"A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Julia did a fantastic job as Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."  She was absolutely hilarious with her expressions and acting (and ballet) as she pursued Demetrius and rejected Lysander.  The production was very high quality;  I was impressed.

This and that

Brandon's home! 

Well, he was for five days.

Devin loves his brother. 

He even missed the quad stake pioneer trek

 to spend more time with Brandon.

We waited a week for Devin to be ordained a priest

so Brandon could participate.

Can you see Devin's new bright blue ear molds?

They are way cool.

Brandon is our punch maker, 

although this time he just had to defrost

 some frozen punch and add soda.

He says Grandma Ashcroft is the best punch maker ever.

Where did he get his sense of style?

Not from me!

He brought this shirt home and said he hadn't worn it for a year.

Why not?  Because it had a stain on it.  So why did he bring it home?

So Mom could get the stain out, of course!

Can you tell which of the following flowers are real?

One bouquet I got about 21 years ago while I was visiting my sister

 Carolyn in Federal Way, Washington, 

when Brandon was just a wee babe.

The other bouquet Julia got a few days ago,

 after opening night of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

(Aren't the pictures of Marvin so cute?)

Easter Pics

This is the most expensive dress I've ever bought.

 Well, it would have been if I'd paid full price for it.

Have you ever seen Edvard Munch's "The Scream?"

 Devin does a good job of imitating it even though he hasn't seen the painting.

Only two children left at home.  Sigh.

Are you a boring runner?

I came across a paper that Devin wrote four and a half years ago, in fifth grade. I thought it would be appropriate to share since it is track season and Devin is running a lot right now.

Running

Running is one way of exercising and lowering chances of getting heart disease.  Some people, like me, like to run, other people hate to run, and some people think it's o.k.  You have to have lot of calcium in your legs to keep them strong and healthy to run.

The more you run the less chance of getting heart disease.  If you run, you can lose pounds and get skinnier.  You could raise money for the people who have cancer by running, too.  After you run you could do push ups, too.  You could also do pull ups.

Some people like to run, like me, because we started running, then we started enjoying it, though it doesn't happen every time.  Some people hate running because they're lazy.  The people who think running is o.k. are average people.  But if you hate running, you're just being a boring runner.  

To keep your bones strong and healthy, is to drink milk or something that has calcium.  Stretch before you run.  Also, stretch after you run to loosen your muscle.  If you stretch you will have less chances of pulling your muscle.  Make sure to have strong and healthy legs.

If you got strong, powerful, and healthy legs, I say go out and run.  Keep in shape.  Lose some pounds, not gain ten pounds.  If you want to lower your heart disease then run!

Fun at Grandmas... and Jayson's birthday

First off, SORRY BRANDON!!!!  I thought you were busy with finals and we were in a huge rush with piano lessons and all, but we should have called and worked it out someway.  SORRY!!! Well, anyway, here are a few photo highlights of the night.

Happy Birthday Jayson!

This day is such a special one, it's birthday time for you!
We really want to celebrate your happy day with you!
Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, Here's something we can do.
We'll sing a song that we all know, Happy Birthday to you!!!

Don't know why I picked that song, but anyway, Happy Birthday Jayson!!
He's 11 years old and still as cute as the day he was born! Aaahhh...
We love you Jayson!