Friday, April 30, 2010

Many Moons

I Want the Moon sung by Hannah

Hannah's school class
turned the book Many Moons
into an original and entertaining opera.

They were aided by a grant from
the Utah Opera Company
to help pay for supplies and
provide a composer-consultant
to work with the students
in writing the music and lyrics.

Hannah performed the part of Princess Lenore.
She sang 6 songs that she helped write.

It was magical!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Called To Serve

Elder Jonathan D. Hardy
has been called to serve in the
Nicaragua, Managua Mission.
He will report to the MTC on August 18!
He is instructed to bring
one suit...
lots of white short sleeved shirts...
and tall black combat boots... oh my...
 He'll probably never see this beach :)
Largest rainforest north of the Amazon
75% humidity...
Jonny: "I'm headed to the jungle...awesome!!!"

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Our Beautiful Swan

Check out Our Beautiful Swan

Alexis as The Black Swan, Odile


These photos are from
Roger Sengthavychith's Photoshoot
Project Glassglow








Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Road Trip to the Temple

Our Young Women recently made a road trip
to the Salt Lake Temple. (It was freezing!)
To get there, we played an awesome game of
"Paths to the Temple."

To play, you divide into car teams and take turns rolling dice. 
Each number on the dice corresponds to a different direction.
Such as 1= Turn Left; 2= Go 2 blocks; 3= Make a U turn, etc. 
The object is to see who can get to the temple first.
Everone got lost.
By 8 pm, it was clear
the best path to get to the Temple...
is a direct path.

The lesson:
You need to stay on the right path to get to the Temple
and not leave it to chance.
Afterwards, we went to the Lion House Pantry...
and ate Lion House Rolls and Honey Butter...
YUMMY!!!
I decided if I were stranded on a deserted island
and could only choose one thing to eat...
LION HOUSE ROLLS AND HONEY BUTTER!

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Spring Break

This week was  Spring Break.

Most Spring Breaks we don't go out of town
like many do. Why? Two words:

BUSY SEASON

But even though Daddy is busy,
we have a lot of fun.

Hannah had a great idea this year...

She decided to plant a fairy garden.
Did you know fairies like pansies, honeysuckle,
& canterbury bells?

I didn't.

But Hannah knows everything there
is to know about Fairyland and the Fae Folk.
You could say she is an expert.

We also did great girl stuff like
shopping and eating out...
Love my girls.

Hannah had another exciting idea...
"I want to get my ears pierced!"

Wow.

I guess she is not a baby anymore :(
But Hannah says she will always
be my baby

One of the traditions in our family
is Doug takes the girls
to get their ears pierced.

He started it with Alexis.
He went shopping with her one day
when she was two years old.
Little girl with Daddy
wrapped around her finger
asked to get her ears pierced (age 2!)
Daddy couldn't refuse.
(Mommy was so surprised, believe me)

Since then, it has been a tradition.

So Daddy insisted.
This is my big girl now...

Monday, April 5, 2010

Easter & General Conference

I love when Easter and General Conference
fall on the same day.

What could be better than celebrating
the resurrection of our Savior
and spending time with our families?

Our family celebrates Easter with
many gatherings and traditions.
This year we started off our traditions with 
Family Home Evening & Easter Egg Hunt on Palm Sunday.
Alexis & the neighbor's black chickens pose for the camera.

Doug's family gets together once a month for FHE.
It's great to see his siblings and their children.
Our kids have grown up with their cousins.
Jonny had a hard time finding his eggs this year.
He had a hard time finding his Easter basket too.
Could it be he has alot on his mind?
Emily on this chilly afternoon.
At least it didn't snow this day!
Hannah loves these traditions.
She's a believer in the Easter Bunny.
I asked her if she knew
the real reason we celebrate Easter.
She used some pretty big words like
Atonement, Crucifixion, & Resurrection.
I think she gets it. :)
I love that my older children still insist
on participating in dyeing Easter Eggs.
(I liked the UofU egg)
They wouldn't miss it.
Even if we have to do it at 11:00 at night!
Some very pretty colors turned out this year!
Cute boys supsercede the festivities sometimes...

The best part of Easter this year
was watching Conference with my family.

I loved what President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said,
"On this Easter Sunday, and every day,
as we contemplate with reverence
and awe how our Savior embraces us,
comforts us and heals us,
let us commit to become his hands,
that others through us may feel his loving embrace." 

I also love cooking dinner for my family,
my parents and my brother.


Can you believe my football/wrestling/rugby son
folded these napkins for me on his own
to look like bunny ears?
He's a man of many talents...

I also liked how Elder Russell M. Nelson
spoke on "Generations Linked in Love."

In the end, isn't that what it is all about?

My favorite part of Easter...




...is family.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Where in the World is Jonny Going?


The results are in and the top three guesses:
Germany, Japan, & Africa.

I could personally see Jonny in the Congo :)

The guesses:
Argentina  Bible Belt, USA  Salzburg, Austria  Japan
Germany  England  California, Spanish Speaking  New Zealand
Burbank, CA  Peru  New Zealand  West Valley  Liechtenstein
Grandma's House  Germany  Moscow, Idaho  São Paulo, Brazil
Quebec  Germany  Japan  Finland  Tahiti 
Somewhere in South America  Africa  Provo, Utah 
Pocatello, ID  Congo  China  Portugal, Lisbon  Japan 
North Carolina, Raleigh  Phillippines  Russia  Brazil  France 
Asia  Africa  Peru  Ireland  Uruguay Scotland  Italy  Kansas 
Sweden, Stockholm  Mexico  Spain  Ireland  Ontario

I asked Jonny what his guess is.
His answer:

Where the Lord wants me to go.

Good answer! ♥

Happy Easter!