Megan got her wisdom teeth out this week! BYU gave their students a "Spring Day" off of school.  That was Friday, so we got her teeth out on Thursday afternoon.  I expected she'd need all of the next three days to recover, but she was up walking around same as other folk by Friday morning.  She's had a little bit of pain, though not bad, and very little swelling.  Way to go Dr. Pratt!  Or, way to go Megan's mouth!  Either way, we'll take it and it's been fun to have her around for the last three days.  She even told Beth that she makes banana splits for her job at the BYU creamery and she could make her one special if Mom would buy the ingredients.  Mom would, and it turned out we all wanted one!  What a great kid!

This is when she was home last week!

Savannah has come and hung out with us, too, over the weekend.  She's been sharing her love of the old TV show, "W.I.T.C.H." with her four youngest siblings!  It can be hard to get Ben to do anything but Minecraft during his on-screen hours, but when it's time to watch that show, he comes running!  It's been fun for all of them.

Sarah worked both of her jobs this week and then on Friday and Saturday worked two shifts BOTH days.  She logged 10 hours on Friday and 12 Saturday.  Hello?  These are the problems with being a good worker!  Not that I'd have her be any other way.  Needless to say, she is keeping busy and making lots of money!

Mariah ran in two track meets this week and ran the mile in both.  She ran in the low 5.40s both races which I think is tremendous, but she is off her PR from last year by about 20 seconds, so she is not happy.  Such is the life of the track star!  I also got some more pictures from her last dance.

Cali and Cheyenne started official practices with the junior high track team this week.  They love it!  Our schools also had a day off on Friday because the term ended Thursday.  Cali and Chey used the free day to plan a surprise party for two of their friends who have birthdays in March.  Lots of eighth-grade girls making waffles and playing games!  They have a lot of fun together.  They're a good group of kids and its fun to see my girls being the organizers of fun things!

Bethany and Ben had karate this week, and Beth had piano and sewing.  Ben and I had guitar.  They invited friends over and did their usual things.  But the most exciting thing of all was that . . . Dad put up the trampoline!!  We had great weather on Monday and Tuesday which is when Kevin (and Sarah and Mariah) put up the trampoline.  The weather promptly turned to rain and then to snow.  This has not stopped my children, though, and we have had some very cold feet!  But much joy.