Jill at Grad

Jill was asked by Josh Jacobs to go to grad with him.

She answered with water guns and Pepsi with a note that said I could shoot you for  asking me but it will be a blast.

Kassidy Creason came and did Jill's hair. Jill went to Nadia Phillips to do her makeup.  Who knew makeup could take an hour and a half?  

But she did look beautiful.

Kaylee Williams & Jill

Jill & Bailey Nelson

Carly's 8th Birthday

Carly was very excited for her 8th birthday. We had her friend party a day early because we went to a basketball tournament on her birthday. She gave out handwritten invitations to her friends. A couple days before the party, she wanted to stop at the store to buy candy and toys to give her friends. We got home and realized she didn't buy bags, so she made some. Sometimes the youngest child has to take matters into their own hands to get things like birthday parties planned.

We went to Austin's school, Cardston Junior High, to play laser tag. They all kept hiding from each other, but they were all hiding so no one was actually finding. But they still had fun.

Lila Mae Kormos, Skye Schaffer, Peyton Murray, Carly, Katie Sommerfeldt, and Carly Bevans.

We had Carly's steak & potato birthday dinner on Sunday before her baptism.

Carly's birthday presents from the family:

scriptures

slip n slide

shirt

hammock

bell boots

scripture bag

baptism dress

baptism book

Southern Circuit Rodeo

Another season of Southern Circuit Rodeo has ended.  We love these rodeos.  Austin was the President again this year, and I was one of the secretaries.

Lucy and Carly battled all year about who would win the Tiny Mite Girl High Point Saddle.  Coming into the last rodeo, they were tied in points.  Then Lucy and her horse, Happy, finally figured out how to run the poles without hitting any and won the tiny mite poles.  Then Lucy ended up 1st place in Tiny Mite Goat Tail Untying and Carly was 2nd place.  So Lucy won the saddle!!

Results for the year:

Lucy - 1st place in Tiny Mite Goats

Lucy - 4th place in Tiny Mite Poles

Carly - 2nd place in Tiny Mite Goats

Hanna - 1st place in Junior Goats

Hanna - 1st place in Senior Goats

Hanna - 1st place in Junior Breakaway

Jill - 2nd place in Senior Goats

Carly's Baptism

There were a lot of special things about this little lady's baptism. 

First, a year ago she got a violin for her birthday and said that she was going to play "I Like to Look for Rainbows" on her violin for her baptism.  She started violin lessons from Melanie Bryant in September.  She worked really hard and improved so much.  We told her teacher about her goal in January, and she gave us another Primary song in D key that she could play.  I wasn't giving up that easy. My mom helped me figure out how to get the baptism song into the D key.  Then Carly practiced for months.  At her baptism, Grandma Carol played the piano while Carly played the violin. 

Carly also decided that she wanted Aunt Sarah to make her a baptism dress.  We sent her measurements to Sarah and she sewed her this beautiful dress that Carly loves.

Carly's baptism date was Sunday, May 1.  We got to church and there standing in the foyer of the church was our adopted grandma from Utah, Karma Albiston.  Martha and Sarah had been to Women's Week at BYU and while they were down there Martha had the idea (from the Holy Ghost she says) to invite Karma to ride home with them and then Karma could go back with my Mom and Dad.  After a few phone calls and facebook messages, it was all arranged.  

I was so surprised and I couldn't stop crying all the way through Sacrament Meeting.  I even bore my testimony about our adopted Grandma Karma and about Carly's baptism.  It was so great to have her come for Carly's special day.

My Mom and Dad were able to come to Canada to be with us, too.  On Saturday they got to watch Jill rope in a breakaway jackpot, and then come to Lethbridge to watch Hanna play in a basketball game.

Carly asked Hanna to give the talk on Baptism and Grandpa Randy to give the talk on the Holy Ghost.  Grandpa talked about things that comfort us like Ding Dongs (my Dad's favorite treat - Hostess chocolate covered cake with cream in the middle)  and blankets.  My Mom had crocheted this blanket for Carly to have to always remind her about the Holy Ghost as the Comforter. Carly's Bishop/Dad baptized and confirmed her.

Jill says that only the 4th child got special baptism invitations. Life is rough.

The day was perfect, and I am glad Carly made an eternal covenant with Heavenly Father.