February

I started getting calls from neighbors asking me why the bus was stuck at my house.  I had no idea what they were talking about until I looked out the window.  From my view all I saw was the bus stopped at the corner in front of our house.  From the neighbor calling from across the field she saw another neighbor's vehicle and the bus.  I walked out of the garage and could see the rest of the picture.  The kids at Justin's stop all walked over to the bus and then I got the gritty details from Justin.  Evidently, the bus took the corner too tight and snagged the back end of the neighbor's vehicle.

The police came.  A relief bus came.   No major damage, just an exciting morning.

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It was strange to only have four strings to run for our Valentine's Day annual tradition.

Luckily, we had Oliver there to provide additional entertainment.  It was Hyrum's first year doing it all by himself.  He had trouble winding the yarn up so I gave him a baggie to stuff it into and he felt all grown up.

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Nathan passed another belt test and graduated to Green Belt.

He is doing great with his kicks and formation and is starting to consider the Friday sparring session and possibly a tournament.  I'm not sure I'm ready to watch sparring and a tournament but LeRoy keeps encouraging it.

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Road Trip

Derek drove from Rexburg to Willard but that was as long as he could go without texting Sierra.  When we stopped at the Willard rest stop to switch places and take a potty break I came out of the bathroom and heard someone playing guitar.  I was surprised and very impressed to see that it was Derek.

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Winter Picnic

Levi, Daymia and Hyrum gave in to their spring fever and went on a picnic to Mesa Falls.  Unfortunately, there was still too much snow and the road was closed.  That didn't put a damper on their fun though (not much could with those three together).  They found a bunch of fish, saw a beaver and threw rocks into the river.  It's not exactly what we usually consider a picnic but they still enjoyed an outdoor lunch, nature, and plenty of sunshine.

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Mommy's Monkeys

Nathan started doing this very cute monkey face (as he called it) and Derek and Hyrum couldn't help but join in.  Nathan Monkey is about to lose his top two front teeth.  They are equally loose and with his tongue he pushes them back and forth at the same time.  He likes to walk up to with a big grin while wiggling his teeth with his tongue and then when we are sufficiently grossed out he pulls his monkey face.

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Justin works very hard on his math homework.

His tutor, Oliver, is a great help.