Creighton & Lizzie John's Wedding

I came to Utah for Hanna's college graduation, and then my parents picked me up in Logan so we could go to Creighton's wedding. Austin and Carly headed back home to go to a high school rodeo.

We met some of my siblings at Thanksgiving Point that night. Then the next day we celebrated the wedding of Creighton and Lizzie (son of Julie and Tristan John). Guess who beat the wedding couple to the temple.... Grandpa Randy and Grandma Carol. They like to be early. They got married in the Provo City Center Temple. 

They had the luncheon and reception in Lizzie's parent's backyard. Tristan had ordered temporary tattoos of Creighton and Lizzie for everyone to put on. Classic. I left partway through the reception to fly back home. W (Rachelle's husband, Nathan) took me to the airport. 

Hanna's Graduation from USU

Hanna graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders from Utah State University.

She walked across the campus with all of the graduates before the university commencement ceremony.

The next day she had her college graduation - College of Education and Human Services.

We stayed at Karma and Steve Albiston's house, and Jill and Will came up too. We also got to see Declan when he came up for a picnic at Albiston's.

Good work, Hanna!

 

Carly's Birthday - Sweet 16!!

 Carly turned 16 on April 29, 2024!

Carly had a pre-birthday celebration when she went to with Austin to his conference in Edmonton. They stayed at West Edmonton Mall and they took Carly's friend, Presley Butler (who also turned 16 this week). While Austin went to his conference, Carly and Presley went shopping and to the water park. Carly bought some jeans and shirts (modeling in this picture).

On her birthday, we had German pancakes with buttermilk syrup for breakfast. We cooked steak for dinner, and then she had a few friends come over for ice cream cake.

For her birthday, we gave her a slingshot and paintballs, some bath and body works soap, and a t-shirt with a frog on it (her request). Then we bought some cowboy boots when we went to America.

She was most excited to get her driver's license. She has driven a lot, especially in the last few months. We spent a lot of time practicing parking. Then she took her driver's test, and she didn't pass. She had 110 demerits, and you can only get 75 and still pass. The nice testing man took us back and told us the things she needed to work on. So we scheduled another test - a week later. So we went back to the car and Carly shed some tears. We tried to soothe the tears with a McDonald's ice cream cone. She stayed in the car and watched a movie and then went back to school after lunch. 

The best news was that we scheduled another driver's test for the next week, but they called that afternoon and said they had an opening the next day. So she took it on Friday and passed!!!

Kaden & Kali Lee's Wedding

Kaden got home from his mission to Chili in November, engaged to Kali Torrie in January and married April 27, 2024 in the Cardston Alberta Temple.

They had their luncheon and reception in Taber. It was the most interesting (and longest) father of the bride speech I have ever heard. Kali's dad quoted scripture, had lots of advice and analogies about trees, etc, and then he dubbed Kaden a knight with a toy sword.

After the reception, they wanted to send off floating lanterns but it was too windy.

 

March - Sweetheart Dance & Easter

 

Carly's Basketball Season

Carly played on the Junior Varsity Basketball Team at Cardston High School with Coaches Erica Burt and Kate Nish Miller. 

Carly's team has 9 girls in her grade and one girl in grade 11, Ryanna Elliott. Her team has been mostly been playing together since grade 4, and they are actually pretty good and pretty fun to watch.

Their first tournament was at Western Canada High School, and they were the tournament champions. Carly got the Tournament All-Star award.

They had a tournament in Lethbridge get cancelled because it was -30.

Then they had a home tournament, and they were the champions. 

Their next tournament was at Holy Trinity School in Okotoks. They were the champions. 

They are a hard working team. They do all come away with bumps and bruises.

JV Zone Tournament

Carly's team won their first games of the zone tournament, so then they played in the championship game at the University of Lethbridge.

They ended up losing to Medicine Hat so they got 2nd place.

What a great team and a fantastic season!