Emily Wins Gold Medal in State FCCLA Competition

 Emily, with another student, competed in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America event and won a Gold Medal. We are so proud of Emily and her accomplishment. The event lasted two days and Emily stayed at a convention center hotel north of Salt Lake City in the state-wide competition..

Springtime in Payson

 We have had beautiful weather in Payson with temperatures in the 70s. The warm weather has caused the flowers to bloom and the grass to grow. The bees are also having fun with the popcorn popping on the Apricot tree.

 Our star magnolia tree has never blossomed like this before. We usually have a frost and turns the blossoms from white to brown.

Our pansies we planted last fall are beginning to produce large blossoms.

 Here is a close-up of our star magnolia tree. It is actually more like a bush but we sure like it this spring.

 Another pansy blossom.

 I really like the blossoms on the star magnolia.

 Got Pansies?

We have the greenest grass on the street.

Emily's Piano Festival

 Emily did very well in her judged recital at Utah Valley University on Saturday, March 24, 2012.

She performed two songs and received a "Superior" rating.

Metal Mouths and Pearly Whites

Both Ellie and I got braces and Katie got her two bottom teeth. She is now 6 months old