Sunday, November 15, 2009

A Night of Excellence

Our ward's YW Night of Excellence was last week, and we had some big plans for the night. Then I got called to be in the Stake Young Women's presidency, and had to leave my girls! I was so sad to leave them, but I know I will still get to see them now and then. The great part was, I got to go to the Night of Excellence anyway, only as a stake leader, so I was so excited. The theme was "Come to the Temple", and the girls were able to donate their left over funds from camp to help some families in Madagascar take their families to the temple. I was so proud of all of them!
This is a display of the girl's favorite temples. They wrote letters to the families they are helping, sharing their testimonies of the temple, and they told about a goal they had worked on that will help them get to the temple.

My cute girls: Jordan, Jaylen, and Brittni .


More cute girls: McKenzie, Madison and Ashlie.

Still more cute girls: Courtney, Jamie and Alyssa.

One more cute girl: Katie, and a cute boy who somehow showed up, my Dev. Whenever cute girls are around, he is there too! Go figure!

My wonderful counselors: Heidi and Lisa. I will miss working with them so much! It was a special evening, and I am so thankful to have gotten the chance to know all of these amazing young women and women! You guys are the best!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

That's My Boy Playing the Cello!!

Devin had his first Jr. High Orchestra concert last Wednesday night. I was amazed at how good these kids were! I already knew Devin was an awesome cellist, but I had no idea how many kids his age were in the orchestra! I can't think of anyone I knew at that age who played an orchestra instrument. I am so proud of his accomplishments, and I never have to tell him to practice, he loves playing the cello so much! Watch out Yo Yo Ma, here comes Devin Rey Barney!