Rachael's First Piano Recital and more...

On October 23, 2009 Rachael had her first piano recital. She began piano the beginning of March 2009. Her teacher is Valanne Jepson (Pictured with Rach).
She is a wonderful teacher and Rachael has learned so much. Not only has Rachael excelled in learning piano, but she loves to be with Valanne. She is a great teacher and person!! Rachael's recital was held at the Russon Mortuary by grandma & grandpa Bull's house. Halloween time/Mortuary...clever idea, right! And all the music was "Halloween style". Rachael went up when it was her turn, announced her 2 songs and played them by memory without a single mistake. She was awesome!! (She really was the very best!!) We were all so proud of her! Rachael has also started playing the violin at school in the 6th grade Orchestra. She has found she really likes to play musical instruments! Also, Rach tried for 6th grade student council and made it! She had the opportunity to go down to BYU for a statewide Student Council Conference. She loved it!! Rach is a child who loves life and isn't afraid to try new things! Way to go Rachael!!

Look what I found...

Well I found more pictures of us in the Uintahs. I knew I had taken more pictures. I guess thats what happens when you've downloaded 389 pictures on your computer to use to update your blog. I really need to keep up on this. Someone find me 2 more hours everyday, and I'm sure I'll be able to keep up with all my stuff!! Right!!

Lee Family Wedding

In May, Serges younger brother, Ted, got married. All the brothers and their families came into town for the wedding. It was lots of fun. All the cousins get along so good and enjoy being together. Its like a big party!! Anyhow, Sami was one of the flower girls and Serge and I were in the wedding line. Ted and Marisa were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a woderful day. I wanted to be able to remember this day for Sami. She was so excited to be one of the flower girls. She kept asking me how she looked and I would tell her, "You look beautiful" and she would say, "Mom, I look like a princess!" And yes, she did look like a princess, and acted like one to!!

4th of July 2009

The 4th of July happens to be one of my favorite holidays. I love the parade, the fireworks and music! Its all just lots of fun! This year Amanda had the opportunity to be in the Kaysville parade with her dance studio. It was fun to see her out there!! Kaysville has the best parade. They throw candy and have a BIG water fight at the end. All the people watching the parade have their buckets of water and squirt guns/supersoakers. However, the city has the firetrucks and water trucks. I think the city workers in the parade win every time. Its soooo much fun. And yes, we bring our water guns and buckets of water. My dad & Serge just love this part. Well, everyone does! This is just a great holiday tradition that we enjoy so much!

Uintahs, July 2009--Washington Lake

Every year we take a family vacation up to Washington Lake in the Uintahs. Mom & Dad, Shelly & Eric Wadsworth, and us. Brittany & Danny came up and so did Grandma & Grandpa and Uncle Paul. It's so beautiful up there and the kids have a great time. This year we were well known around the campground because Jeff would take Sadie, our dog, on a "walk". It works like this. Jeff puts the leash on Sadie, hops on his skateboard, and Sadie takes off pulling Jeff around the campground. As you can probably imagine, Sadie gets pretty tired!! We fished, took out the rafts, went on hikes and the little kids "undie dipped". Shelly, Eric and I took all our kids on a little hike around the lake. I'm not real sure why, but the kids decided to go swim in the lake. It was a secluded area, so I guess it looked fun. Jeff, Amanda, Rach & Chandler kept their clothing on, thank goodness, but the rest of the kids stripped down to thir undies and swam. Mostly just trying to get our to a log. I, of course, forgot my camera, but I took cute picts with Shellys camera! We all have a great time together. I look forward to this every year. This is one of our favorite vacation traditions!

The Fair...

Yes...I am finally updating my blog. Miracles still happen! Anyhow, every year our family likes to take advantage of all the "Fairs" that come to town. Yummy, greasy food, strange people, and interesting things to see. But best of all...Funnel Cakes! These pictures are of the kids at the Davis County Fair at the Farmington fair grounds. This is a good fair to go to because its FREE!! The kids love it. Brittany, Amber, Mom and I all took the kids and we had a great time. The kids all were able to get one toy. If you couldn't guess, they all got binoculars. Thomas, with his wonderful imagiation told the kids the "Huns" (from Mulan) were coming and they were preparing for a battle. This was a great memory for the kids. I think their favorite part was the animals and the petting zoo. Oh yes, and the dirt where they could dig and pour buckets of dirt on each other. Good times. I think sometimes I forget that kids enjoy just the simplest of things and just being together. It doesn't have to be a big expense to be fun and memorable.

Sami's Kindergarten Graduation Program

Sami had her kindergarten graduation program on June 3rd, 2009. The class sang a bunch of cute songs and each child had a speaking part. Sami did a great job and said her part with no problems. She was so excited to have her family there. Grandma Bull, Brittany, Danny, Kelli & Josie and Amber, Thomas & Nate and Serges brother from Ohio was visiting for Ted's wedding, so their family came. Nelson, Lauren, Matt, Rachel, and Liz. We really appreciate them coming up from Orem to see her perform. It meant alot to her! Also a special thanks to Miss Shelley, Sami's teacher. She is an amazing teacher and Sami learned so much from her. It's hard to believe that she'll be in first grade next year. Yikes!! Why do these kids have to grow up so fast? I love you Sami!!