Derick became a Priest

Derick, became a Priest, in the Aronic Priesthood today, and now will be able to bless the Sacrament. What a huge step for him. We are so very proud of Derick and his worthiness to hold the priesthood.

Leamington Sunsets

You sure can’t beat the sunsets out here in the country.

Evening In Excellence

The theme for our Young Women’s Evening of Excellence was “The game of life”. With the Scripture, Joshua 1:9 Be strong and of a good courage... We based our night on a football game. We served nachos and licorice. Had pep talks, and cheers. We even got the parents to do the WAVE. The girls brought items from home that were about each of them and some items thatthey have been working on through this year. What a fun night.

Beauty & the Beast

Derick has been working long and hard on Delta High’s performance of Beauty & the Beast. Plenty of nights were from after school until 9:30 10:00 pm. He had a blast though and made lots of new friends.

They all did such an awesome job. Way to go!

Delta Wrestling Meet #1

This was Tyler’s first wrestling meet ever. I think that I was more nervous than he was. He did a great job even though he didn’t win any matches. He has some great friends that are on his team and we are looking forward to many more tournaments.

16 All Ready!!!!

Derick is 16 now. I can't believe that I have someone that is old enough to date and drive. I'm not sure both of those milestones should occur on the same birthday. I couldn't ask for a better 16 year old than Derick. He is such a patient, kind, smart and fun boy. I am so proud of the choices he makes daily.

Sabbath Day

What a wonderful Sacrament Meeting we had today!! It was a Music/Testimony meeting. Who ever wanted could go up and tell their favorite hymn or primary song and why it meant something to them and then everyone sang the first verse or the verse that they picked. Man it was hard holding back the tears. It's amazing how much music can touch your heart and bring in the spirit. Kaitlin went up and said that one of her favorite primary song was "Little purple Pansies" because it was one of her GG Marchant's favorite songs and because after she died the grandkids planted purple pansies at her graveside. Some of my Favorites:

• Scripture Power
• We are as the armies of Heleman (my moms choice because they would sing that at all of their zone conferences on the mission)
• Silent Night
• Because I have been given much.

I'm so glad that I was able to attend this Sacrament Meeting not only to partake of the sacrament, but to feel the spirit brought through music.

Busy Week

In between getting Derick to and from play practice everyday, I have a lot going on. Lori and I have our first Scraps-N-Pieces home show tomorrow in Elk Ridge. We are so excited about it but also anxious to see how it goes. I hope very well! Then on Saturday we are doing a craft fair in Delta. So we are busy getting labels and pricing and everything else ready for both shows. This is a big step for both of us but we are hoping for the best.