First Day 8th Grade

We are so proud of Lillie.  She always gets good grades and is well behaved and is a budding violinist!  She puts her best foot forward everyday!!  We can't believe it is already her 8th grade year!!  What a cute girl!

Kirtland Youth Conference

We had a wonderful youth conference in Kirtland.  It was wonderful to go as a family and see the places where it all began for the church. We were able to see places that God and Jesus visited and instructed Joseph and other church leaders.  Places like the temple itself, the Newell Whitney store, the Morely farm and the John Johnson farm.  It was sobering for us to feel the Lord’s presence as we toured these sites.  It was a once in a lifetime experience to be here with our youth.  We have such good youth in the stake.

21st Annivesary

We just cannot believe it is another year.  This year we celebrated on a diner cruise on the Potomac.  It was a lovely evening!!  We love each other more than ever and grateful for the eternal marriage we have!!

Stake Conference with Elder Grant C. Bennett--June 2018

This month we had a wonderful stake conference with Elder Grant C. Bennett.  We talked a lot about ministering and making the things of God a priority, and how if we do that, other things we do would not compete.  Elder Bennett served his mission Japan.  It was fun to make Japanese food!!

Ovations Summer String Camp

Right after YW camp, Lillie attended the George Mason University summer violin camp.  It is camp of about 80 7th-12th graders.  They audition and are placed in one of two orchestras and are also all paired up in small chamber groups.  It is a very intensive week long string camp.  We were most proud of Lillie an sticking this out.  Especially the quartet.  Her teacher choose a very difficult piece but Lillie practiced as best she could and this was her performance.  Not perfect, very good, considering she has never played in those high registers before.

State Solo Ensemble--Violin

Lillie is doing so well with her violin!!  We are so proud of her!

Happy Birthday Kim!

April 22, means mom's birthday!!  We celebrated the woman that loves our family the most, all weekend!!


We love going to Cirque Du Soleil.  They had a new show called Luzia, and it did NOT disappoint!

And then the next day we continued to shower the star of the family with a dinner at a unique restaurant that only serves steak and French fries!!!  That's all they have on the menu!





PLDD 2018

2018 Violin Recital

We are so proud of our Lillie.  She did a great job at her 7th grade violin recital!

New York

Our trip to New York over the holidays, proved to be as fun as always!  First off, dinner at Perrine.  

We were really treated to a real gem of a hotel!!  They upgraded us to a suite.  It was awesome.  The London NYC.