Remember that Run for Funds I told you that my kids at Brookside did last week?  Well, it turns out Ben ran more than any other kindergarten boy in the whole school!  He got a "Winner" certificate and . . . a brand new scooter!  Wow!  How cool is that?! We were all pretty excited for him.  He is one tough cookie.  I took him hiking with me up Y mountain this week on Thursday morning before school.  We had a great time together.

Bethany came home with a note this week that her artwork was chosen for the school art show and will be on display in her gym for a week.  I can't wait to see it!  She continues to practice piano and go to dance, but my favorite thing she did this week was when she and her friends cleaned her entire room including the closet!  Boy does it look good!

Cali and Chey had their 6th Grade Play this week where they reviewed "Music Through the Ages" by traveling by time machine to different musical greats in the last ten decades.  Cheyenne was one of the two scientists who operated the time machine and Calianne appeared in 2010 as Carly Rae Jepsen singing and dancing to "Call Me Maybe."  They both did FANTASTIC and they had a great time doing it.  They came home telling me stories of their rehearsals everyday.  They will miss it!

Mariah endured her second week of early-morning driver's Ed!  Yay!  No basketball this week, but district finals in track had her racing Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon.  She ran the 3200 for the first time Wednesday and (since they put her in the slower heat) lapped eight people and finished first!  Whoa!  She might run that one more next year!  She also ran in the 1600 the next day and missed her PR by one second and PRed in the 800.  Directly after her track meet we drove her over to the junior high for a choir concert with the orchestra!  I love those.  They're always so beautiful.  They finished by singing, "Amazing Grace."  Beautiful.

Megan also ran in the district finals for track this week.  She ran in the 1600 and the 800 and did great, too!  She worked this week and took the AP Exam in World History.  She felt pretty good about it, too!  She and Mariah went out late Friday night to play Frisbee with some of the cross country team.  Good times!

Mariah and Megan.  What do you mean you don't see Mariah?!

Sarah worked this week and took her last math test and went on two bike rides with Jakob and watched Parent Trap in stages.  She gave me lots of tight hugs and said, "Mom! What am I doing with my life?!"  Senior crisis in full swing!

Saturday was tons of fun as it was the day that Miranda Grigg, one of Savannah's dear friends, got married!  We went to the reception and stayed the whole time!  It was up the canyon at a pavilion by the creek and the kids ran and played with friends from the ward and we visited with ward members who had moved away but came back for the event and there was dancing and hilarity and bubbles to blow as the couple took their leave.  It was a great event and we gave Miranda lots of hugs for Savannah!  Happy, happy day.

To Eternity and Beyond!  We love that Miranda girl!