Monday night Mariah had a patriotic program at school presented by the whole 5th grade.
 

She did great and we felt very patriotic afterward.  We love that girl!  She did great and sang with great enthusiasm!

Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik came back from their southern retreats this past weekend after being gone for nearly two whole months!!  We sure missed them and we are glad they are back!  They brought some tiny nailpolish pens and the girls had fun doing fancy nails.  Here are Megan's ladybugs.  I am so impressed!

On Tuesday I got to go to YW with Savannah, Sarah, and Megan and talk about accounting as a career possibility along with a massage therapist, a librarian, and an artist.  It was fun to talk about my degree and to remember all the ways it has benefitted me in the past 17 years.  My daughters even learned a little about their mother!

On Friday, Kevin gave a presentation for UAMFT (Utah Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) in Logan on the campus at USU.  It was about using technology to enhance therapy.  I went with him.  He did a great job.  What a stellar presenter he has become! 

We made our trip to Logan a getaway.  Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik watched the kids ("Hey!  Welcome back!  Will you watch our kids?")  and Kevin and I stayed at the Anniversary Inn in Logan.  We had a great time on USU campus, going out to eat, sleeping in late, and coming back home about 2:00 on Saturday.  It was really nice.

On Saturday, Megan and Sarah played in our stake's YW basketball team in the regional tournament.  They won!  They'll play again this coming week and Savannah might even play with them.  Next year, when Mariah is a Beehive . . . Well, we will almost be able to field a whole team with just Skinners.  Crazy, right?  But FUN!