Sunday, April 28, 2019

"We could use an exciting headline"

So Miranda came home from her mission a couple weeks early to have some surgery, but I have this great excuse to still write our family history down, since her novio is still on his mission in Paris, France for the next year.  So until May 9, 2019, I'll still write a missionary letter for our blog posts.  =)


Subject title = one of Derek's lines from his play, Newsies this week!

Monday, Morgan registered for Junior year!  Luckily, he had the registration guru to help him.  She is Speedy Gonzalez at this.  Phew!!

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Connor asked me to take a picture of him with this formation of Jeff's new magnetic toy he got for his bday.  

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We had to document our cool eggs... we bought a new contraption that spins the egg while you write with markers... it was so fun.

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That night, we went to see Halle & Kierste as Rosencrantz & Guildenstern in Hamlet
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They did SO GOOD!  Their teacher really played off their strengths.  They used physical comedy in their tumbling & fumbling all over each other.  It was so great!

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Shakes afterward.  =)

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Tuesday, Miranda took her last finals!!

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We made waffles for dinner.  Since Derek was at rehearsals for Newsies, I sent this picture of his dinner... serving up BB8's.  

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Carlie was asking questions on IG stories.

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Our friends decorated their daughter's room in Paris.  WOW.

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Wednesday night, Derek had his final dress rehearsal.  He's Splashy, the newsie:

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and Bunsen, one of Pulitzer's advisors.

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Meanwhile, we were at Mutual.  Rockclimbing for Miamaids (you don't know anyone in this picture):

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Cake decorating for Beehives:

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And car maintenance for Laurels:

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Thursday, we waited for Derek to finish his first performance night,

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And then at EIGHT THIRTY PM we all took naps.

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Then Jeff got off work at 11pm and met us at the theater.

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Here's the only other picture I took that's not a spoiler.  YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT.  At least a little.

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Friday, we PTA executive members put on a luncheon for all the volunteers for the year.  Taco truck, side stuff.  It was a hit.

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Straight afterward, I went with my mom to look at houses again, and she found one!  Right there, she decided to put in an offer, and it was accepted a few hours later!  It's a cute townhouse in Pleasant Grove, right by us.  Now it will take 17 min. to get to her, rather than 24. =)

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Solo is growing up!  We have 2 more weeks until we get our pup!!

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That night, while Connor was with his besties again at Nathan's house playing BlowPong, 

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Miranda & Morgan went to see Derek's Friday night performance:

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Saturday, the Orange Strikers struck again.  Halle:

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K:

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Directly afterward, the Green Vipers viped again with the cutest goalie ever:

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And the Dark Knights knighted:

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Jeff's dad came over to help him fix our sprinkler system.  Thank you!!!

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And then we went to Derek's performance.  He was aMAZing.  I can't get pictures of the full on front flips he did... I was so proud of the whole thing.

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Jeff drove everyone through an icecream cone place to celebrate:

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And the girls celebrated at home.  H&K had seen a special screening at school on Wed.

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Sunday, we had my brother Allen's family over for dinner.  Halle & Eve decided to go out to the park with blankets to talk in the wind.

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And this is what the group did when I said we're taking a picture for David.

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After they went home, Chloe was so cute sitting next to Miranda by the fireplace:

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Memes!!!

Leftover from Easter:

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This is the Second to Last letter we're going to write to you!  We're only writing one more!!!!  EAT IT UP.  Love you.  =)  xoxoxooxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox, Us.

Ha!  I automatically thought, hey, we should attach a picture of us to this letter...  I think there are a couple on here.