We have some good news among all that has been going on this week. Collin, our oldest, brought home an ivitation to the awards ceremony for the freshman class requesting we attend beacuse he is in the top 10%. Wow that is a great accomplishment for a kid who has ADHD. He has learned to over come many obstacles to be were he is today. He works harder than any kid I know to keep his grades up. We are vey blessed to have him for a son and the good example he sets for his younger siblings. Way to go collin! Wow top 10%!

This is what has been happening over at our house this week!

First we had to take the tree down last Saturday. And Now well, the pictures speak for them selves.

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*****Relacing the Main sewer line!***** We had to replace the main sewer line in our house! When we bought the house over nine years ago we started having trouble with the main line backing up and flooding the basement. It would do it every spring and fall. Over the years it got to be more and more. This spring it was flooding the basement every 10 days. We had to pull up the carpet and throw it out it was so bad this time! We knew it was finally time to replace the sewer line. We had hoped to do trenchless were they pull the pipe through rather than dig up the yard. The plumbers had planned on doing it that way until the line broke and calpsed more. It was crumbling in our hands it was so bad as the plumber showed it to us. So dig up the yard they did! The boards are covering up the gaping hole. Arrgh you forget how nice in door plumbing is until you do not have it anymore! We have a make shift outhouse in the shed!

Grandma and grandpa Gibby were set apart today the 16th of May. They are service missionaries for the employment welfare at the Bishop warehouse her in Brigham Utah.

Doesn't meg look cute in her new glasses!

She told me as she walked out of the Dr.'s office I will not were glasses. It was a good thing they had to order her glasses so we had two weeks time to convince her to wear them. She was all excited to wear them as the optometrist put them on. She is getting used to them. She has tried to take them off a few times, but she can not we had put a strap on her glasses that pulls tight behind her head under her hair until she gets used to them. Maybe after summer when she goes to kindergarten she will not have to wear the strap, but she will always have to wear her glasses from now on.

I had a really nice mother's Day. Mark asked me if I wanted a gift or a night out on the town. Of course I said night out . After all my love language is quality time. So mark took me out for Chinese. I love love sweet and sour chicken mmmm. This was brave on his part he does not like Chinese at all. Then we went to see a movie. When we got home my oldest had told all the kids to make me a mother's day gift. Collin made me this mother dinosaur out of battery legs and electronic mother boards with a nest made out of elecrtic cords. It was so cute. Parker made our family out of paper jumping frogs! Sariah made me a cute card, meg drew me flowers and cute them out! They were so darn cute I was tearing up. My kids had made me fell like I was the best mother in the world!

Parker graduated cub scout April 27th 2010 with His arrow of light. The cub scout eagle rank! He is very excited to go to 11yr. old scouts. He can not wait to got to scout camp next year and go to young mens. He keeps begging dad to let him go now. Parker got a Webelos super Achiever award for completing all twenty pins for webelos. It is not required to get all 20, but parker got all of them. The scout Master said in all his many many years in scouting he has never given one before.

Our Neighbor, Bro. Mike Jensen who used to be the varsity scout master brought over this Eagle crust pie he made and gave it to Collin in honor of him. Bro. Mike Jensen helped Collin out a lot with his eagle project. He spent ours after everyone else left smoothing out the concrete with his sons. We also want to thank all those we gave Collin cards, words of congratulations and came to watch him receive his award.

After Sariah's Baptism and Collin's eagle court of honor. We went back to our house for a big dinner with friends, neighbors, and family. I had this cake made to for dessert to celebrate for both Sariah and Collin.

Collin's Eagle Court of Honor May 1st 2010

Collin eagle scout age 14.

Collin with his parents and his scout mentor Andy Jensen. When you get your eagle award, the recipient (Collin) is given three pins to give one to his mom ,his dad, and then a mentor who helped you along your way to help you achieve your eagle rank. Collin wanted his scout master Andy to get this mentor pin. Andy was so surprised. We just asked him make sure he was their. He was unaware that Collin has chosen him as his mentor. This is a great honor for Andy, and well deserved. Andy talked about the dedication Collin had and a story of Collin's first year at camp This was the year Collin was so sick at camp . He ended up being rushed to the doctor in town two hours away with a ruptured ear drum. Collin was so miserable , but he finished camp with all six the merit badges you could receive at camp. The only boy to do so that year at camp! Collin's eagle was presented by his grandfather Dr. Leon Grange. You should have seen my dad that day I think he was more excited then us as parents! My dad has waited many years to pass on his eagle bandelo. Collin is supposed to pass it on to the next generation!

Dr. William Leon Grange

I have never seen my dad smile with true joy until he gave his grandson Collin his eagle rank! We love you dad, and grandpa and miss having you live close.

Sariah Baptism May 1st 2010 Sariah with her dad waiting to get baptized!Sariah was Baptized a member of the Lds. church last Sat. May 1st. She was so excited she kept counting Down the Days. She was baptized by her father mark. We are so proud of sariah for making this big decision. We had a lot of family who came to watch Sariah. Many drove and flew many miles to watch her on her big day. We want to thank all those who came.