and Teemu. We all cheered for Jarkko Nieminen but unfortunately he lost to Lee, a Korean. Alec brought us all t-shirts from his racetrack that we are headed to this summer. We LOVE the shirts. They are soooo comfortable. The cut and the fabric are just fabulous! Wish I had more of them in different colors. After everyone left and the tournament ended, Emily flew off to NYC with her choir to sing at Carnegie Hall and Madelyn celebrated her 14th birthday. She had so much fun with my camera during the tournament that we bought her her own for her birthday gift. She loves it an has been busy. We then decided to pop over to Mesa for a quick cousin visit. While there for only about 24 hours or less we attended a t-ball game, baseball game, track meet and a pinewood derby. The kids enjoyed their cousins and playing in the irrigation. Some things never change. This past Monday we celebrated Spencer's 12th birthday. He opted for Indiana Jones Lego's for his gift. The same day as his birthday, Emily was asked to Mormon Prom. She is so excited. I can't recall ever seeing her more excited. We got it all on video so maybe I'll post it. If she'll give me permission. He asked in a creative way. He doorbell ditched a child's fishing game on our doorstep. As the fish are spinning you have to try and get them to bite your line and then you pull'em out. She could see a little note inside one of them so she got that one and then unrolled the note that revealed the boy's name and invitation to prom. She was gleeful! She answered with a puzzle that had written on it directions to look up the scripture Mark 7:28 words 1-8. It says "And she answered unto him and said yes". We heard that he was happy too! Yeah. Now for the dress. It's apple green with a big skirt. I'm sure she'll look lovely. Cousins Conference is this weekend so Emily and Madelyn are at Grandma Nora's until Saturday night. They are loving it.
