02/17/11

Hi everyone,
After four days of spring like weather and Aubrey being able to wear shorts to school, the snow hit again last night. We went into Salt Lake to Kingsbury Hall for Viewmont's Broadway concert and it was WINTER when we came out. Snow swirling everywhere and hard to see the lane lines on the freeway on the way home.
Back to the concert, Blake had a most excellent solo. The sophomore choir sang a medley from Anastasia and Blake soloed in the Life is a Journey song. Aubrey and Tyler weren't with us. Their Jr. Jazz teams had tickets to the Jazz game. Levi was with friends, so it was Dad, Lauren, me, G&G Peterson and Williams.

Levi has an appt. with an Orthopaidic Dr. on Monday. He's getting close to turning in his mission papers, but his knee is clicking and hurting a little. This is from a cross country ski injury he had back in 9th or 10th grade. He had dismissed it as not important to mention when he went for his mission physical, but one of his friends is having to postpone his mission call because of knee problems, so Levi decided he better check his knee situation out before he turns in his papers. We are praying the doctor will be inspired to know what, if anything needs to be done. Dad thinks that if something is needed it will be a minor arthroscopic repair that will heal within a few weeks.

We celebrated Lauren's birthday last week and she had a good time. We had 12 girls over on her birthday and it was wild. A lot of action, noise and requests for help with the craft. I had underestimated the age ranges (we had kindergarten-3rd graders) and ability levels so I was trying to help a lot of girls with the craft by myself. I learned that I should have not done the craft or had another adult to help me. But the girls had a great time. The favorite activity was dividing into groups of two with one girl wrapping the other girl up from head to toe with a roll of t.p and making her into a snowman, complete with crepe paper scarf, eyes, buttons, etc. After we took pictures they unwrapped and shredded the t.p., tossing it in the air so it looked like the midnight celebration on New Years Eve. It was a great time.

We hope all is well with all of you. McKay, best wishes as you defend your thesis tomorrow. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Good luck to Katie, Clark, Becca and Nathan in your classes and work. And to Kyson, we love to see you on skype and we're so excited to see your antics in person when you come the end of March.

I love all of you,
Mom