MAYLIN2007

Austin had a choir concert tonight. His choir sang alone, then the UVU Choir (an in state college) sang alone, then they sang together! Austin and his choir had fancy robes and everything.....BUT THAT IS NOT WHERE I WENT! Can you believe it? I didn't go. Instead I went to another concert. See below: And it was amazing too!!!! Jay and I loved it. So you all don't think I am a completely terrible mother, we bought the tickets in December, LOOOOONNNNGGGG before Austin's choir concert was a blimp on a map. And to be fair, I went to the dress rehearsal today. Of course, the college choir wasn't there and Austin said what I saw didn't even scratch the surface and yes, I feel bad, but heck this was my 20th wedding anniversary present. The anniversary was clear back in January and we FINALLY got to celebrate! Man, it was a great celebration!

Austin went to prom this past weekend. He and his date looked so nice together. They are very good friends and they doubled with 7 other couples. Two of the boys and one of the girls are also really good friends. The dance was held at our state's capital building. Pretty cool.   Also, yesterday Jay slept at a sleep study center. He is always tired and his blood pressure is always high. They came in and put a mask on him 1/2 way through the night and told him he stopped breathing so many times that he needed the mask. We will hear from the doctors soon, but we know he will have a mask like that at home(officially called a c-pap). He is so excited about it! He is so tired of being tired all the time. Just sleeping with the mask for 1/2 a night, made him feel better. He sent me a picture with the wires all over his head and face, but he looked so terrible I am not posting it. I do share most things, but I do have a bit of a filter. That may surprise many of you I know.

Nini, Kens and Alex dressed up to play Ninja. I really don't know how that goes, but they all had a good time and looked pretty cute. Her is Nini's costume that she put together. She said she was the "binja" that caught butterflies! So cute.

Over the last few days, Aus has been competing in the state science fair at BYU. There were about 850 students competing at the fair. He really generated a lot of interest at the fair and many told him he needed to get a patent on his idea. Here he is, with his partner, setting up for the project. His science teacher is also pictured with them. They spent the day interviewing with the judges and showing how their project worked.   Tonight we went to the awards ceremony! Aus and his partner won 6 awards!!! They won a special award from the U.S. Army, the US Air Force, Yale University, an entrance to Westminster College's Environmental Science Fair, a $4,000 scholarship to a local college and 2nd place over all!!! We were so excited. His science teacher was in tears. She was more excited that we were! She is a cute lady. We are so proud of him.       Also, at the end of the judging they had a raffle for all the students. They drew the ticket and it was Aus's! He was s...

Yesterday (Yea, I am late) was our 3 year anniversary of our gotcha day. Time has flown by and I really can't think of a time that I haven't had her. She is such a part of us. The other day, I watched the big kids help Maylin ride a 2 wheeled bike. They were so cute and tender with her. Later I told them how glad I was that they had accepted her into the family so easily and so completely. They all looked at me and said, "She's our sister." She is. No ifs, ands or buts. She is ours 100%. I can't believe how well she fits in. She has so many characteristics like her siblings. I can't believe how much she loves me. We really have a bond that is priceless. I remember gotcha day so well and how she cried and was so afraid, but then by the next day she would not go back to the nanny. She would only stay with me. That is how it has been ever since. I am amazed how important family is to her. Everything needs to have a family. The other day she got all the shampo...

Kens had her science fair project last week. She decided she wanted to see if dogs had a paw preference. She went up and down our street and tested every dog. She put food in a little tube to see which paw it used to get the food out, she shook their hands, she watched them walk and climb up her leg, and she gave them a toy to see which paw they used first. She had so much fun doing it and the project turned out great.       By the way, out of the 10 dogs she tested 7 had a paw preference. Out of those 7, 5 were lefties and 2 went for the right paw.

The family is home! They are loving the HOT showers and the fact they can flush toilet paper! So I wanted to share my funny and frustrating Friday. I had to take Kens to the store to buy a swim suit for a b-day party she was going to. I packed the girls up and off we went. The car ride was absolutely hysterical! It went like this: Maylin: I am going to marry Aush or Olex. Kens: You can't marry them. They are your brothers. Maylin: Then who am I going to marry? Kens: One of your friends. Maylin: Can I marry Malaree's brother, Slade? Kens: Yes. Then you would be Malaree's siter. Maylin: Yes! I want to be Malaree's sister! Break...silence. Maylin: But then I would have to kiss Malaree's brother. That would be weird. I don't know if I can think about that. Kens: You don't have to get married yet. Wait until you are 21. Maylin: You don't get married when you are 5? Kens: No, 21. Maylin: Okay. I am not 5 yet, so I won't have to kiss him yet. So funny. Then...