Help You, I Can

Luke recently ran for studentbody office.  Being that his name is Luke and this family tends to be fans of the Star Wars genre, he decided to go with a Star Wars theme for his campaign.  The school sets a pretty tight budget for the campaign and receipts have to be kept to turn in if requested.  It was a very hectic couple of weeks putting together campaign posters and handouts.  From start to finish they campaigned for two weeks.  On the final day they had an assembly and each candidate got two minutes to present a speech and a skit or video.  Luke shared a Star Wars clip and some Yoda philosophy and how he would apply that philosophy in leading the school.  He did a great job and was pretty funny.  It was a good feeling when his speech was done and he had done his best, the campaigning was over and the outcome was now left to the students.  By the end of the day we knew that Luke had won one of the student body office positions.  Four people are elected to student body  office then those four are interviewed by faculty, advisors, and previous officers and assigned positions.  The next week Luke interviewed along with the other three and he was selected as student body president. We got to be excited all over again. 

He's already started having meetings and activities.  His first responsibility was choosing the appointed offices.  That was stressful for him because he had a lot of close friends running for offices and he couldn't vote for them all.  I know he was relieved that advisors also got to vote for appointed office which took some of the pressure off of the officers.  I know he is looking forward to next year.

Some of his campaign posters

Lindsey Is A Legacy Jr. High Cheerleader

Lindsey was excited to find out that she made cheerleader for her Junior High.  She has looked forward to trying out for cheerleader for a few years now.  She has enjoyed cheering on her competition cheer squad and knew she wanted to try out at school.  They had a week of clinics where they learned a dance and group cheer, she also had to create her own cheer.  It was a stressful week for her but she did a great job keeping it all together. 

The day of tryouts I met Lindsey at the school and helped her with her hair and make up then all the parents had to leave.  The girls weren't allowed any contact with parents until tryouts were over.  Lindsey called us at the soccer field where we were watching Savannah play and told us how her tryouts went.  She was very excited that she had landed her back tuck and felt good that she had done her best.  Before the soccer game was over Lindsey called back to tell us they had posted the cheerleaders and she had made it.  We were all very excited for her!

When I got home, Lindsey wanted me to take her to find Luke so she could tell him.  Luke was at a friends house with a group of his friends.  When we pulled in, Lindsey ran to the backyard to find him.  I got to experience one of those precious "mom moments" when Lindsey told Luke her news.  Luke picked her up and gave her a big hug while Lindsey hugged him back.  It was neat to see their excitement that they shared together. 

 

Heather Sings

Heather had the opportunity to try out for a show choir at her elementary school.  It was a new program they started this year.  They have been practicing in the mornings before school since January.  The group was chosen to sing at the Davis County Education Gala.  Their choir was the only elementary school chosen to participate in the event.  It was a big honor for their group.  They did a great job!  Heather had fun singing with the group and looks forward to doing it again next year.

Trip to Temple Square

We started what may be a new tradition this year, visiting temple square at Easter time.
It was beautiful and a great place to take pictures.  Heather sprained her ankle and we ended up carrying her back to the car but other than that, it was a peaceful, beautiful day.

Never Too Old for an Easter Egg Hunt

Easter was a lot of fun and relaxing for us this year.  We spent Spring Break at home and made day trips around the area each day.  It was great spending time together as a family and coming home to our own place at night.

The kids had fun Easter morning hunting for eggs.  It was fun watching Luke and Lindsey get in on the action.  I guess you're never too old to hunt eggs.