Angel Moroni

Last night, we went to Jon and Mindy's house for dinner and noticed that there was a lot of commotion going on near the temple site.   I looked over and saw the Angel Moroni.  There was rumor that they were placing the Angel on the temple that day.  They actually waited until the next day and we didn't get to see it placed on the temple, but it was great to see the Angel Moroni up close.

Temple awaiting Angel Moroni

Close up view of the Angel Moroni

Angel Moroni is placed on the Gilbert temple.
I borrowed pics from friends.

Memorable MondayYearbooks

Danni was in the Yearbook Committee this year at Taylor.  Here is a picture of their yearbook this year.  It was so fun to look at the yearbook and see the pictures that Danni and I took.

Danni was really involved this year in school.  She did a play, a musical. participated in the drama club, performing arts club, 2 choirs, yearbook committee, and was a member of the National Junior Honor Society.  She practically lived on campus.  Here are some pictures of her in the yearbook this year.

Drama Club / NJHS

Performing Arts Club / Yearbook Committee

Ovation Choir / Encore Choir

Since this is Memorable Monday, I wanted to look back at past junior high yearbooks.  Josh and Danni attended Taylor together for one year.  Here is the yearbook for that year.

Josh's 8th Grade Yearbook
Danni's 7th Grade Yearbook

Josh was involved in 8th grade in music and chess, of course.  He really enjoys getting involved in school.

Josh 8th Grade
Symphonic Band

Josh 8th Grade
Guitar and Chess

Danni was involved in choir this year.  It was so fun to watch her sing and dance on stage.  I'm so glad that she chose to be involved in choir.

Danni's 7th Grade
Prep Choir

This is Josh's 7th Grade Yearbook.  I couldn't wait to check out this junior high yearbook.

Josh's 7th Grade Yearbook

Josh joined the chess club this year.  He couldn't wait to become involved in this club.  He often stays after school with the chess club.   Josh is taking band in junior high, which makes me very happy. 

Josh 7th Grade
Chess Club / Prep Band

Mother's Day

On Mother' Day, I make the dedication to be a better mother to my four children.  Being a mother is a very rewarding calling and I'm so lucky to be a mother.  Mother's Day comes once a year to remind me how lucky I am and that I need to be grateful for that opportunity   I found some great subway art to display my feelings of Motherhood.

Qualities of Mother

My 4 Kids

A great definition of a Mother

Spring Orchestra Concert

Angela had her last orchestra concert at Porter today.  She has worked really hard to learn how to play the cello this year.  She had an amazing orchestra who helped her transition from the violin to the cello.

She performed 4 songs, the last one was a combo with the advanced orchestra.  She has an amazing teacher and great friends in orchestra.  This was an amazing experience for her and I'll so glad that she wanted to take orchestra at Porter.

Most Improved Breakfast

Emily recieved an award for being one of the most improved students in her class.  Each teacher picked two students tin their class that were the most improved and invited them to a breakfast.  It was a yummy breakfast and a sweet reward for Emmy's hard work.  After the breakfast, each teacher passed out certificates to the students.  It was neat to see Emmy's hard work recognized. 

Way to go Emily!!!

Emily and Lindsey were Mrs. Sparks most improved students.

Spring Choir Concert

Danni had her final choir concert at Taylor night.  It was a great concert mixed with an award ceremony.  Danni received an award for being the alto section leader.  She has worked really hard in choir and enjoyed this past year.  She sang a solo in "Danny Boy" and did an amazing job.  We were telling her that she should sing "Danni, boy ...".  It was great to see Danni enjoy choir so much!  It's going to be sad knowing that Danni  will no longer be singing with the Taylor choir.  Danni really enjoyed Mr. Meade as a choir teacher and I know that she will miss him and her choir friends a lot.

Memorable Monday Grandma Pace

I met Grandma Pace when Jim took me to see her and show off my engagement ring.  Grandma Pace was the first one to see it.  She was so sweet and I loved the thought of having a grandma again.  My Grandma Wall passed away when I was 12 and my Grandma Shaw passed away when I was 13,

Wedding Photo with Grandma Pace

Grandma Pace came to celebrate each one of my kids' blessings.  It's great to have pictures of my kids with 4 generations on the Pace side.  I'm so glad that Grandma Pace was able to attend these social gatherings.

Josh & Danni's Blessing

Angela and Emily's Blessing

It was so fun to have Grandma Pace with us and we enjoyed getting pics with her.  Here is a fun photo with Josh, Devon, Riley, and Jenna.  

One memory that I'm going to cherish was when I sat with Grandma Pace during a Christmas Party and we played Bingo for over an hour with her great-grand-children.  The kids  had a great time playing with her and  I  enjoyed spending that time with her.

Christmas 2008

Every Christmas Eve, Grandpa Pace would give his grandchildren stuffed animal and would invite Great-Grandma Pace to sit with them for pictures.  This is one of the highlights on Christmas Eve.  We will miss getting these photos with Great-Grandma Pace.  What a treasure these photos are!!

Christmas 2009