The Girls Sing The National Anthem

After a beautiful choir performance in December, The Midvalley Elementary choir was invited to sing the National Anthem at the Utah Flash basketball game last week. They did a great job and were very excited to be on the court singing and thought it was an awesome opportunity to high five the players as they ran onto the court. Being with a majority of students from their school just made the rest of the night fun for both Laurissa and Alison, Kason just enjoyed the game and the other available activities.

Way To Go Girls!!!

Happy New Year!!!

So another year has passed, and ringing in the New Year with California rolls is a delightful treat. Along with all the other food that was prepared Jon decided to attempt California rolls and was quite successful. Good food, family, and friends. Is there any better way to ring in the New Year?

"2010 In Review"

So 2010 came and went and as you can tell, we have failed to frequently update you on what has been going on. We are getting back on track for the 2011 year, but for now, here's the condensed version for the 2010 year..

Enjoy!!!

Well we rang in the new year like everyone else, and Sarah and I celebrated our 34th Birthdays. Laurissa turned "12" (OMG!) and is just the sweetest daughter a parent can ask for. Sarah completed Cosmetology school and graduated at the end of March (Yeah we celebrated with a trip to Las Vegas). In April we had a blast hunting for Easter eggs in the SNOW! (burrrrrrr). In May we participated in organization of the first annual Williams Syndrome Walk. It was very successful and a joy to participate in. In June we celebrated 2 Birthdays, Kason turned "3" (YES 3!!!) and loves to dance and ride his bike. Alison turned "9" (WHAT!) and is full of energy and loves to be in the sunshine. We spent allot of time at Lagoon amusement park and took advantage of the season passes, enjoying rides, food, and the water park. in August we spent a long weekend at Yuba Lake, even though it was a very windy weekend, we had a blast. Yes like every year we went all out with Halloween and also had a Halloween Party, may need to pick just one next year. You can also see the spook alley on You Tube do a search for "Jon's Haunted House Spooking For Food" it is posted by redcarpetbarn11 that is Sarah's sister. Thanksgiving was fun and we got to do it twice this year, we brought all the pies (YUMMY!). Then Christmas arrived and what fun we had, The opportunity to celebrate the birth of our savior. Hope yours was bright...

Well that is it in a nutshell... Stay tuned, 2011 will be updated shortly..

Happy Halloween!!

Here are some pics to show now but check back soon to view the video we will be posting soon. We hope you all had a SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN!!!

Yes Halloween has come and gone and yes like always Jon did more than expected with this year it was on a Saturday night so Jon not only had a spook alley in the front yard and car port but opened it up to the back yard adding live actors and more props and displays as expected. Also we decieded to advertise it on the community Calandars with several news channels and handed out flyers to the kids school and classrooms. Then decided to to also host a food drive in the hopes that with admission being free, we could get people to donate to the "Utah Food Bank". It ran Friday and Saturday and it was a pretty good success, the turn out was impressive. We Collected about One Hundred pounds of food and Jon got to do what he love this holiday. Jon also made costumes for not only himself (an 8 foot Grim Reaper), but for kason (Flinstones Bam Bam) and Laurissa Transformers (Arcee). Alison was a vampire and sarah was a Mad Scientist.

It's Showtime!!!

Laurissa and Alison had yet another wonderful performance in “The Princess and the Pea” with the Missoula’s Children’s Theater. They each got a part and rehearsed for a week and performed that weekend. They did very well and it showed, they just love being on stage performing. Great Job Girls

Good Eats!!

Our Summer B.B.Q. was yet another success, with this years menu we provided the meat and the guests brought the sides. This year, My Traditional Pork Ribs (12 racks), one 12 pound dry rubbed smoked Brisket and (2) Smoked salmon fillets. To Put it blunt TOO MUCH FOOD!! But boy it was good, plus with the games, bouncer, friends and Fireworks, it was a great time. We wish you were there.

Our Beautiful Garden

My Garden did well this year with plenty of Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Tomatilios, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honey Dew, Jalapeños, Banana Peppers, Bell Peppers, Celery, Artichokes, Red and Green Cabbage, Corn, Strawberries, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Yellow Squash, Zucchini and Cauliflower. Needless to say we ate well and had plenty of Salsa and Zucchini Relish from our garden. Then the herbs, Basil, Onion Chives, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, Mint, Oregano, and Cilantro. It was a good year for our garden and we look forward to another next year..

Happy 4th of July

We want to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. We had a great time enjoyed good food and friends with fireworks. We spent time at the local park to enjoy the festivities and roll in the hay.