Homecoming

Homecoming started off with the parade and it was fun to see so many familiar faces.  I pulled Angela out of school early, so she could be apart of  the Homecoming festivities.  After the parade, we headed over to the carnival.  We've never been to the carnival before and it was fun for the younger girls.  These are some great fund raisers for the Mesa High clubs.  We played Mountain View for Homecoming this year, which added to the festivities.  The theme for this year's Homecoming was "Up, Up, and Away" and Mrs. Stones always goes out with her decor.  It was a great night and I loved having my kids involved in Homecoming Week.

parade

carnival

Up, Up, and Away

Throw Back Thursday Generation Lookalikes

Josh got his haircut and I was reminded how much he looks like my dad and my grandpa.  At least they have the same haircut.

Evening of Excellence

The theme for this year's Evening of Excellence is "Wanted:  Accused of Standing for Truth and Righteousness and as a Witness of God."  It was a Western theme and the YW leaders did an amazing job of decorating for the program.  The girls were asked to prepare how they stand for truth that corresponded to their project.  It was great to hear how each girl is using the Personal Progress program to help them in their life.  Mele Larson took some great pictures of the girls.

The girls displayed their projects for their parents and leaders to see.  My girls worked hard on their projects and I'm so proud of them.

Angela's project - Making Banana Bread 

Danni's project - Photography

The girls had a lot of fun today and really enjoyed the "Western" theme.  Danni and Jocelyn are so fun and really had a great time taking pictures with me.

Ward Family History Activity

Our ward a Family history Activity, which I attended with the younger two.  We had a quick bit to eat since we arrived late.  We attended a class where we listened to a Family History story by Alayne and sang a cowboy song.  The highlight of the event, was a photo shoot complete with pioneer costumes.  Don't we make great pioneers??

Memorable MondayRead Our Way to the BOB

We went to the library and signed up for a program to would give the kids free Diamondback tickets if they read a certain amount of books.  The kids completed the program and we picked a time to go to a game.  We took the kids to the BOB (Bank One Ballpark) to see a game.  We took Johnny and T-Bone with us.  It was a close game and it went into a couple of extra innings before we went home.  It was a fun game and a great award for reading all summer long.

Band Homecoming

Since the MHS Marching Band will be in Prescott the day of the Homecoming Dance, some kids arranged to have a Band Homecoming.  Josh was set up with a girl named Sara Jane.  She lived in San Tan Valley, which is 45 min. away.  Jim and I drove to pick Josh's date up and dropped them off at the dance.  I left Josh a camera and told him to take some pics.  While the dance was going on, Jim and I went on a date ourselves.  After the dance, we picked up Josh and Sara and took her home.  It was a long evening, but it was great to see and hear that Josh had a lot of fun.

Josh and his date - Sarah Jane Chapman

Josh with some friends

Hanging our by the fire

Hanging our with his friends

Throw Back ThursdayHiking in 2008

I snapped this photo of Angela and Emily on our family hike in 2008.  I loved that they were holding hands.  It was a super cute moment.  We went on this exact hike yesterday.