Eventful Week

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Since "Gateway to the Birds of Prey" is Kuna's town motto, the BLM holds a yearly Art Contest for the schools in Kuna. The picture above is Emma's entry.

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This is Logan's entry. Next to his elbow.

This is Megan's entry. She won 3rd place for her age group. All the winning entries will be assembled into a calendar.

Last night was the National Junior Honor Society recognition ceremony. Megan has been a member for two years now and we are so proud of her.

Cooking School and Whistle Pig Hunts

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I have been wanting to attend a mini cooking school offered by Taste of Home Magazine for years. I finally got to do that this year and it was really fun. Megan and I showed up a couple hours early to look at some Booths and we were surprised to see people already lined up to get good seats for the cooking school. It's a good thing we got there early because the place was packed and was sold out. They demonstrated about 10 recipes and had a ton of door prizes. We didn't win any but we were excited about the cool gift bag everyone was given.

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Wednesday was opening day for the annual Wagstaff Whistle Pig Hunt. Dave's Dad, Uncle Mark, Uncle Dean, Dean's son Mike and Ann's Husband Mike all showed up ready to decrease the population of this poor little creature. They got a little rained on yesterday but today is supposed to be nice. They'll be shooting until they run out of bullets or Saturday night, whichever comes first.

Easter

Coloring Easter Eggs

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Not much went on this past week. The kids are getting enrolled for the next school year and figuring out which classes to take. I can't believe we'll have two kids in High School. Logan will start Middle School and Emma will be in Elementary School .

We had a really beautiful Easter Day. We had our traditional Ham Dinner. I tried out some new side dishes to go along with it. We had Strawberry Spinach Salad with a Honey Lemon dressing, herb roasted red potatoes and baby carrots with a dill sauce. For dessert, we had strawberries on angel food cake. It was a yummy dinner. The weather was sunny and warm so we set up our Badminton net and got out the Bubble blower and spent a lot of time outside. It was really nice.

Spring Break, Megan's Birthday and Read-a-thon

Megan's Birthday in Logan

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Hungry?

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The End of 24 hours reading the Book of Mormon

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Spring Break has come and gone in a flash. We drove to Utah Friday night and left the kids in Logan to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Wagstaff, while Dave and I drove to Salt Lake City on Saturday and Sunday. We went to help my mom and dad clear out some rooms and pack some things so they can eventually move back to Idaho Falls.

Monday was Megan's 14Th birthday. Her Grandma and Grandpa Wagstaff had other plans out of town that day, so we took Megan to lunch at The Olive Garden. She even turned red when the waiter's sang to her. We were pretty surprised when we woke up that morning to see it had snowed and we were even more surprised when it didn't stop snowing for the entire day. It was really pretty and we didn't mind it a bit. We stopped at the Aggie Ice Cream store on our way home from lunch and Megan opened her gifts and had some yummy Aggie Ice Cream. We spent the day watching movies and enjoying the Spring Snowstorm.

We came home on Tuesday afternoon and spent the next couple days recovering and getting ready for the big 24 hour Book of Mormon Read a Thon. I decided last minute to make a big batch of Cinnamon Twists for a treat. We took Trevor , Megan and Logan to the church at 6 pm on Friday. The Gym was full of couches and Futons and chairs to lounge on.

Emma kinda liked the extra attention she got being the only one home. We even tried out a new Ice Cream shop here in Kuna since there were only the three of us. It was pretty quiet that night and the next day.

We went to the church at 6 pm on Saturday and saw quite a few red eyes and walking zombies. They read the entire Book of Mormon in 24 hours. Logan went to bed as soon as we got home but Megan and Trevor claimed they weren't too tired. Megan's eyelids kept mysteriously closing on their own by 8:00. She was so tired that when Emma went to bed, Megan was talking about needing a box and mumbling in her sleep about who knows what else. Pretty Funny

Logan's Birthday

Logan's 12Th Birthday was on Friday. He got to celebrate it a little early this year because of events happening on his Birthday. He decided instead of a big party at home, he would rather take a friend to the local arcade / racetrack. Dave, Trevor, Logan and His friend Jared played at Wahooz for the afternoon last Saturday.

We had to have Cake and Presents a day early because Logan and Trevor had to attend a Klondike Derby on his actual Birthday. Luckily one of Logan's presents was a sleeping bag. It was in the single digits the night they camped so I'm glad he got the sleeping bag. I didn't hear too much about the things they did at the Klondike Derby. They just said it was really cold.

Yesterday Logan received the Priesthood and he is really looking forward to passing the Sacrament. He's also excited about Scout Camp and all the other things involved with being a 12 year old. I got all tearful in Sacrament meeting because they brought Logan up to the pulpit with the Bishop to talk about him becoming a Deacon and then right after that, Trevor blessed the Sacrament(like a pro). The combination of those two things occuring back to back made me realize that they are growing up waaaay too fast.

First Date Anniversary

Dave and I celebrated our First Date Anniversary last night. Most people probably find it odd to celebrate that date, but for us it's a way to avoid the Valentines Day crowds and go out for a nice night. It's been 19 years since our first date so we thought we ought to try something new.

We went to a Fondue restaurant. It was really fun and the food was great. It was a four course meal that started with a cheese fondue. There were about 8 different ones to choose from. Then came the salad and I didn't think you could make salad exciting but even that was really good. Then came the meat and vegies. You cook the meat and vegies in a simmering broth and they had a variety of dipping sauces. And last but not least was the chocolate fondue. We chose a caramel and chocolate mixture and they even served it Flambe'. It was cool.

Our Ward had a formal dinner and dance on the 13th for the adults to celebrate Valentines Day. Luckily I had some clothes from when we went on a Cruise. There were actually a few men who wore tuxedos and a few women in actual formal attire. The Dinner was o.k. but the dancing was pretty fun. It's just too bad Dave and I can't remember the moves we learned in the Ballroom Dance class we took while we were dating. It was a nice night.

Let There be Light

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After almost two weeks of grey skies and fog, the Sun is finally shining today! I am soooo happy. I almost bought one of those special lights that imitate sunlight because I was getting so blue. The weather is the reason I posted this picture. It's pretty much all the kids could do and they did a lot of it. At least they're getting a small amount of exercise, so I don't feel too guilty.

Almost everyone came down with a cold this past week so we haven't had much exciting stuff to Blog about. Megan is going to be participating in the opening ceremonies for The Special Olympics Winter Games here in Boise. Hopefully we'll have some cool stuff to report back to you about what she saw and experienced at the Winter Games.