Popeye

"I'm Popeye the sailor man, I live in a garbage can. I live off of SPAM and I love Jackie Chan, I'm Popeye the sailor man!" This is what Logan came home with today. The thing that's really bothering me is I can't think of how I used to sing that. I know that my Popeye also lived in a garbage can, but what came next? Anyone???

6th Grade Dance

Last month they had a 6th grade dance for Valentine's Day. I got to go serve the refreshments (and spy on Logan). He was dreading it, but in his own words, "It wasn't as bad as I thought". He even smiled a few times, and it was really fun for me to watch. I was a little wary about the whole thing, but it was handled so well. That morning they lined up all the girls on one side of the room, and all the boys on another. They each had a dance card, and had to fill them. The boys had a turn to ask the girls, then the girls asked the boys, and back and forth until the cards were full. They weren't allowed to ask the same person twice, and they had to say yes when someone asked them. For a few months leading up to the dance they had a couple come in and teach them all how to dance. So, Logan tolerated it and I LOVED IT! Sorry the pictures aren't great, they're from the cell phone. I didn't take a camera because I thought Logan would be mortified by his mother taking his picture, but it turns out 15 mothers were taking pictures, so I pulled out the cell phone.

This girl was tall, but they really looked like they were having fun, laughing and smiling, etc.

Here he is doing the Macarena.

Here he is with another girl, she was really cute. It was funny to watch Logan's face, he made it SO obvious which girls were okay and which were NOT his favorite.

SPRING!

Lauren has been asking when it would be Spring for weeks now. Today she came home from school saying, "IT'S SPRING". Luckily, it also feels like Spring. A few weeks ago we went to St. George to watch a bike race and we also rode bikes while we were there. It has started a daily desire to ride bikes. I'm so happy the weather is cooperating.

It was also David's birthday while we were in St. George

Lauren & Easton ready to go

Logan ready to go

There we go

Logan decided his bike was too small, so here he is riding mine (he hasn't ridden his since)

Easton just having fun being outside

Lauren & Logan(ha ha) watching the race

Critical point in the race . . . I'm just about to hand him his water bottle

She did her critical part also, and took great pictures. Whew!
(Thanks for inviting us)

Songs in my head

I often get songs from the radio stuck in my head. It's usually only a line or two, and I sing them over and over. So does David. Sometimes it gets annoying. This morning I was fixing Lauren's pants . . .

and I had a song stuck in my head. I didn't realize how often we've sung this song until after I sang a few words, then this happened . . .

Easton sings

So, I thought we'd play this game again, but it's way too easy this time.

A Scary Few Days

Monday morning I found out that my mom was admitted to the hospital with a rare infection that was in her throat and moved into her blood. It was apparently the same bacteria as found in pneumonia but was in her throat and threatened to close off her airway. Thanks to the instincts of an ER doctor she was kept overnight and not sent home. The hospital would not admit her and the ER doctor kept her until a laryngologist could see her. When he did he admitted her right away. We found out later from her doctor that it was the same infection that killed George Washington, funny because she got sick on George Washington's birthday. My brother and I gave her a blessing Monday morning and it was very positive. She has continued to improve and is being released this morning. It was a very emotional time for the whole family because it happened to quickly. She has always been so healthy. It reminds us of how fragile life is and how important families are. It was nice to see all her children rally around her.

Rise and Shout!

My nephew Craig was accepted to BYU!

GO COUGARS!!