ToDaY!

Today...

Chelsie was crowned Princess of Monaco,

accepted to BYU as a sophomore on a full-ride academic scholarship,

given an honorary early drivers license for her exceptional driving skills,

asked by Sports Illustrated to be one of their swimsuit models,

and given her very own car by her father.

Today, N8, on the other hand....

received not only his Eagle Scout but also a Silver Beaver award,

was the number 1 runner at the meet at Reed,

was asked to represent BYU at an academic conference,

and Disney Channel would like him to star in their newest sitcom.

Today, Craig...

was named "Vet of the Year",

asked to be a presidential nominee for 2012,

and was given the assignment to speak in General Conference this weekend.

What a GREAT day!

('Hope your Friday, April 1st. is just as rewarding!)

'TiMe tO pLaY cAtCh-Up!

'Guess it's time to report back on what's been going on here.

Well, Valentine's Day was fun.

Here are some flowers from my sweetheart:

I love daisies.

I love pink.

What could be better?

(And have you ever heard of flowers lasting for a month?? Amazing!)

Chels got some fluffy pillows.

Craig got a vet vest.

(Okay, so he loves it, because I made it.)

N8 got a Mustang "safety belt" belt.

('Never got a picture of it--have you ever seen one?)

Darren, Marie, Carter, and Ady came to visit.

(Der had an 11-day CPA stint in Elko--he drove up.

Marie, Chels, and the little ones flew.)

N8, Carter, and Bob (he's the dog) are playing the organ here.

Here's Ady and Gpa.

(True love.)

Then, off to the SL Temple for Kent's wedding.

(Us, girls drove. Carter chaperoned. Der, BJ, and Cami joined us later.)

In this picture, 4 darling grandchildren plus one cutie grandniece all outside the temple!

And who did we see while there????

None other than F.D. Devin!

(He was attending a sealing right down the hall from Kent and Stacey.)

Meantime, back on the home front...

Craig had to work, and N8 had a track meet.

Craig was also in charge of the "Friends of Scouting" chili, cake-auction ward dinner.

(Do you see him back there?)

'About 180 people came.

Cakes were bid on.

(Hey, do you see Uncle Verl?)

N8 and Craig engineered this "strawberry delight".

The evening was a success.

The $ was raised for BSA.

(A good time was had by all.)

In other news...

Otis, N8's cat was hit by a car or had a fall or something.

Craig xrayed and did an exploratory surgery.

The damage was severe.

He had to be put down.

We really miss him.

AgAiNsT tHe WiNd

N8 had his first track meet.

It was cold.

It was windy,

and it was held at Silver Stage.

He ran the 2nd. leg of the 4 X 800 relay.

(They came in first!)

He ran the 1600.

Then he ran the 800....

And here's what happened on the last leg:

Go, N8!

Faster, N8!

And pass!

Success!

In other news....

Marie, Carter, and Ady are visiting.

(What fun!)

HoNkY tOnK!

Solo Ensembles were held last weekend.

Chels participated.

She played Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag"

and

received the rating of

"Command Performance".

This means a trip to State Solo Ensembles.

'Couldn't get her video to download,

but...

here are some pics of her playing music:

7 year old violin recital

9 years old


10 years old


11 years old

12 years old

And now!
Congratulations, Chels!

'Waasup?

Well... a lot!

Emily and Shark got married,

Jared and Zoila and family came to enjoy the festivities,

N8 helped baby-sit outside the temple,

the cousins enjoyed the festivities,

matching "niecie" outfits were donned,

and, as usual, a family celebration ensued!

Then... the next week--

Darren and Marie came to visit,

baby Ady was blessed,

Der and Craig went skiing

(at Mount Rose),

Carter played,

and we all enjoyed Marie!

2 great weekends!

Family--

Is there anything better?

'Don't think there could be!

I wAs JuSt ThInKiNg....

we haven't taken a lot of new pictures lately,

but....

things don't really change.

They're just as silly as ever!*

*Stay tuned for next week's edition--we're going to a wedding!