Maggie's quiz

 Mags 2013 end of the school year quiz

Favorite color:  light blue, wait . . . light blue, light pink, and light turquoise
Favorite food:  chicken picatta
Favorite movie:  ice age: continental drift
Favorite TV show:  house hunters
Favorite trick at gym:  back walkover
Favorite thing to do with dad:  Play games with him, train game
Favorite thing to do with mom:  play games
Favorite thing to do with Sam:  basketball
Favorite thing to do with Zach: play games
Favorite thing to do with Casey: play spy
Favorite thing to do with Jill:  color
Favorite thing to do with Anna:  color
Favorite friend:  Maddy and Jessie and Eliza
Favorite toy:  i don't have a favorite toy, wait . . . dino
Favorite Primary song:  follow the prophet
Favorite song:  you're beautiful
Favorite craft you have made: my bedroom
Favorite book:  Wonder
Favorite Animal:  Cheetah
Favorite ice cream flavor:  Mint green with chocolate chips
Favorite Restaurant:  cafe rio
Favorite Scripture Story:  Esther
What are you good at doing?  lots of things . . . gym and swimming and basketball
What do you like about yoursef?  i am smart
What makes you happy?  happy things around me
What are you afraid of? spiders and snakes and bugs
What new thing would you like to learn this year?  percentage and stuff
What would you do with $100? Go to Disneyworld
What do you like to do for other people? ding dong ditch nice stuff
What is your favorite thing to do at school?  recess
What do you wish was different at school?  no work
What was your favorite thing in fourth grade?  i got candy
What are you excited for in fifth grade?  nothing.  i don't even know what fifth grade is about
What is your favorite thing to do in Arizona?  lots of things.  fun things.  going to cafe rio.  and friends. and swimming.
What is your favorite thing to do in Missouri?  sports
What do you want to do in ten years?  not have to pay for college
What do you want to be when you grow up? a pharmacist or stay at home mom

Casey's quiz

Casey's 2013 end of school year quiz

Favorite color:  mmm, jade
Favorite food:  mashed potatoes with regular gravy
Favorite movie:  Star Wars number 6
Favorite TV show: clone wars
Favorite trick at gym:  back handspring
Favorite thing to do with dad:  go to the movies with him
Favorite thing to do with mom:  play games
Favorite thing to do with Sam:  play star wars
Favorite thing to do with Zach:  fight with lightsabers
Favorite thing to do with Maggie:  jump on the tramp
Favorite thing to do with Jill:  draw
Favorite thing to do with Anna:  watch peppa pig
Favorite friend:  brooklyn
Favorite toy: obi-wan
Favorite Primary song:  I like to look for rainbows
Favorite song: we will rock you
Favorite book:  Warriors
Favorite Star Wars guy:  girl: adi gallia  boy:  Obi Wan
Favorite Animal: dog
Favorite ice cream flavor:  chocolate
Favorite Restaurant:  rosa's
Favorite Scripture Story:  abinadi
What are you good at doing?  gymnastics
What do you like about yoursef?  i use my imagination
What makes you happy?  mom
What are you afraid of?  vampires.  their teeth.
What new thing would you like to learn this year?  my back handspring
What would you do with $100?  buy a dog and star wars guys
What do you like to do for other people?  surprise them
What is your favorite thing to do at school?  play outside
What do you wish was different at school?  lunch.  the teachers at lunch.
What was your favorite thing in second grade?  my teacher
What are you excited for in third grade? more multiplication
What is your favorite thing to do in Arizona?  dinosaur museum
What is your favorite thing to do in Missouri?  play in the snow
What do you want to do in ten years?  when do i go on my mission?  in ten years.  oh, ok, then I want to go on my mission.
What do you want to be when you grow up? zoo keeper

Jill's Quiz

Jill's 2013 End of the School Year Quiz

Favorite color:  purple
Favorite food:  peaches
Favorite movie:  Oz
Favorite TV show:  sopia the first
Favorite trick at gym:  back straddle roll
Favorite thing to do with dad:  go out to lunch
Favorite thing to do with mom:  snuggle time
Favorite thing to do with Sam:  Shoulder ride
Favorite thing to do with Zach:  pups
Favorite thing to do with Maggie:  she sometimes plays with me on the tramp
Favorite thing to do with Casey:  play dad with him
Favorite thing to do with Anna:  jumping practice
Favorite friend:  Will
Favorite Toy:  dream light
Favorite Primary song:  I am a Child of God
Favorite song:  Gethsemane
Favorite book:  falling for rapunzel
Favorite Princess:  Brave
Why is Brave your favorite?  when she is little, she is cute
Favorite Animal:  elephant . . . baby elephant
Favorite thing to do at school:  number line
Favortite friend at school:  Ashby
Favorite ice cream flavor:  chocolate
Favorite restaurant:  rosa's
Favorite scripture story:  Brother of Jared
What are you good at doing?  cartwheels
What do you like about yourself?  i don't have my leg cut off
What makes you happy:  when people give me cards
What are you afraid of?  buffaloes
Favorite thing that mrs. cawvey does:  she likes my little heart that i did that says, "i love my teacher"
What new thing would you like to learn this year?  instead of quitting, doing my roundoffs
What would you do with $100?  spend them on a toy, lots of toys
What do you like to do for other people? make some cards
What are you excited to do in kindergarten?  school lunch
What is your favorite thing to do in Arizona?  spend time with nana
What is your favorite thing to do in Missouri?  throwing rocks with ashby in the lake
What do you want to do in 10 years? do what sam does
What do you want to be when you grow up?  eye doctor


 

Let's get ready to rumble

Mags at the talent show.

Anna's quiz

2013 end of the school year quizzes.  

Anna's quiz:

Favorite color: pink
Favorite food:  chocolate and chocolate chips
Favorite friend: Allie
Favorite thing to do with dad: stickers
Favorite thing to do with mom:  play games
Favorite thing to do with sam: we already talk about that . . . airplane and rodeo
Favorite thing to do with zach:  play pups and ella
Favorite thing to do with maggie:  color
Favorite thing to do with casey: play animals
Favorite thing to do with jill: play scooter
Favorite primary song: sundbeam
Favorite breakfast:  pancakes
Favorite tv show: max and ruby
What is your favorite thing to drink: pig juice
Favorite person at church:  brother roha and sister roha (nursery leaders)
Favorite restaurant: lego table with ashby
What do you like to do outside?  jump on the tramp
How old are you?  5, actually i am 4 (no, actually you are 3)
Do you go to preschool?  Yes.(  umm, no you don't)

bread skills

Maggie officially has bread skills. 

I wasn't even in the building. 

Sam

It has been a long time since I have posted about Sam.  Much too long.  School ends in less than two weeks and I can't believe the growth that has happened over his first year in high school.  I can hardly remember the nerves and anxiety of sending him off to a very unknown place.  There have definitely been ups and downs.  Choir has been a great addition to his schedule, earning advanced on his EOC's was a boost to academic confidence, and winning the 3 on 3 March Madness competition was great fun.  But, not making the basketball team back in October was a hurdle to overcome. Yet, in the end, I think it may have been the best thing for him.  He has been able to focus so much more on school and piano.  

Which brings me to this post.  

Last night was Sam's piano recital and boy was it a recital:  33 kids and 2-plus hours.  Needless to say, it was a tad bit painful.  Sam was sitting up front and I wondered if he was dying of boredom.  At one point, Ron leaned over and asked if I thought Sam was comparing himself to the other kids, wondering if he was the best one there.  I honestly said, no.  I think it probably never even occurred to Sam.  I watched as he sat and clapped and waited and waited.  There were lots of kids in front of him and I saw him cheer for others with very different skill levels.  As we sat there, I thought back at Sam's year and who he is. Sam has a quiet way about him and with humility, he is almost unable to see other's faults or weaknesses. 

 I love that about him.  

As I look back over the year, I see times when Sam has been wronged, or left behind.  It is sad to say, but I am usually the one who is more upset and ready to pounce.  I am grateful to have Sam to teach me that others make mistakes too, and kindness and giving others a second chance is always the right way.  

For the recital, Sam played a piece by Jon Schmidt that was a little stretch for him and also introduced the Baptist church chapel to "Called to Serve."  He did a fantastic job and I was really amazed at his ability to carry humility and kindness in his demeanor.  I couldn't help but think as he played, that all of the qualities he showed that night will be put to great use as a missionary and as he continues to grow and learn. 

 Congrats on a  job very well done, Sam.  I love the man you are becoming.