Crazy Hair Day #2!!!

It was that time of year again, the time of year, where for some strange reason or another, they told the kids it was crazy hair day (again). This time we decided to put a little more effort into it.
Some of the neighbor kids, in years past, have put cups under their hair, to make their hair stand up, so their hair is kind of like the "Who's", in the "Grinch Who Stole Christmas", so we decided to try it!!

Dylan's isn't quite long enough for that, but it was long enough for half of it stick out on ends, and the other half to lay down, and it looks even crazier, when he acts like this!! LOL! He probably doesn't even need for his hair to even look silly, when he acts like this, when I think about it, he's crazy enough all on his own!! (Love him!!)
We used the cup method for Jocelynn's hair, too! Super cute girl!! (Was surprised she let me, she HATES having her hair done!!)
Another cute pic of Afton's hair, with all the little bows and barrettes we could find! So cute! (Probably her last crazy hair day, since they don't do it in Junior High, (officially, at least :-)).
Oh, it was pajama day for Afton, too! Love these crazy-haired kiddos!! They are absolutely the best kids there ever were!!! Craziness and silliness and ALL!!

A Very Special Day!

We had a very special day, a few months ago, it was April 10, 2010, our youngest daughter, Jocelynn Elora Bryant was baptized and confirmed a member of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

We had a very nice day, and we were joined for this special occasion with lots of family, and even some of Jocelynn's little friends. This is Katie Burton and Sydney Johanson.

Nana came from Price to be with us (and we are so thankful, she bought Jocelynn this beautiful dress, and added sleeves to it, so it would be modest, thank you Nana, we love you lots!!)
Our family! So thankful for everyone, and the great examples her sisters and brother have been to her!

Grandma and Grandpa Bryant came from Cedar City! We are so thankful for them, and their example! We love them lots, too!

A proud mama, with her beautiful daughter!

So happy that her Dad can baptize her!! So grateful for this wonderful man to guide

our family!! We love him lots and lots!!

Aunt Kathryn, Uncle Jonathan, Emma, Drew and Jacob came from Cedar City, also to be with us! So fun to have them, we always have a good time together!

It was a wonderful day, and we are so proud of her! And so happy that she made this choice, because we know that it will help her throughout her life. And even though we know things won't always be rosey, we know that if we do what is right, keep the commandments,listen to the Prophet, and follow our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will be blessed and have joy without measure with our families forever!! I am so thankful for this knowledge, so blessed to have it be a part of my life, and am so glad that it guides me daily. We really do live in a world where people are so lost and confused, having the truth helps us to stay on the right path, and helps us to be happy!! So very thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Can't Believe My Baby is 8!!

That's right, ny very own precious little baby, is now 8 years old!! I can hardly believe it! She has just gone ahead and got older, without me even giving her permission!!

They sure do grow, and as much as we want them to stay little forever, I guess it's a good thing they grow, especially since they sleep through the night! For Jocelynn's birthday this year she wanted to have a late-over, and the silly girl wanted it to be all about "CANDY!!", when she was asked what she wanted from her Aunt, and her Nana, she told them... "Candy!" And she also told them "Cookies n Cream Hershey Bars". Which to her delight, she received!!

So our theme was cooking. The invitations were recipe cards, and I made each girl their own apron to take home. The cake looked like the aprons I made for the girls. Here they are eating their pizza!
They played the skittle game, made their own pizza, rolling out the dough, and everything, and decorated their own cupcakes. Then after we were convinced that the giggles would never cease, we popped in a movie... and there was quiet!! Glorious quietness!! 11, seven and eight year old girls are really full of life and giggles, and getting them all hopped up on candy and pop, really adds to the excitement!

In a circle playing the skittles game, and then all lined up in their aprons!
Hopefully they had a great time... because after all my baby only turns 8 once!!

Every Friday Night

Every Friday night in January and February was filled with tension... excitement... GGRRing... laughter...tears...fouls... and... hugs.
It was Young Women's Basketball!! Our ward is quite large (I think we have 24 Beehives), and so the Basketball teams were split into 2. The slightly older, more experienced girls (in other words the girls who played on last years YW basketball team)and the I've seen a basketball, but not sure what to do with it, team. Kate was on the first team, and Afton (the Friday after she turned 12, with only 1 game left and then the stake tournament), was on the second team.

The girls got the chance to play against each other. It was fun to watch, they both did a great job!!
Kate's team clobbered every single team in our stake, and I do mean clobbbered them. Afton's team got better at each game.

Kate's team always played with real heart, and were also very aggressive.
They won the stake tournament!!! Afton's team came in 3rd, which I thought was pretty good.


The older girls then went on to the Regional Tournament, they played round robbin games on Thursday night, where they played just 5 minute halves, and had a 2 minute half time. They played for points, to be seeded for the tournament. You should have seen those girls play!! They really do play with heart, and BODIES!! They really wanted to win.
Friday night (sad to say, but I missed, because I went to Scrap Camp), but got text updates, when I had cell coverage), the girls won their two games, and then came Saturday morning. "The refs were against them", was all I heard, and they ended up losing the game, and got 3rd place in Regions! I thought they did great. Oldest member on their team is 14, and they sure played against a lot of Laurels. But WAY TO GO GIRLS!!! Glad I got watch you... every Friday night!! Can't wait for next year!!

Guess who's 12!?! (A month and a half ago!!)

Hey looky here!! I'm bloggin' again... and I'm cleanin' out my fridge, haven't done that either for a while... maybe everytime I clean out my fridge, I should blog... hmm... probabably not... Anyways, since it has been awhile, I thought I'd try to catch up.

My Afton is 12!! I can hardly believe it! She's been waiting for this day for awhile, since now she's officially out of Primary, and can go to Young Woman's, not go to Activity Days, and best of all NOT sing in the Primary Program!! Another plus is she can now go to Bishop Youth Chat, and sing in Stake YW Standards Night!! (Oh, and play basketball with the YW).

Anyways for her birthday she was super excited, because she finally got the moon chair that she has been wanting since WAY before Christmas, and didn't get. Now don't be feeling sorry for her, she did get a DS, that she has been wanting since the Christmas before that! (Aren't my kids spoiled?)
Also for her birthday we went in to Salt Lake, and the Gateway to go shopping, and to meet up with Nana for dinner at Applebees. Nana had been spending sometime with us, because of her meetings in SLC, and we had really enjoyed her, but that particular night she got a hotel room, so we decided it would be fun to join her, and Daniel too. He rode the bus in, and then Trax over to the Gateway. We had a good time shopping, and even saw the Jazz bear, but I couldn't find those pictures!

For Afton's Birthday party, we took her 2 bestest friends to see "The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson and the Olympians). We did this on Monday (President's Day), and after had a bbq. Everyone but Joss and I had read this book, and we were all surprised with the way the movie was, but we still had a good time!

Still can't believe my girl is 12, and I am so proud of her! How hard she works in school, and on the piano. Her determination always astounds me!! Guess who loves you, girl!!! (For way longer than a month and a half!!) FOREVER!!!

The Science Fair

Well, it was that time of year again, the time where parents want to yell and scream and pull their hair out, because big projects are afoot, and little people need help!
Afton's teacher made it an assignment, so smart girl that she is, paired up with her friend, and our next door neighbor, to tackle this undaunting task. They had all sorts of ideas, which I would hear fragments of, and Kate(working on her own science fair), would nix some of these ideas. Afton and Madi, spent a lot of time at Madi's house, where Madi's mom somehow received the honor of helping these two. I was good with that, because two other of my sweet and adorable children, decided that they too NEEDED to do a sciece project, not that they were assigned to do it, but they thought it would be "FUN!" Being the good mom that I am (haha)told them they could do it, but they'd have to do it together.

I found a few fun ideas on a website, and asked them if they liked it, they chose one they found interesting, and after a week (when I finally printed the idea out), told them to get working on it. Dylan was great and tested all of the "subjects", sometimes Joss would watch. But one day, she did call on more participants, so I guess that counts.
Long story, short, after a cRaZy night of Pack Meeting, and science projects due in the morning, we got them done and turned in!! Thanks to a lot of pitching in, by the entire family!!

Afton and Madi (who really did the project and board on their own), got Second Place, in their grade division, team style, and Dylan and Jocelynn got Third place, in Dylan's grade division, team division! Way to go kids!!!!



Maybe next year we will be more on top of it (but probably not!!)

Quelf

If you are interested in acting, making up languages from an alien planet,laughing until your face hurts, and even giving yourself a wedgie... then you would be interested in this game! If you are not so interested in those things... then you are missing out on a really fun and memorable time... where the laughing never seems to end, and neither does the antics!

Well... we opened this game at the end of the day... and just the beginning of the night. We decided that it would be fun... to finish our Christmas Eve Activities while playing this game, eating PaPa Murphy's Chicken Garlic Pizza,( a great tradition started by the in-laws, where you get take-out! Brilliant, I must say, and a definite keeper!) a relish tray and cookie salad... and in order to do this... we needed to open our "Open Christmas Eve" Presents from Nana.
We all got... jammies!! Another great tradition. So we changed into these fun pajamas... and we had options... 'cuz our Nana loves us, and gave each of us TWO sets of jammas!
After we changed we gathered back around the table to see... Kate hiding in a fort, Afton having to say "Wonka Wonka Wonka" everytime someone laughed (which was often), Dylan talking in Alien language, and Sarah dancing in a tu-tu! Yes, we were quite the sight to behold... and we had a fantastially fun night!

Daniel and Jocelynn, becoming conjoined twins. Jocelynn, being a "Rockette",
Kate unable to use her arms, and hearing ..tsk before everyone of Afton's sentences.