I've done a lot of writing this week.  I got to thinking, wouldn't it be great if I could walk and type at the same time?  I'd keep myself awake and the creative juices flowing and I'd also get my exercise done!  What could be better?  So then I thought, I bet I could do that on a treadmill . . . there's treadmills at the gym . . . if I had a board . . . Voila!  I walked and typed Tues and Thurs while Ben was at Joy School.  Thursday I walked for two hours, went five miles, and typed 2000 words!  Rock and Roll!  I was feeling particularly triumphant.  I am still.

Savannah loves her new writing class and also learned a new jujitsu move that she came home and taught to Cheyenne.  We hope to see more of her today!

Sarah worked some this week.  She also went back to her tennis group once this week and did awesome.  She organized a game night and sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik's on Friday night and brought Mariah, Chey, Cali, and Bethany.  They all had a great time!

Megan had a couple more early-morning orchestra rehearsals.  Friday night she went with some friends to watch a scary movie and she spooked herself out!  She went over to her Mia Maid instructor's house on Saturday and got her first lesson in how to knit!  After that we had a ward basketball game at the church.  The team we were supposed to play against didn't show up, so we threw in some young men who were there and played against each other.  I got to see a lot of really good Megan vs. Mariah plays!  They're both so good--especially in that setting.  ;)

Mariah had three basketball games (four if you count the one at the church!) this week.  The Springville games are completely lacking in competition so Mariah and her coach (Kevin B.) are really struggling to wrest some skill-building out of their time there.  The Bantam game they played on Saturday, though, was really good.  Their team played GREAT and just barely lost in one minute of overtime!  On Friday she got to go to a birthday party and learn how to decorate a cake.  Here's a picture of Beth with Mariah's cake!

Chey and Cali had one game of basketball this week.  They won by thirty points!  Cali and Chey had a great time.  They also have received their scripts for the play they'll be doing in Up With Kids and are excited to get their parts soon!

Bethany had a good time at school and at her two dance classes.  She went to a friend's house who has moved out of the neighborhood to play this week.  While she was gone, three of her friends (and two of Ben's) came over to play anyway!

Ben learned more about the Joy of Order this week and learned about Gunny Bag who "eats left-over toys and keeps them in his tummy."  I've never seen that little guy so excited to clean his room!  His big sisters with whom he shares the room were thrilled.