House O' Sullivans

On January 11th, I drove part of Hallee's 4th grade class up to Spruces in Big Cottonwood for some snowshoeing with the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation volunteers. We studied animal tracks, snow pack density, and trees. Hallee with her two best friends: Anna Mae and Mattie Hallee, gettin' crazy in those clumpy snowshoes.. On Friday, January 11th, Casey and I took Sophie to the temple for the first time. She's been working diligently over the past few months, researching our family to prepare her own names to take. We ran into Mike and Angie at Cubby's afterward, which was awesome. Casey and the 3 oldest kids got to ski at Deer Valley with Uncle Noodles and family last month thanks to the 5th and 6th grade Ski Utah Passes (which covered the girls) and my brother, Newel, for scoring some free passes for Zeke and Casey. I still can't believe that an all-day pass there is $170 these days. Sheesh!! The kids are getting good on the slopes and I'm pre...

This is Sophie's second year singing with the Salt Lake Children's Choir, directed by Ralph Woodward. Being part of this group has had such a positive effect on Sophie and we love to hear her sing, especially in the Christmas concerts at the Cathedral of the Madeline. These children truly sing the music of heaven and it always moves me to tears. That's how awesome it is. Soph and I post-concert. Sophie with neighborhood friend, Hannah Snow after a cathedral performance. Sophie and neighborhood friend, Rob, after a cathedral performance. On December 5th, my sister Mary and I flew to State College, Pennsylvania to be with my Grandma White, who'd been put on hospice three weeks previously. When Grandma was put on hospice, my brother, H.B., sent out the bat signal, and we all planned on gathering in State College at the same time to be with her one last time. I knew that this would be one of those bitter, mixed with sweet, experiences. Mary and I, j...