The Manti Pageant

We went to the Manti Pageant with the kids and Maka and Baka.  We started the day hiking in the mountains on Mt. Nebo.  It was a fun hike, but HOT! Baka resorted to taking off his shirt and I promised the kids not to take a picture of him...

After the hike it was off to Mt. Pleasant for a quick swim in so FREEZING cold water!

Then it was on the Manti for the pageant. We ate BBQ Turkey for dinner. It was the first time we have ever eaten BBQ turkey. It was really good.

Then we drove past Great Great Grandma Munk's house.  Baka told us his memmories of the house and they family that lives there may have thought we were staking out the place to rob them, so I decided to stop taking pictures of the house....

Then finally Finally FINALLY it was time to walk 7 blocks to the Temple and get our seats for the Pageant.  As we approached the Temple, we could hear the music being played over the speakers.  The closer we got the better you could hear the music. When we got close enough to recognize that they were playing Hymns over the speakers Hayden stopped dead in his tracks and said, "Are you kidding me, this is a freaking church pageant." I grabbed his hand (anticipating his escape) and said, "Buddy, it is at the Temple, of course it is a church pageant, what did you think it was going to be?" He threw my hand away and said, "A musical at the Temple.  But you didn't say it was a Church one. You never give me the right information."

So as you can see, he was pleased to be there...Maka tried so hard to get him to smile and have fun...

While we were waiting for the pageant to start we decided to walk over to the cemetery and visit Pop and Gauze.  Baka took us a secret passage way to avoid all the traffic...we ended up climbing over and under some fences and through some sprinklers (the boys said it was "enemy fire" and Maka was killed...) but in the end we found got to the grave site safe and sound.

Then it was getting dark and it was time for the pageant to start.

The kids had a lot of fun, even Hayden liked it (but he would NOT admit it).  We drove back to Mt. Pleasant and slept over, which was a great idea.  Then we headed home!

This may be a new summer tradition for our family...I said MAY be ok!

The Little Old House

On our way to the Manti Pageant we found this little run down house and thought it was the perfect photo opportunty! It is located in Mount Pleasant, Utah. And we had a lot of fun taking these pictures.

The Medal BBQ

Hayden finished his baseball season and we went to the awards ceremony.  We were releived to leave with a medal...but not to happy about the league.

The Table that is 47 years old

This table is Dave's Grandma and Grandpa Munk's table. We were lucky enough to get it from them and we loved using it. But after 47 years it was a bit hammered. So our fantastic Baka took the table and refinished it and painted it. I love how it turned out, it is Beautiful!

Hunter's Persuasive Writtings

One day Hunter asked if he could schedule a time for me to come into his bedroom and have a talk with him.  I was a bit worried, and sad that he had to "schedule" a time for me to give him my full attention.  So the big day arrived, he took me into his room, sat me on his bed, pulled out a piece of paper, and cleared his throat.  This is what he said:

"In front of you are 2 piles of clothing. 

 The one to your right is a pile you can store but the other is for explaining.  These clothes are just out of style and old.  I know what you are thinking, "well-they're only old becuase you ruin them." But even if I didn't they would still be out of style. I am not trying to waste money on clothes, but this IS serious!  I strongly suggest either American Eagle or other styles.  i know American Eagle is expensive and very nice, but I do not want to buy them all at the same time, I simply want to start out with a jacket or coat from AE and when I raise a little money or get a gift card I can buy some shirts.  And then a month later I can get one pair of shorts and on the next pay raise get some more.  I think doing it like that will be better than waisting money fast.  I will be in style and did I tell you that the clothes last longer? it will be an easy way to get in style and get more clothes. 

In front of you, you should also see some shoes.  The ones on your left I enjoy and the ones on your right are horrible.  Now, since I am going into 6th grade and don't need a lot of shoes, I strongly suggest that I should have 2 pair, one for school dress and one for gym.  The ones for gym can be whatever you choose, but the ones for school dress should be something nice like black rhino or Buster Browns. Tie NOT buckle/velcro.  For summer I should get a pair that match my AE shirts.  Now, you don't have to get them for a while, but for summer I should have some excersize shoes.  That adds up to only 4 pairs of shoes and I have 6 pairs now today.  So I want you to think about those 2 deals, remember they will last, I garrauntee.

So many reasons I love this kid...but this one takes the cake.

Harley's Room

Here she is, the DIVA in her NEW ROOM!

Girls Night

Another fun night out for the B-ham girlzzz. Cafe Rio! I have to admit it was my pick and it was THE BEST!

Presidential Fitness Winners

Field Day at LPA is a huge event.  There are medals, awards, races, and records to break.  This year the classrooms chose a Nation to represent at the games.  Hunter's class was Italy. Hayden's class was Russia.  Each student got to compete in their groups (K-1, 2-3, and 4-5).  Hayden, of course, had his boot on, so he was not able to win any races. (This was a decision that came after many days of tears about the fact that for the first time in his LIFE he would not win a medal. We decided it was someone else's turn to win a medal!)
However, Hunter dominated the events. He broke 3 school records: Shuttle Run, Sit ups, and Pull ups.  He ended the day with the Gold medal for his group.  This is a great start for him, the Olympics are just around the corner (look out Usain Bolt). Dream big or go home!
Both boys got made the Presidential Award.  I remember the torture this award was for me, I tried so hard, yet never got it! I am proud of them, this is not an easy award to get! They both worked so hard and their PE teacher was really proud of them.