This is my favorite view!  The Skinners gathering for dinner at night.  I love these people.

Savannah's mission date is drawing closer!  We reached the one month away mark this week.  Are we ready?  We're getting closer!  She's a great help to have around and I will sure miss that! But she will be an even greater help to the Toronto mission so I am excited for her.

Sarah had an easy tennis match Thursday.  She did great, and after she won, she got asked to the Homecoming dance!  It was pretty great since her mom and dad and grandma and grandpa were all there as well as Allyson's whole family and a group of friends.  Wow!  That guy has serious courage! We all loved it!  Sarah . . . was a bit embarrased but is super excited to be going to her senior Homecoming in the same group as Allyson.  It's next week! Hopefully we can get her a dress in time!

Megan's match on Thursday was a bit more of a challenge and she and her partner just barely lost in a tie breaker.  It was exciting!  On Friday Megan ran in a huge cross-country meet in Spanish Fork.  She ran in the JV race for Juniors and Seniors and . . . placed 2nd!  Out of well over 100 runners.  She did fantastic and even got a medal!  She's a rock star!

Mariah ran in the meet Friday as well.  She ran in the Varsity race and placed 18th overall and second for her team.  She's a rockstar, too!  On Tuesday for YM/YW, she was in my group for our pseudo "Chopped" activity which mimicked the popular cooking show.  She and her teammates made a lovely strawberry desert and fried-asparagus sandwiches.  It was tons of fun and our group totally won.  We beat Sarah and Megan, too.

Cheyenne and Calianne really, really wanted to be in the student council for the 6th grade and completed their 10 hours of service and their essays.  Unfortunately, they weren't chosen and they were very sad.  They've kept busy, this week, though, with Activity Days, piano lessons, friends, and homework.

Bethany's friend threw up in class last week and she became obsessed with the thought that she might throw-up, too.  When he showed up again to school in a couple of days healthy and whole, she felt better, too.  She lost her lunchbox Thursday at school and came home in tears and then in tears again Friday because they hadn't found it, yet!  Oh, the drama of second grade!

Benjamin seems to have adapted well to kindergarten!  He's always happy to go and is doing better on his homework.  This learning stuff might work out for him afterall!  His favorite time of day is still when he gets home and plays all afternoon in the backyard with neighborhood boys.  Such good times!  We had rainy weather this week, too, and all my second-half played together in the water!  Good, good times!

Kevin had a three-day class this weekend in Salt Lake City.  We still got to see him in the evenings but we missed him all day Saturday and again today!  Hopefully, his schedule will open up a little soon.  He's been so busy!