I can’t believe it!After all these years of talking about taking the kids to Flagstaff to
see the snow, we finally did it!We
weren’t even sure until Friday afternoon if the snow park would still have snow
after all the rain, but thankfully it did.We left at 7:45am and got there in three hours, even with our rest area
stop.We put on all of our snow clothes
and went to check in at Flagstaff Snow Park.
Ready for some fun in the snow!
We started out on the orange “bunny” hill with Jonathan and he loved
it.Next, we went on the blue sled run,
which was so fun!
We went to the black
run next, but Andrew started feeling sick and so he and Michael went to the
picnic tables by the food trucks to get something to drink and rest.I think it was a combination of him getting
overheated in his snow clothes, and also being dehydrated.After we all finished on the black run, we
went over to sit with Michael and Andrew and have a snack.Thankfully, Andrew started feeling better so
we found a spot with some fresh snow so the kids could play around a little
bit.Jonathan wanted to make snow angels
and a snowman, and Daniel was so excited to have a snowball fight.The snow was way too powdery to make a
snowman, but they had a great time anyway.
By this time it was 1pm, and the people who were just there for the
morning had to leave so we went sledding some more.This time we went on the green run, and there
was no line at all so we went on it twice.The second time we wanted to all go down together, but we could only do
three at a time.
After that, we stopped
at the orange hill one more time and then found another spot for the kids to
play.Then we headed back to the car to
change out of all our snow clothes and head home.We picked up food on the way home, and we were home by about
5:30pm.It was a great day, but I am so tired!!!
The Talent Search Awards was to honor students who took the ACT she took in 6-8th grade. Emily was invited to take the ACT in 8th grade. She got a certificate for each section of the
test for which she scored the same or higher than an average 11th
grader, which was all four sections as well as her overall score so she got
five certificates!
I was so wonderful to hear from our Prophet! He came to speak to us in Phoenix, along with his wife and President Oaks and his wife. You can see from the pictures that it was a pretty big crowd! He spoke to us about the blessings we receive from the Abrahamic Covenant and how we should make our homes a place of learning.
Andrew had another Robotics competition this weekend. He did a great job, as usual. His team placed 7th overall, and they won the Excellence Award AGAIN!
I had to take this picture of him after the competition was over. He pitched in to help clean up, even though he wasn't asked and it wasn't at his school.
Since Daniel turns 12 this year, he is able to go to the temple. Michael and I went with him on Friday and he loved it! He said it was so peaceful and nice inside the temple. He's growing up so fast!
Jonathan had a Math Night at his school tonight. You've never seen a child so excited to play math games! Well, since I was a little girl anyway, lol. Our whole family attended, except for Andrew because he had wrestling practice. Jonathan's favorite part was playing Kahoot (an online trivia game) against the other kids in his class and their families. Here we are playing "Beat the Fidget Spinner," where we had to complete a page of multiplication facts before the spinner stopped.
Jonathan had his Pinewood Derby today. This may be his last one! He had such a good attitude about it, and was just excited to participate. He placed 6th overall out of 11, but here is the heat he won:
