California Dreamin'

"You can have a good time, of course you can!, We want you to enjoy life.... We want you to be cheerful, to sing and dance to laugh and to be happy." (Gordon B. Hinckley) This dance festival was dedicated to Pres. Hinckley.

I think that I am finally recovered enough to feel like posting a blog about the dance festival. It was, I have to say, exhausting.... but worth it. The memories I have of doing it kept me from complaining about how much time I had to dovote to it. Tyler and Chad complained at first but they soon got past that and just had fun. I am so mad at myself for not taking more pictures of the kids and especially my own. Oh well! So these are a few of the ones I did take and I made Chad put on his costume the day after so that I had at least one of him.


A few of the Cha Cha girls
Chad in his Cha Cha costume.
The Flag formation in the finale.
Ezra, Tyler, Sister Dibb (Pres. Monsons Daughter), Kyle. Sister Dibb talked to the youth in a devotional on Saturday before the perfomance. She had these boys hold up T-shirts and read what was on the shirts as part of an object lesson.

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

OK, so there is about a 2 year period back in the 80's that I would like to just keep all photos hidden away in a drawer somewhere.... What was I thinking? Or maybe I should say, what were WE thinking. That hair is the worst thing I ever did to myself. This is a time before mousse or hair gel. When it was wet I liked it but then when it dried......... wow! What a mess!
So go ahead and laugh...... I do. So this is my family back in 1983

Dance Festival

With the dance festival coming up next week I thought it was a good time to share these old pitures of Craig and I when we did it. This was from the Dance festival at the Rose Bowl in 1976.

Here I am with my partner, David, back in 1973. The theme was "Everything's Coming up Roses" and it was also at the Rose Bowl.

Height Monitoring

Ever since we moved into this house 20 years ago (December 26, 1988) we have been keeping track of everyone's growth on the edge of this closet door. When we painted, the edge of this door was left alone. So the other day Chad wanted to know how tall he was because he has shot up in just the last few months. It turned into what you see here with everyone getting measured and recorded. Tyler and Craig are neck and neck...... Jarom is in the lead but Chad is coming right along. My guess is that he will pass them all up in the end. I think that because he has these really long feet that just don't look natural for his body right now. I had to take a picture of this guy bonding moment.

What the Heck?!!!!

Scroll down for explanation to "My Lucky Day!". I guess Tyler really needed some blessings today.

Now and Then (1979)

Now.......

and Then

Wow.... it seems like a million years ago.