Concert Fantasy

This is the weekend that Brianna has been waiting for all year. It's what she has been working on all summer. It's the main reason she wanted to be on the preforming dance team at Fern Adair. It's their big Concert Fantasy. The members of the preforming groups get more parts and this year instead of 2 dances, she has parts in 12. Even though the last few weeks she has put in some long days, she is soooo happy! Today was their dress rehearsal. It's the only time that we can take pictures or video. I'm so proud of her and all that she has accomplished. I love watching her dance and the expressions on her face. She wears her heart on her sleeve when she dances.




































At the end of the rehersal all the girls were sitting on the stage waiting for instructions. Ms. Fern started calling names and told them to stand up on the stage. As Brianna and the other girls stood there they had no idea why or if they were in trouble for something. Ms. Fern stalled for awhile and let them squirm. Then she announced that these girls had earned their pointe shoes!!! The girls started screaming, jumping up and down, and crying. I was also super excited for her. That has been one goal of hers for a long time. In order to be able to learn to get on pointe you have to put in your time and prove yourself. This is her moment!

Chelsea goes to EFY

Chelsea headed up to the University of Utah for the week of July 25 until July 30th for her turn at Especially for Youth. She says it was the best week of her life!!! She learned a lot about herself and what she wants out of life. She went with her friend Lauren and made a lot more new friends. She loved living on her own in the dorm for a week. They spent their day attending fun classes that strengthened her testimony and had a lot of fun too. Their group was called "Every Creeping Thing" and they made this cool flag which took first place. Chelsea really stepped out of her comfort zone and joined the choir. Then she took it a step further and even tried out for a solo. She surprised herself when she got the part and did an amazing job. Friday night they had a contest to see who could stay up the longest; Chelsea won. Yeah! I'm so proud!

My parents and I picked the girls up on Saturday morning. They were so excited about their amazing week. It was fun to hear them tell about all the fun things they did. I asked them what was the best thing about EFY...... they couldn't pick one. So I asked them to name 5. They came up with these (in no particular order):
*Thursday (their spiritual day complete with an amazing testimony meeting)
*Dances (they had 2 while they were there)
*Eating ice cream and playing cards
*Brother Moore (aparently an amazing teacher)
*COW/COD (Crush of the Week/ Crush of the Day) Lots of good choices!!!

The guys there wrote a sweet note to the girls telling them how great they were and to make sure they stay true to who they are - Daughters of God. It was an all around fantastic experience.

Mason & Riker

We had Mason's cousin Riker stay with us for a few days. He was in heaven! They are at an age where they are so easy because they entertain themselves. They spent their time playing video games or swimming in the pool. We did make Riker eat a "Purple Penguin" which was torture I'm sure to eat the best snow cone on earth. They always get along and are so compatible.