We Have a Rooster!

Most of you probably know that Devin got a Chocolate Lab last summer. Well, he LOOKS like a chocolate lab & SOUNDS like a chocolate lab, but he THINKS he is a rooster. He likes to wake us up at sunrise & climbs over the "gate" Devin constructed to keep him in the back yard. He "roosts" there, on top of the grill & watches everyone go by. We put a box and some boards on top thinking it would discourage him from climbing up, but NO!!!! Guess what Scott saw when he came home for lunch today....

8 IS GREAT!

Kadin has celebrated a mile stone this month. He turned 8 on February 8, 2008. What a lot of 8's! He will be baptized March 8 between 11:00 and 11:45, we aren't sure on the time yet. Friends & family are invited...hope to see you there!



I gave Kadin a Birthday party this year. He had 3 friends over & they had fun. He got to decorate his own cake...yes, he got two cakes this year.

Cougar Blue

Justin was busy getting his application ready and submitted to BYU last month. He auditioned and tested the last part of January and did AWESOME!!!! He found out earlier this month that he was accepted to the BYU School of Music. HOORRAYYYY!!!!!!We are waiting for news on scholarships now. He will defer his enrollment until after his mission so it will still be a couple of years before he goes, but we are so excited for him and his accomplishments. Way to go JUSTIN!

All-State Jazz Band St. George, UT February 2, 2008

Here is a link to some You Tube files of Justin playing in the band. He has a solo in the song "A Night in Tunisia". Hope it works! I tried posting the videos here, but too many weird ones downloaded with them.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8EE71395655BB072

Just copy & paste!

Getting on the Train...

OK...guess it's time I climbed aboard too. I have enjoyed looking at your blogs so much I decided I better get going on one too. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed yours. We have had a busy year already. Some of the events are listed, others will be coming. This can be kind of fun once you get the hang of it!!!

Preference

The picture says it all...

Superband with Jeff Coffin, 2 time Grammy Award winner in Jazz Music

Justin has a solo in "Unparliamentary Language" part 1. He really enjoys playing with the Superband. It is the top Jazz Band for this age group in the world. They will be playing at the Telluride Jazz Celebration in Telluride, Colorado the first weekend in June then they will be touring in Europe with Jeff Coffin for two weeks in July. (The clarinet soloist in "Sing Sang Sung" is Justin's saxophone teacher.)

I am having troubles with the video links...too many weird videos downloading with them...so here's the link to these videos too. Copy & paste!

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1A98923F57C3380E

Yes, we have a sled run too! Scott built it a few weeks ago then Diane added to it the other day.

Kurtis enjoying the sled run the first day it was built. He should have had his coat on... Kasey decided to take a turn...Mason & Kurtis were holding the sled so she could get on.
Mason REALLY had fun going down!

It's Snow Time...

This was the first good snow of the year in January. We have gotten more since then.
Sure makes the world pretty with a blanket of snow.
What a snowman! Apollo enjoying the snow too. This was from our snowstorm last Sunday. Shorts & boots/tennis shoes? What a combo!
Kadin saying hi before his run down the slide.
Kasey HAD to take Ramzi down. At least they made it to the bottom without falling off.