Mother's Day 2011

In May Mom and Ron, AND Briggs and Connie came to visit to attend Nika's big dance performance: Starry Starry night. It happened to be the week-end of Mother's Day as well...so I had both MY mom and Theron's mom in town for this special day.  I was excited at the thought of being able to honor both our mom's in person and have some quality time with them, so I planned a steak dinner Sat. evening for just our family and both sets of parents.  We ate grilled flank steak, steamed asparagus, carrot souffle, lion house rolls, salad, and berries and ice-cream for dessert. 

Mom bought me these pretty flowers.  I love the purple.  It was so nice to just sit with the 6 adults at the table and have great conversation and enjoy each other's company without interruption.  The mom's weren't allowed to help AT ALL with any of the food prep or clean up, and with no little children there they didn't have to cut anyone else's food even.  It was a rare opportunity to have them there together, and I thought the meal would be a memory better than any tangible gift I could give them. It was worth it. 

  WOW.... what a beautiful smile.  

ART SHOW HONORS

Dayne and I decided to enter the Annual South Jordan Art Show this year.  Dayne entered two sketches he had done, one of a hawk and one of a tiger.  I submitted two photographs: one taken in the jungle in San Juan last Feb., and the other a tunnel in Central Park, NY last spring. This was our first time submitting to an art show and didn't know what to expect. We did it for the experience.  Well I went to walmart and picked up a few cheap frames and turned them in to be judged on Friday.  The judges were from out of town so they wouldn't be bias.  There were different categories such as painting, photography, sculpture, etc.  for Adult, Teen, and Youth divisions.  On Monday Dayne and I attended the awards reception and were so surprised when they called both our names.  Dayne had won second place in the youth division for his sketch of the Hawk, and I placed second in the adult photography category for "Light at the End of the Tunnel".

My photo of "Light at the end of the Tunnel "

I received a 50$ cash prize.

 Dayne with his "Hawk"  and "Tiger"

Dayne receiving his award- a 24 piece acrylic art set.

He wanted to go home and start painting right away! 

GIRLS PHOTOS

On the April 2011cruise we took a bunch of photos in Central Park because it was so pretty and had great lighting in the late afternoon.  The girls recently got their braces off and wanted to take advantage of dressing up, and being tan...so we had a couple photo shoots.  They are both so photogenic I had to include all of them cause I couldn't pick and choose.  If you want a copy of one let me know.

   



MORE CRUISE PHOTOS

FORMAL NIGHT

We took pictures in "Central Park" Atrium on the ship.

Their idea...hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil 

Whacky photo

Maybe it's Maybelline....

At the "Club" dancing as a family to the live band,
it was Beatles night 

The kids made faces while we slow danced.  

Dayne loved watching the guitarist 

Both Nika and Skye got to dance with Dad 

And with eachother... 

Dad taught Dayne a few 80's dance moves

BLUE PLANET- show fish tank effect with dancers on bungees and cables.

Actors from the "Blue Planet" show about mother nature. It had the coolest scene changes and effects including a tree made of people that came to life, desert, underwater, fish tank, rocky mountains with trampolines, etc.  We loved it. 

We had 3rd row seats 

Skye enjoying her Pina Colada at the show 

Another day of sun on the ship 

Dayne practices "Blue Steel.... "

Freckle face 

Yes...we're having fun.