HALLE

HALLE

ZACH

ZACH

WHITNEY

WHITNEY

KYRIE

KYRIE

Mixed Emotions

Garrett Mangelson
2009-2011

Yesterday was a day full of emotions. It was also incredibly busy.

When I checked facebook yesterday morning, I found some very upsetting news. Our friend, and Kyrie's band teacher, Brek Mangelson, lost his son the night before in a very crazy accident. Garrett was in the garage and somehow a very heavy hitch fell on him puncturing one of his lungs. The administration of Westlake along with their counseling staff met with the marching band to break the news to them. The band came up with several ideas to support the Mangelson family. They will be doing a fundraiser to help raise money to help with funeral costs on Saturday at the Lehi Macey's. They will be selling hotdogs and drinks. I will also be doing face painting. 100% of the proceeds go to the family. The band will be wearing black bands for their parades tonight and Monday. They will then wear gold bands for the remainder of the season in Garrett's honor. They will be dedicating their season to the Mangleson family.

I appreciate Brek more than he'll know. He has done so much for my daughter and hundreds of other kids. He is a truly inspiring teacher who teaches his students that hard work and dedication pay off. My heartfelt sympathies and many prayers for the Mangelson family.




We also had the opportunity to celebrate this little guy's first birthday. He is so cute and my girls love him. They had so much fun swimming in the pool. Happy Birthday, Camden. And thanks for the invite, Natalie!

My sister, Amanda, and I threw a bridal shower for Halle's kindergarten teacher, Cindy Sorenson. We had a lot of fun planning it and had a great time at the shower. I made lemon cupcakes with blueberry frosting--yummy!

We heard news of Matt and Cindy's courtship for months from Halle. She talked about Matt a lot. When Cindy asked her kindergartners for advice on how to get Matt to marry her, Halle was excited to help her out. Halle told her she should put candy in his room because it worked for her sister, Kyrie. It's a good thing Cindy took notes and kept the class' responses because they are priceless!! She is so happy and we wish her the best.

16 years ago today...

Sixteen years ago today...
Kyrie was born, 4 weeks early. She had a ton of unruly fluffy hair. She had adorable chubby cheeks. And, oh, those baby toes! She changed my life for the better..and has every day since. I am lucky to be her mom, to have her in my life. I am lucky that she still sits on my lap, that she cries with me in her sorrows, that she says the dumbest things and I just roll my eyes. I am proud that she is passionate about music, that she works hard in school and that she loves her Father in Heaven. I am blessed that she cooks dinner when I don't feel well, reminds me that I am a good person and tells me that she loves me. I love you and you will ALWAYS be my baby!!

KYRIE'S STATS:
Height: 5 ft no inches and little chance of growing taller
Favorite color: Green, and has been ever since she was 18 months old and saw the Wizard of Oz.
Favorite musical: Wicked (notice the Wizard of Oz theme?)
Favorite subject: Band, band, and oh, did I mention BAND?
Favorite item: Cell phone
Hobbies: Band, reading, band, baking, band (not necessarily in that order)
Driving status: drivers ed. next term PLEASE... we need a break from driving you to BAND!!
When she grows up: she wants to be a music teacher just like her mom. j/k, lol, IDK ;). She has no clue!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To YoU!

Hill Air Force Base Museum

Friday Family Adventures were few and far between this last summer. We were so busy with Into the Woods, Trek, Marching Band and camps that we neglected our family fun time.

We were able to go to the museum at Hill Air Force Base. Mom and Dad met us there.


It is free to get in and is a whole lot of fun to walk around and look at the planes and helicopters. There is a great exhibit of air force uniforms and masks.

Some of the planes and helicopters were so huge. It was unreal how large some of them are.

The only bad thing was that there is no air conditioning and it was really hot inside those buildings.

Make sure you take a picnic lunch. There are picnic tables under the wing of a huge plane. There is a gift shop as well. http://www.hill.af.mil/library/museum/

How I spent my summer....please come see!

Into the Woods, Jr.
Produced by Eagle Mountain Community Theater
Aug. 12, 13 & 14
8:00 p.m.
Silverlake Amphitheater in Eagle Mountain

Camping at Bear Lake

Pony Express Days, 2010

Pony Express Days were really busy for us this year. Kyrie helped with parking at the rodeo and she and Scott sold concessions at the concert. Here's Tracy Lawrence in the parade:


Halle and Whitney walked in the parade with The Dance Studio.
Scott, Zach and I were in the parade for Eagle Mountain Community Theater. We handed out candy and flyers with the cast of Into the Woods to promote the summer workshop. We handed out 600 flyers and ran out 1/2 way through.

The little girls performed with their dance groups. They were so cute.But the best part of all was after we ate lunch, Halle climbed up on the stage by herself and danced to the music. The clip isn't long, but she was on stage for about 5 minutes!