Draper Parade!

We loved it..

AJ Skydiving

My cousin AJ is amazing. He just went skydiving. He is quadrapeligic and hasn’t missed a beat in life. He is one of the most positive influence one could ever be around. Go AJ! http://www.youtube.com/doslenguas

And the accordion player

He is singing 'Santa Lucia'. We're dying!

Ottavio's in Provo us closing! I'm dying!

Our favorite Provo resturant is closing next week. I've been coming
here for 9 years!

I adore the main area with the mural, see below, of the whole family!
The dish that is off the menu called Oasta al la Carbonara, the Pepsi
(heavy syrup), the bread, the steam baked (yes, steam baked) chocolate
cake, the owner Otto (who you see in mural!), oh and everything else.
Lucky us we just dropped in and our waitress told us. (Now we find
out she wasn't supposed to...opps! It appears they've sold it, and
they are putting another joint in it's place-- tragic decision!)

Thank heavens we were able to come in tonight totally randomly on our
way back from the Manti Temple. (Yes, the Lord works in mysterious
ways...)

Minnick Girls' Garden

Minnick Girls’ Garden

We’ll keep our price lower than the store.

Vegetables for Sale

In Season:

.25¢ Tomato, .25¢ Zucchini Squash,

.05¢ Cherry Tomato, .50¢ Cucumbers

Later in the season:

Melons, Butternut, Squash,

Yellow Squash, Spaghetti Squash

If you’d like we’ll call you on Wednesdays to take your order and bring it to you on Thursdays. If you have a rush, rush order please call us at 801-562-8525 and ask for Anne or Jane.

*prices can change as we see what our competition’s doing

'Dear Tooth Fairy,'

'Dear Tooth Fairy, I lost a tooth but then it fell into the grass. And
we cannot find it. Can I still have a prize? P.S. It is my first
tooth. -Anne

The tooth fairy is coming for Anne tonight!

Spanish / English Immersion at Alta View Elementary, Canyons School District

We've made the decision to have Anne start at Alta View Elementary in their Spanish / English Immersion Program in August. They are just starting the program this year in 1st and 2nd grade. As the kids advance to 3rd grade, and so on, the program will grow to all the grade levels. Kindergarten will not be starting it this year, yet Jane will attend at Alta View Elementary with Anne and then begin the program in 2010-11 school year as a 1st grader.

We are tremendously excited to have them do this. We met with Ms. Shaw, the principle, this morning and we felt very good about the program, her, and the school in general. Anne and Jane were excited about it when we spoke to them about it last night. They both agreed last night that it was something that they would like to do yet we hadn't really push it. We just discussed it as an idea. After our visit with Ms. Shaw we came home and said a prayer together and all felt that this was the right move for our family. We are very excited.

We are thrilled that our girls will be learning Spanish. And as we continue in the program Kate and Hope will learn as well. What a blessing in their lives! Thinking back it took me, and still is taking me, so long to learn Spanish. This will be a revival for me and Liz as well to speak more often. (And those Spanish speakers in the family.)

The program schedule functions this way:

-Half day in Arts, Reading, Social Studies, music, etc. in English

-Half day in Math, Reading, Science, etc. in Spanish

They will have a English speaking teacher for part of the day and then a native Spanish speaking teacher for the second half.

The Canyons District is doing two other immersion programs in French and Mandarin Chinese. These two programs are being funded by a grant specified for immersion in the schools. The interesting part is that the Spanish/ English program at Alta View Elementary is NOT being funded by these same grants. The principle has sought and twisted other sources of funding to work for this. When the grants were funded there was NO allocation made for Spanish/English Immersion on the East Side of the Salt Lake Valley- it all went to the West Side of the valley. Its that just the funniest thing you've ever heard! I understand that there is a predominance on the West Side, but not a tremendous amount once you look at those that lay on the East Side of the I-15 corridor (Sandy, Murray, South Salt Lake, Holliday).

We are sad to leave Peruvian Park Elementary as we have loved Ms. Bond and also Ms. Prescott who taught Anne. Ms. Finlinson, the principle, is amazing and we will be sad to go. Additionally, I am going to be really sad to leave the school and the PTA. I don't know if I've mentioned it but in 2008-09 I served (just resigned this morning, bummer) as the Legislative VP and the Meet the Master Coordinator in the schools PTA. I learned so much and really was so happy to participate in the schools happenings. It was a real pleasure and honor. I am sad to leave Diana Bennett, our PTA President, behind with this spot vacated. I did let them know I'd continue to fill it until someone else was able to fill the role. Liz is sad not to do more with Meet the Masters, a program teaching students about the art masters (Escher, Homer, etc.), this next year-she was taking over as the Coordinator to fix my mistakes and would have done wonderful things with the program.

All in all this is a change and we love change in this family!

Viva Espanol (or better said Castellano!)

Tent City, UT 12345, EST. 2009, Population 2-3

Anne and Jane have moved. They now are living in a tent. They've decided that they no longer need the comforts of home until about 11 AM when it gets hot. (To mention I did have an Aunt, Aunt Tanya, who lived in a tent for a year or two. It scored the news in ID years ago- like 1988.) From my understanding they do the following every night:

-Watch a movie
-Watch another movie- Tom and Jerry (this we have given in on daily)
-Tell silly stories that last a long time (last night I limited them to 2 each)
-Come in at least twice asking for late night snacks


Occasionally Liz and I are permitted inside. Last night I was up until midnight listening to their silly stories. I was going to take the tent down today, but I'm thinking that I'll let them finish out the week in the tent- behavior permitting. Kate likes to wake in the morning and then go out and wake up Anne and Jane.

Calvert came for a visit!

Our cousin Calvert came for a visit and the girls just adored it!

The Captain of Nothing

Cascade Springs

Cascade Springs

Cherries... Mmmmmm!

Mormon Miracle Pageant!

"Dolly's diaper is dirty. I'm changing it.", said Kate.

Kate's dolly needed a diaper change. She went upstairs and found the ointment that we have and made sure to get the baby covered. Obviously she had a bleeding rash and needed to taken care of. Kate made sure to use all of the necessary supplies. All that was required in clean up was a bath for Kate and the dolly.

News Flash: Hope is now crawling- army crawling

News Flash: Hope is now crawling- army crawling. We're thrilled for her. This is the beginning of my favorite phase which I call- baby satisfaction! Yes! She can move.

Steady here she goes...

Close, yet not totally there...

Baby happiness... Now to get those knees up and moving too!

Church Historical Library. Preservation at it's best!

Happy 5th Birthday Janey!!

Writers Tea