House O' Sullivans

Sean, building his weekly spelling words into a crossword puzzle. He comes up with his own words and they are often tricky ones but he's handling it! Sophie does homeschool with Sean on Mondays so that I can get out with friends on a weekly adventure in the mountains. Bless her! Sean likes to write exclusively in capital letters, so we are working on getting the lowercase letters down. Last week we calculated the density of this sample of iron pyrite to determine its purity. Casey and I joined the Sundberg's for dinner at the Dodo Restaurant and then downtown to the Delta Center to see comedian Nate Bargatze. (We had seen Ryan Hamilton at the Wise Guys Comedy club the weekend before so we were on a comedy roll.) It was a blast. The opening comedian played off of several people on the front row, including Lindy's good friend, Sam Skanchy! Lucky for Sam, he knew what the year 1776 was all about! (One teenager and one adult before him did not, incredibly.) Sean and Lindy on a ...

  Lindy, ready to do the ropes course at Thanksgiving Point's Museum of Natural Curiosity. Lindy, our fearless 9 year-old, navigating the obstacles effortlessly. Zeke, demonstrating his skill on the ropes course. Sean freaked out and refused to go so he watched from safety while Zeke, Lindy and I walked through. Sean inside his block creation. Lindy Ilene.  I helped Lindy and Sean build this beauty. Sean and Lindy with their snow man. On Monday, January 8th, I had bilateral strabismus surgery which put me out for a few days. I basically hung out in my room with my eyes closed while life continued around me. Casey took Hallee ice climbing for the first time in January. Although she was nervous, Lindy gave the opening prayer in Stake Conference on January 14th. Zeke did some climbing at Momentum with his friend, Hank, over the winter months. Bear, Lindy, Dom, and Zeke, on a sledding adventure up at Porter Fork. One of Zeke's Christmas gifts was a gift card to Top Golf. I took al...