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 ...

Baptisms at the South Jordan Temple on March 1st! The virgin voyage of my new snowshoes--a trek up to Willow Lake with Kimberly and Shannon. Snowshoeing on Mountain Monday up Big Cottonwood Canyon. Willow Lake! For family home evening one night we made surprise snow lanterns for some neighbors, a nordic tradition. The kids made a free treat stand out of our house for the neighborhood kids! For Christmas, Casey gifted me a new dining room table which was finally finished and delivered. Art at Reclaimed Grain was the man that made it possible. Casey took Sophie on a trip to Sun Valley, Idaho with Newel, Karen and Maya on the 8th and 9th. Casey, Sophie, Karen and Maya at Sun Valley. Sophie Gene. Casey and Sophie riding the lifts at Sun Valley. Sophie, taking a black diamond. Sophie and Maya, soaking up the winter sun in Idaho. Sophie and Casey on a traverse. While Casey and Sophie were in Idaho, I took the rest of the kids to Salt Lake 's Chinatown for dinner and a cultural experience...