A Piano Playin' Phenom

This beautiful girl recently had a piano recital. She changed teachers, last August, to Gina Morrison, who is the best pianist I have ever heard. We had been on her waiting list since we moved to this house in Overlake, so about 31/2 years, and was so happy to get in. Kate has really blossomed in her playing, and I am very proud of her!

One of the things they did this year, for the recital, is that they accompanied another student while they played an instrument they had been playing in band. Kate accompanied Connor Morrison, while he played the instrument, in a piece called "Saw Mill", she did a fantastic job!

She played a piece called "Distant Bells" by Louis Strabogg, from Twelve Melodious Studies, Op.63


I'm so happy for this young lady, and all the hard work she has put in throughout the year. She's pretty good at practcing, without me nagging her too much. I'm so happy that she is developing this wonderful talent, and becoming a wonderful pianist.

15 Years!

That's right, it's been 15 whole years since we have been married!! Our Anniversary was April 21, and we celebrated by going to eat at the nicest restaraunt in Tooele, which is called Sostanza,
I had the Sostanza chicken, and 2 1/2 months later, still think about it (I guess that means I need to go back). We also celebrated with a promise that we would go on a trip, just the two of us (that actually started at Valentines, when Daniel got me Passport papers).

It's been 15 wonderful years, with a man who always treats me like a Queen, even when I am acting like a wench. I am so marvelously blessed to have a man who loves me so much, and who works so hard for us, I seriously love him more, each and every day, which is a lot over the past 15 years!!

(Here's to an Eternity!!)

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!!!