We started the week with a visit from my mom!  It was so fun to see her and visit and visit.  She arrived while we were at church so she came during the last hour and after church we were all surprised and thrilled to see her earlier than expected.  She stayed until Wednesday and we loved having her!

While Grandma was here, Dr. Seuss had another birthday!  Isn't Beth a happy kindergarten celebrator?  She loves all things kindergarten and she is learning so much!  I love it . . . and her!

On Tuesday night for Young Women's, Sarah taught everyone how to make sock monkeys.  She is making sock monkeys to donate for her Honor Bee project.  The other young women were really excited to learn how to make them and had varying degrees of success.  It was a fun night and Sarah did great being in charge!

Megan had a busy week with biology tests and math assignments.  They caused her a lot of grief but she did  well on them and got them done.  We're glad she cares  about doing well and that she is such a hard worker!  She finally found some time to read this weekend and to play a little tennis with her friend, Alyssa.

Mariah had an assignment this week for Utah Studies where she was supposed to make a model of an Indian home.  It was just about the coolest assignment ever for her, I think.  She went out in the dirt hills and made one out of grass.  She had a great time.  It's so great that the weather is warmer and they can be outside again!  I'm so glad they have a bit of wilderness where they can create like that.  She also had two games this week on Monday and Saturday.  They won both!

Cheyenne and Calianne started a craft club at school this week.  They made bookmarks  this  week with ribbons and plastic grids.  They really had fun.  They also started tennis again this week.  Craig moved them up to the older class and they came back on Monday thoroughly distressed.  "We're so bad!" they told me.  I convinced them to go back on Wednesday and when I asked them how it went they said matter-of-factly, "It was good.  We're better now."  That was some quick improvement!

The weather has been warmer and so Ben has been able to be outside more, too.  He has been with his friend, Mason, almost constantly all week.  They've rode bikes, dug in the dirt, collected worms, and peed from the top of our stump throne.  (I missed that last one, but according to my neighbor, it was the cause of great hilarity!)  By the end of next week, Mason will have  moved away permanently.  It is going to be a hard  adjustment for Ben!

Savannah started this week deep in her convalescence from her wisdom teeth surgery.  We wondered if she'd ever be well again!  Grandma assured us that she would turn the corner soon, and she did!  By Saturday, she was  ready to dazzle her Preference date and make some really fun memories with her friends.  My favorite part (well, one of them) was that she drove our van so that all four dates in her group could be together and she and  Sarah cleaned it thoroughly before they went!  Awesome!  She borrowed the dress from some friends in our church ward and they even came over and did her hair and make-up, too!  So nice! She had a great time and looked gorgeous.