Aladdin Jr.

Farmington City performed Aladdin Jr. last week.  Both Alecia and Alex were in it.  Alecia played a Harem Girl, and Alex was a townsperson.  They did a good job and were glad to be back on stage.  Bill helped with the lights, and I helped with chaperoning, costumes, and backstage moving sets.


I'm sure Alecia would like to be involved in more than a little community theater production, but she is a busy girl with homework, band, choir, and clogging.

Look who is 10!

Alex was so excited for his 10th birthday. He is currently in Aladdin Jr., and his greatest desire was to have a Genie lamp. Wish granted!

Happy Halloween

Alex decided to spook the neighborhood as a black ninja. Nice night for it!

Davis High Marching Band

Karl is a rookie in marching band. He has picked it up quickly and loves it. If they mess up, they drop and do 10. Karl has messed up once, and everyone applauded. He does push-ups just because he can. He is becoming quite muscular.

These pictures are from the parents' preview night. For one of the movements they had the seniors choose a family member to march right behind them. The movement was one that booked along getting up to 180 beats per minute. It was hilarious watching moms and dads trying to stay behind their kids zigzagging across the field at that tempo. I'm glad they told the colorguard not to spin their flags and rifles.

The band ran through the show twice to get the jitters out. The competitions start next week. It was fun watching Karl. I think this was also the first time Alex had ever seen a marching show. I think he mostly watched the percussion. He wants to be a drummer when he gets older...or play the bagpipes. Heaven help us all.

Zoo Babies

The Hogle Zoo has had a baby boom this summer. The most recent addition was the baby elephant.

Alex and I visited the zoo the day after the giraffe was born. It was 6'1" tall at birth and so cute.
Three tiger cubs--all male--joined the party,
and the baby snow leopard isn't such a baby anymore. It is the one facing the right on the ledge.

Brinley Southwick

Brinley likes her Uncle Bill, but...

she loves her cousin Karl. She thinks she will marry him someday. I remember having a crush on some of my cousins, too.

Back to School

The summer break is finally over, and the kids are back into a routine!

My camera is broken, so I borrowed Alecia's. It seems to take yellow pictures that are blurry. So sad. I need a new camera.

Happy 19th Birthday, Kayla

My little girl turned 19. This was her first birthday away from us. Next time we see you, Kayla, the spanking machine will be ready!