Another Christmas Violin Duet--Joy to the World

We are so proud of our Lillie.  She sounds really good and has made such an effort playing her violin!

Hark the Herald Angels

We've been playing some violin pieces!!

After being away for 3 years, we made it back to Hawaii

We found some really cheap tickets back to Hawaii, so we made an appearance during Thanksgiving.  It was so great to be home.  We sure are very thankful for all our family.  Lillie had a ton of fun.  she stayed with nana most of the time.  She enjoyed time with all her cousins, and when it was time to leave, they were really sad to see her go.  We stayed at a hotel and we enjoyed the pool with family, eating all the local food, and shopping at some great malls!  It was a lot of fun!  We hope to do it again soon!

Lillie plays her violin at her first gig!!

We are so proud of Lillie!!  She and some friends from the ward formed a trio and did a gig--background music for a reception!!

Honors All County Orchestra

We are so proud of our little Lillie.  She has worked so hard on perfecting her violin.  There have been a lot of tears at times.  Violin is not a small feat to overcome, and she has done an amazing job. She has really blossomed with all her musical abilities and we could not be happier.  She was so excited for her honors orchestra concert.  She was the concertmaster and really worked hard to earn that spot!

We were equally as proud of all the youth from the ward who participated in the high school and middle school honors orchestra.  They all really worked hard.

All County Orchestra

Lillie has worked so hard at her violin.  We are so proud of her!!

Lillie Young Women in Excellence

Our sweet Lillie earned her Young Womanhood Medallion this year!!  She completed her personal progress.  We are so proud of her.  She was so diligent and motivated and completed this within a year and a half!!  She is such a dedicated girl!!  We don't know how we got so lucky with her!  She along with others in the stake was honored in a little ceremony at the stake.  Among some of her projects, Lillie wanted to go to the temple to do baptisms every month.  She researched the names of her ancestors and we went each month for a year.  She also did service in school to tutor and help mentor children with special needs.  And she learned how to sew and made slight modifications to clothes that were immodest.  She took the initiative to make the clothes modest!!  She also played the violin at the program and did an amazing job!! We just cannot say it enough, she is such a good girl!

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!!