Anna and Erin came to see us on Monday of this week!  They came for dinner and stayed for FHE so they could tell us about their fantastic missions to Japan!  They even brought pictures that Kevin displayed on the TV for us.  We got to see Japan from its fields and farm country to its big cities.  What a great experience those two had and what a great experience for our family to have them come share their spirit and enthusiasm with us!  We love them!

Unfortunately, at the end of that night, I fell and twisted my ankle.  Ouch! So, Tuesday I spent all of the day sitting with my foot up.  I still managed to get a lot done at my computer and Ben was a big help before he left for school.  Kevin came home from work early and was able to pick up Bethany from school and watch all of Mariah's basketball games at the high school and bring us home some pizza between games!  Sarah took Bethany to dance lessons.  So the only driving I had to do Tuesday was to pick up from dance while dropping off the twins at piano.  I also picked them up from piano, but I did get a lot of help that day!

Wednesday my ankle was a lot better, though not 100%.  Sarah picked up Beth from school, but I did hobble over to Cali and Cheyenne's Springville rec basketball game against their most feared rival!  They did not win!  But they played great!  Cali and Chey both scored a lot and stole the ball and played great defense and Cheyenne's shot at the final buzzer swooshed in!  It was very exciting.  I'm glad I didn't miss it!  Afterward, I went over to the church where Sarah, Megan, and Mariah were practicing with the rest of the youth with the wards that meet in our building to learn the dance for the Cultural Celebration that we will be doing before the temple dedication.  So far, the dance is proving tricky and we are behind schedule!  We will all just keep praying and working hard.

Thursday our new WII came in the mail.  New for us but used off of ebay!  Chey, Cali, Beth, and Ben all got $25 WalMart giftcards from our neighbor for Christmas.  They've all been asking when I was going to take them so they could SPEND it!  Meanwhile, at school, Cali and Chey's teacher lets them play Just Dance when their work is done for the day and they come home to tell me all about their exploits.  I got to wondering if they put their cards together, if they could get their own Just Dance.  Ha, ha.  The game costs between $20-$50 but the WII itself costs $300!  So, I talked them into giving me their cards for groceries, and I'd pay the $99.99 for a WII off of ebay that came with two controllers and eight games, three of which were all different versions of Just Dance.  Love it!  And so do they!  We've had some amazing dance-offs in our back room!  Beth and Ben can totally rock it and don't get me started on when Megan and Mariah get going!  What moves!  Anyway, it's been a fun addition to the household and they played on it most of Thursday night.

Friday, Springville High School played against Mapleton--our arch rivals!  Kevin and I went over to watch the JV game, which we lost, but Mariah played great!  Then Kevin and Sarah stayed and watched the Varsity game where they had a heartbreaking 2 point loss!  I came and joined the crowd once again for the Sophomore game at 7:00.  They lost again!  Mariah again played fantastic, though!  We had four players out because of injury and Mapleton better watch out for our rematch . . .

Saturday the kids and I all went to see Pan at the cheap theatre.  It was fun and we managed to eat through a jumbo popcorn and its refill.  We think Ben ate most of it and he was definitely the one asking me to get another refill!  Funny guy!  That evening Cali and Chey had a Bantam basketball game at the high school and I went over to watch.  They did great and both scored!  After dinner, Kevin and I went to the adult session of Stake Conference.  We got smoothies afterward and came home to find the twins playing Monopoly with Sarah and Jacob, and Beth and Ben playing Just Dance with Megan and Mariah.  Megan managed to extract a promise from her dad that he would give it a try at some later date.  I'm pretty sure she's not giving up on that!

Also this week, our neighbor for whom we did the twelve days of Christmas, brought over hand-knitted gifts to thank us!  The olders of us got scarves and the four youngest got hats and my kids have been wearing them in and out of the house all week.  They just love them!

Some are more goofy with them than others!