Evaluation

We didn't know how Courtney had  scored on her evaluation because she performed early and the judge didn't give us much feedback.  She was dying to know.  Her teacher told me she would text us on Saturday so we would know but I didn't get a text and we forgot about it.  Monday morning I sent her a quick text to find out and she called me back.  Turned out that she didn't have my cell phone number so she couldn't text, but Courtney had earned a SUPERIOR on her song.  That meant that, had we been in town on Saturday, she would have been asked to perform in the honors recital Saturday afternoon.  I was glad we weren't in town because that recital was SO LONG last year.  But it was a great accomplishment for her and we are so proud of how hard she worked on her song.

Her piano teacher has a big window in the front of her house and she writes sayings and things on it.  She changes them quite frequently and has a lot of fun with it.  She called to tell me that Courtney's name was up on her window as congratulations so we went over there after school to take a photo.

Going to Phoenix

Friday morning we woke up, packed the van and took off for Phoenix. Gary's funeral was at 3 pm so we had to get going. We made it in plenty of time to check in to the hotel, change our clothes and get to the funeral home.

It was a nice service where people were invited to tell stories and share their memories of Gary. It was fun to hear the hilarious stories of him. It was nice. Then we went to the Church for dinner. The women were so nice to put it together for us. 

Saturday morning we let the kids watch tv for a bit before eating breakfast at the hotel. At one point, Bryan handed the controller to Ethan. Ethan was thrilled!!

Then we went to Leigh Ann's house to hang out and wait for the bowling alley to open. Then we all went and had fun!

Ethan was having a bad game and was starting to get upset with himself.  He had a split and Bryan told him that if Ethan could knock down the remaining pins, Bryan would give him $5.00.  Ethan is a sucker for money so....he knocked down the remaining pins!

Courtney asked if she could get the same deal but was unable to knock down the pins.  Here is what she looked like when Bryan gave her a "pity dollar."

A little bit later, Ethan had another split and Bryan said, "I will give you another $5 if you knock all the pins down."  Ethan took that challenge and...knocked the pins down again.

This was Bryan's reaction:

The money was just burning a hole in Ethan's pocket and there was a snack bar, so Bryan took him up and bought Courtney lunch and Ethan bought loaded cheese fries to share with everyone.

We had a fun time bowling!

Piano Recital

It was a crazy Thursday and I'm not getting these posted in order, but oh well.

Courtney had her piano recital Thursday night. She did a great job!!  

Here is the video:

Cheerleader

Courtney participated in the Snow Canyon High School cheerleading camp. She was so excited To be able to participate. They practiced once a week for 3 weeks and then cheered during halftime of last Thursdays game. She had a blast. Here is the video.

Courtney is on the front row, second from the left.  She is between the girl with black sweat pants and the girl with gray leggings.

Piano Evaluation

Courtney was scheduled to have piano evaluations on Saturday but we weren't going to be in town. Her piano teacher arranged for Courney to play early for the judge. So Wednesday night she got all ready and we went to her evaluation. She did awesome and earned a Superior rating. If we would have been around, she would have been invited to play in the honors recital. 

This is her piano tracher's "congratulations" window with Courtney's name on it!!

Crazy Tuesday

We had one crazy Tuesday last week. Courney had dance, Ethan had a flag football game, Bryan was coaching the flag football game, and I had a Telief Society meeting. So we were all running all over the place.

The Relief Society meeting was a chili/corn bread cook off. I won 3rd place for my corn bread. I'm not a fan of chili so I was glad that my running around made it so I was late for the chili. 

That was Ethan's last game for this season. He did really well and I think he had fun although the rest of his team were little. One of the parents sponsored a pizza party for their last regular game. They had a lot of fun!

Soccer Photos

I wasn't home for soccer pictures but one of the moms sent me a photo. They are a cute team!!

Phoenix

I flew to Arizona on Friday night to be with Leigh Ann and help out.  Bryan found me a cheap flight and I drove to Vegas to the airport. I parked in their "cheap" lot and found my gate. When I was leaving St George I got a text saying my flight was delayed but when Bryan looked it up. The website said the flight was on time so I wasn't worried.

When I got to my gate, I was told the plane would be 2 hours late. So I sat down and read a book on my Kindle.

I finally got to Phoenix and we went to Leigh Ann's house. Her cat, Brutus, likes my dad's head. He puts his paws on his head and then goes to sleep. It was funny!

We spent Saturday watching/listening to General Conference and cleaning. Dad spent his time trying to get her stairs to stop squeaking and running for supplies at HomeDepot. At one point, he climbed under the stairs to out more screws in te steps. He had a bit of a hard time getting back out.

When we needs a break, we went to the movies and to dinner.

Sunday was spent watching more Conference and then I had to get to the airport. The flight home was on time. And I got back to Ivins safely. It was a quick trip but I was glad I went.

Gary Stambaugh

Gary Lee Stambaugh Obituary: View Gary Stambaugh's Obituary by The Arizona Republic

On October 1st, Leigh Ann's husband passed away suddenly. Here is his obituary.

Messy Eater

At Ethan's football game they had cupcakes for their treat. There was an extra and Courtney had a messy time eating it.

"Butty" Pageant

Last Sunday Courtney decided we needed to have a beauty pageant. She told me I had to compete and she told Bryan that he had to judge. I thought I had it in the bag but Courtney had other plans.

We had to introduce ourselves, perform a talent and answer an interview question. It was pretty funny when Bryan asked Courtney a long, complicated question and she told him to ask her another one. She was definately the one in charge.

When it came time to crown the princess Courtnwy brought out the crown and the sashes she had made from paper. Bryan tried to crown me the princess but Courtney told him that was all wrong. "Look at the sashes." One said "first attendant Michelle Pack" and the other said "princess Courtney Pack." 

It was rigged!! But Courtney had fun.