This week, Benjamin had Joy School at our house!  His mom taught about feelings and about being honest.  We finger painted different emotions on paper plates and colored pictures about the boy who cried wolf!  He finished his challenge to not play on the ipad for a whole week and he picked out some new Magformers for his prize!  On Saturday, he spent the whole day helping his Dad help a family in our ward move to a new house.  He pretty much loves helping and being with the boys.

Bethany and I continue to read together and play piano together everyday.  She went to ballet this week, but I forgot about jazz!  Can you believe it?  Bethany cried and cried . . . and cried!  She asked me about it just as the class was ending.  She remembered!  Wednesday was a half day of school and I think it threw me off.  She is a forgiving soul and still loves me, but I had better remember next week!

Cali and Cheyenne had their last game of basketball this week.  They played Monday and Wednesday and won both times.  In the last game, they both scored.  It was pretty exciting!  They got to go with their team on Saturday to the BYU Women's basketball game.  They had tons of fun there, too!  It's been a good experience for them.

Mariah also had her last basketball game this week for Springville Rec.  She played on Tuesday and Thursday.  On Tuesday, the Mia Maid class came to cheer them on and that was fun for everybody.  On Thursday, Mariah had play rehearsal until 5:00 and her game started at 4:30.  I picked her up from the school and brought her straight to the game.  She got there at half-time and I got to watch her do some great drives, make amazing passes, and shoot a three-pointer.  She is a rock star!  Oh, and did I mention that they were first place in the league?  They all got Champion t-shirts--even their good-looking coach!

Megan had track practice all week and had to listen to her mom bug her about getting a job.  She and Mariah played in a church basketball game again on Saturday and had fun doing that.  She also dragged Mariah out for a 5-mile run Saturday.  They're amazing!

Sarah always comes home happy after tennis but this week especially, Sarah came home on a huge high!  She's just so good and she is having so much fun!  She also worked three days this week and she usually enjoys that a lot, too.  On Saturday night she went to see her school's play and she brought Megan, Mariah, Cali, and Chey with her, too.  She even paid for all of them!  They all had a great time.  I love that they love being together.

Savannah called a couple times this week to moan about the terrible cold that had taken over her life.  She had a miserable week.  By Saturday, though, when she stopped by after playing Dungeons and Dragons with some friends in Springville, she was feeling a lot better.  Yay!