The Smart Ones

It's that time of year; the flowers are blooming, the air is warm, the sun is shining, and the zoobies are GONE! Ahhh, such a relief... though not quite the same this year. Our two favorite zoobies have up and graduated this week and are moving far far away to the distant land of Michigan... sniffle... but they are moving on to bigger and better things. As the brainiacs they are, Carolyn graduated in Dietics and is headed off to a medical internship this fall, which should be pretty interesting, while Daniel graduated in Physics and Computer Science, and will be researching at the University of Michigan, working towards his PhD (told you they were smart). Wish them luck!

Dietetics Graduation Reception (These are all the seniors graduating in Dietetics--ALL GIRLS!)

Aren't they precious???

Let Them Eat Cake!

Cake Cake Cake! It's everywhere this week! Or so it seems. Because of Kelli's surgery she was not able to attend her final Fondant and Gum Paste class, which ended up with Melissa and Kelli both making their own separate final projects this time (usually they do a joint project). Then of course we still have Carolyn's cake, and in the end that's three whole cakes that need eating! I hope the family doesn't get sick of cake, because once Kelli gets feeling better she will definitely be coming up with more yummy creations looking for hungry mouths. Somehow with two growing boys I don't think that will be too much of a problem.

Kellianne's Cake:
Mom's Cake:

Carolyn's Cake:

Music Magic

Christian playing the bass clarinet

Sean playing the clarinet

Christian and Sean's band concert--let's just say that personally, I was blown away. I never expected to hear that high of a caliber from elementary and middle school bands. My elementary school band consisted of four members--yeah, so pretty much I was awe-struck by this the whole time. Wow. If you don't believe me, check out the videos--it was quite the experience.

ODE TO JOY: Combined choirs--all the elementary schools, middle school, and high school played together in the finale.



LIBERTY BELL



NETTLETON

and my personal favorite, ROCK CREEK ADVENTURE. This one totally takes me back to Disney's California Adventure--I love it!

Real Men Wear Tights

Today was the 6th grade medieval feast at Wasatch Elementary, and you know who the king was??? Our very own Sean Patrick! So of course, what's a king without style? Gotta love a man in tights!

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate!

What a Valentine's day party! This was by far the funnest v-day yet--you can't beat a day celebrated with making beautifully delicious treats--chocolate in particular, it's a definite must-have. Melissa, Kellianne and Carolyn are all taking a cake decorating class together this month, and Valentine's Day was our first class in which we made an actual cake--look at how pretty they turned out!

Jackson Pollock

If any of you know Rebecca Armond, then you know of her amazing cooking skills. Fortunately for our family, Brother Armond is our home teacher, and Sister Armond is Mom's visiting teacher, so we are blessed with many yummy goodies. One of our favorite of her fabulous creations are her delicious brownies--the best brownies that I have ever tasted. They are gourmet, that is for sure. Well, being the wonderful person she is, Sister Armond decided to share her recipe with us, and we tried it out for ourselves. It was a little more effort than Kelli's mint brownies, but the finished product was just as good. Of course, spreading the ganoush was a bit tricky; Mom wasn't very excited about the brownies appearance, but I (Kellianne), being the humanities major, was ecstatic about it--it's a Jackson Pollock work of art!

Jackson Pollock: Autumn Rythm

Melissa Houston: Chocolate Tempo

Bath Time!

"The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog." ~Ambrose Bierce