I forgot to report last week that Sarah and Megan were both inducted into the National Honor Society last week! There was the lighting of candles and the reciting of a pledge and the signing in "the book." It was all very ivy league and I enjoyed it very much! Megan and Sarah are mostly just humoring me, but I am proud of them!
On Monday of this week, two very exciting things happened for Bethany. First, we finally got her research project done and she got to present in front of her class. She did her report on rabbits and did a great time presenting it to the class and answering questions. She is just so cute!
That night she had her dance recital where she performed in two numbers--one for ballet and one for jazz. The ballet was my favorite. She did a great job and was having so much fun that she didn't stop smiling the whole time she was on stage! I love seeing all that happiness! Have I mentioned how cute she is??
On Tuesday, I had the carpets cleaned. While they were drying, Ben and I went to DI. Happy DI day, we found a boy bike for Ben! (Apparently the purple one I had him riding was still too obviously a girl bike for his friends to resist pointing out to him!) It was also, happiest of days, a Spiderman bike! How cool is that? It even matches his hat!
On Wednesday, Megan went to a banquet celebrating her track season. While there, she was surprised to be awarded the "Most Improved Female" award! She got a really nice plaque. It was neat to have her recognized like that. Oh, and guess who won the "Most Improved Male" award? Yep. It was her faithful friend, Josh! They're like twinners!
Also on Wednesday, Calianne and Cheyenne came home with Reading Hall of Fame awards! To receive this 5th grade award, they had to read 30 books and spend at least 72 hours reading outside of school during the school year. They got certificates and their name on the wall at school and a couple of free books of their choice! It was all pretty exciting and they did work hard on it all year. I'm proud of them.
On Thursday, Sarah and I dropped all of our normal activities and went to "Scholars Day" at Utah State University in Logan. Sarah got an email inviting her to come participate and learn more about the University and their programs. She said, "I think I would like to go, Mom. Do you want to come with me?" Go to college? Oh, yes. I most definitely did. It's a two hour drive to Logan from here. Once there, we learned about the university's undergraduate research program and their honors program. Then we both got tours of campus and a complimentary lunch. After which, we got to go witness firsthand the research being done in our area of interest. For Sarah, that is the Education department. We got to go to a classroom where undergraduate students are working with autistic preschoolers to test the success of their program to get them ready for elementary school. If Sarah, goes to USU, she could get a job there as a freshman. They have an elementary school on campus where Sarah could begin to train from day 1! Um, that is a really good program. The best Education program in the Intermountain West, apparently. Sarah really liked it! I was pretty impressed, too.
Thursday night, Mariah had her end-of-year choir concert! They sang songs "through the ages" including popular songs from the last four decades. It was tons of fun. My favorite was when Mariah's choir sang "When I Fall in Love." Mariah did great and looked stunning under the lights just like she did during her play. She takes my breath away!
Friday and Saturday Mariah played in a basketball tournament in West Jordan with her Schapers team. They lost, won, lost. She also got her new uniform in neon yellow! They are really bright! I love them! Mariah loves that even the shorts are reversible. How cool is that?
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