Graduation

So today Lizzie graduated from Lehi High School. She really has had such a great high school experience! I can't believe how the time has just flew by. It doesn't seem that long ago that she was the little girl getting ready for 1st grade

Here is a video from when she got her diploma :D

School Year 2010

Ok so I know I haven't updated for almost a year. Silly me I spend too much time on Facebook but since I know not everyone is on facebook I thought I would post some pictures from this last year.
First of all know that there are more pictures of Lizzie than Tanner because well she likes having her picture taken.
This year is Lizzie's Senior year and she was/is so incredibly excited for it.


and yes that is her in her locker, the same locker she has had all 3 years at Lehi High.

The first morning of the first day of school we went back to the apartments we lived at when she was little and took a picture of her in front of the tree we always took pictures by in elementary school. She is even proudly showing her 'pack pack' as she use to call it.

Lizzie also got her senior pictures taken (well the ones done by the school) they turned out amazing. She had fun doing the photo shoot. She was really excited for the 'personal interest' one of course it was reading for Lizzie heavy on the Harry Potter.

Tanner started his Freshman year. Normally in our school district Freshman stay at the Jr High but since it was over crowded and there was a new high school (which Lizzie stayed at the old high school), Tanner had the opportunity to start high school a year early.
Tanner's obsession right now is music. He playes the guitar, is messing with the piano and hopefully this coming summer will learn it more. He got a new guitar late summer a Schecter Damien 6SR. He is like a little kid at Christmas that got a Red Rider BB Gun.

For Labor Day we went to Capitol Reef State Park, Escalante and Bryce Cannon. It was fun the kids got to pick fruit at Capitol Reef they thought that was the coolest thing.

Lizzie went to a few dances. I think one of my favorites was Sadie Hawkins, the theme was the circus. So Chance and her dressed up like little kids and his mom made 'cotton candy' for them to carry.

In November Lizzie went to a 'Silent Weekend' at USU for her ASL class. She actually was the only student from her school that attended but she had so much fun. They had a whole weekend where they were not allowed to speak only sign. We picked her up and stopped at Smith and Edwards which is this surplus store that is beyond anything I have ever been in before they have everything army surplus plus almost everything for ranchers, toys, clothes, and a bunch of other just odd stuff. The kids were having fun trying on hats and messing around.

I'm so glad they dont' have a problem being silly kids when it is ok to be so :D

This year one of the things Lizzie has really been involved with is Special Needs Children. She has been a peer tutor in school all year, worked in special needs seminary and proably her favorite is every Thursday night being a youth councilor in Special Needs Mutual, that has been the highlight of the week every week. She has said so many times that se always know it will be such a lift for her no matter how bad the week or day has been that hour and half will make everything wonderful. The girl she was assigned to is Paige here are a couple of pictures from Special Needs Prom

Lets see there was a couple more dances for Lizzie, Tanner listened to music and went to a few concerts with Jeff. They are having so much fun going to concerts together and finding new bands to listen to and like.

I guess to wrap up the year so far would be Prom. Since Tanner is going to one high school (and Lizzie's boyfriend goes to that one too) Lizzie will go to 2 proms. Grandma made the dress we are changing the band at the waist to change it up some. West Lakes Prom (that is where Tanner goes) was at La Callie a very fancy resturant and reception center. Lizzie's best friend wanted to go and asked Tanner to take her. They had so much fun. Tanner had so much fun getting a tux. I will do a slide show for those pictures.

Lehi's prom is tomorrow still don't know how I am going to do her hair for it this time but I know she will have fun.

I can't believe this school year is almost over. The kids have had a good year for the most part. Tanner has grown to be SOOOO tall. He makes me laugh everyday, I have loved listening to his talents explode with music. Lizzie, well I can't believe she is a senior. I am not sure how I am going to handle her graduation in a few short weeks, or how I am going to handle her going to college (Snow College btw). Not sure how Tanner and Jeff will handle that either. Tanner and her have gotten very close and are good friends.

Catch up time

ok I know it has been months since I have posted.
The school year is over now and offically we have a Senior and a Freshman living in our house (not sure how that ever happened).
Lizzie went to a few more dances
this is from Sweethearts Dance




This was from Morp she went with Chance (of course) and Crystal and Deven, and Sara and Robert. That was a fun dance Hollywood was the theme so the girls were dressed ready for the red carpet and the boys were dressed like gangsta....personally well no I will keep that comment to myself. The girls sure looked cute :) Lizzie was in love with the shoes for her dress

Then there was Prom she had fun there. The dress we bought back in January but it was a halter on the top so we had to modify it. So Easter weekend Lizzie and I went up to Boise and Mom helped. Thankfully when we bought it we were able to buy extra fabric that matched.











In March there was an etiquette dinner at Young Womens/Young Mens Lizzie Tanner and Tanner's friend Dakota went.






















Tanner's friend Koda moved at the end of the school year :( But before he left we did a little photo shoot. So you know Tanner has learned to play the guitar this last school year and is getting really good! Koda is a great guitar player too thus the pictures with the guitars.







Tanner is very excited because Koda is coming to visit us for 3 weeks in July :)









Let's see what else. oh yeah scout camp. Well Tanner went to scout camp with the 14 - 18 year olds it was just a camp with our ward and they had lots of fun planned. the 2nd day they were doing mountain biking. Tanner said he felt like he had the wind at his finger tips....until he realized he wasn't going to make a corner. For the record he was going pretty fast :) So Jeff and I met Tanner and one of the leaders at the hospital in Heber. Tanner got 15 stiches on his upper lip just under the nose just on the right side under the nose. I will post some pictures of after it was sewn up because most people just don't wanna see the pictures when it was all messed up. He is doing great now you can see in the pictures he had alot of road rash on his nose and his chin. I didn't get a picture of his right forearm which was pretty messed up with road rash and was very swollen. I think it would have been alot worse if Tanner didn't do a bunch of stuff to try and slow the bike down more he kicked out the back wheel to put the bike in a side slide but ended up going in a ditch and the bike stopped. Thankfully he was wearing a helmet too.


this picture is almost a week after it happened. Lizzie was being silly :)











the end of June Lizzie and Tanner went to youth conference down in Manti. they had a fun time. did some swimming, bowling, messed with ballon launcher. They also got to see the Manti pagent and went to the Manti Temple








Lizzie took this picture isn't it amazing?