Gymnastics with Alix...

When the VanT's couldn't go to the gymnastics meet versus Georgia, Elisabeth go to bring her friend Alix. The girls had a great time getting lots of U swag and wearing their Marsden mustaches. It was a close meet that came right down to the last rotations and the Red Rocks pulled it out!

Radio Disney...

Don't you love when your kids get a chance to do something special, something they may never do again? Last week Elisabeth got just such a chance, and was interviewed by Radio Disney. Our 6th grade is participating in "Relay for Recess" the first of it's kind, it is the school kid version of "Race for a Cure." They will be getting donations for how many times they ride their "wheels" around the track. Jenna, Hayden and Elisabeth spent the morning at radio Disney being interviewed to advertise the event. They had a great time and even got Rumbi, Elisabeth's favorite, for lunch. Our friend "Haydio" has now officially been on the radio! And their beloved Mrs. Durante is helping with the project.

The interview will air February 1 at 6:30am, so if your up listen in!

Check out Elisabeth's outfit she put together for the day!

Young Womens Fun...

Elisabeth is loving being in Young Women's. They have had so many fun activities including special needs mutual, early morning baptisms and seeing the Temple lights. The girls have been so terrific about including her, even though she is younger and so little.

Speaking of being smart...

The kids did terrific on their 2nd quarter grades.

Sam... Ended up with a 3.95 GPA! That is awesome considering he got one A- and that was in algebra! He also got 6 Honors and 1 Satifactory, he tells me it is hard to be quiet in 7th period.

Elisabeth... Last year it was social drama, this year it's rough with the teachers. All the kids are struggling with what is expected and how to make sure they given credit for their work. But Elisabeth did end up with 3 A's, 1 A- and one B and Honors for citizenship.

Way to go kiddos! We are so proud of you!

Smart Enough for a Smart Car?

After abandoning my kids for most of the week we visited the car show as a family, the Hiatt's joined us. The kids loved seeing the new cars, we dreamed of Maserati's and Ferrari's, but really took a look at Subaru's and Hyundai's. Everything is SO expensive and we just don't have the inside track on great deals anymore. JEEP had a rock wall the kids tried, Elisabeth chickened out for some reason but Sam went right to the top.





The funnest thing about looking at cars, is that Sam is starting to see that light at the end of the tunnel. When we used to tell him he would probably get the Hyundai when he turned 16 he turned his nose up and said it was a boring car, now that he is 13 it's not looking so bad. Hey it has 4 wheels and an engine! And a HUGE trunk that could only mean trouble in high school!

We were teasing them about not being smart enough to be in a SMART car!

Lizzie the Baker...

With all the new baking "stuff" Elisabeth got for Christmas she was excited to bake a cake for my brother-in-law Jeff's birthday. She made it from scratch and it turned out rough, but look how happy she is making it!