Last summer, Pop and I were fortunate to be part of the incredible premier of
"With Mine Own Hand"- The Musical Account of Nephi, which drew talent from all over Vancouver and Portland. We were in the stage choir. Well, it turns out big names from Salt Lake attended the production, and yada yada.... now it's REALLY going big at
Education Week, in Aug. at BYU. Only this time, they don't need a stage choir (or orchestra) because all of that has been professionally recorded now, and is on a
CD. 
And we're on it!
Of course, this just goes to prove, it's not what you know, it's WHO, since our buddies the Zabriskies (featured frequently on this blog) are the creators.
Now, this is the thing - I am exceptionally picky about music. I hate "cheesy", overly dramatized, sappy, spiritually sensationalized
anything. This has prevented me from enjoying many member (and church) created LDS CD's and movies - believe me. That said, this is one of the most enjoyable, moving, broadway quality, scripturally based (all of the scripture references are listed on the CD booklet for each song) productions EVER. Music like this is a rare, RARE find. Listen to samples of it on their
website, and you'll see what I mean.
Riding uncle Brad's new bike.
And we're on it!
Of course, this just goes to prove, it's not what you know, it's WHO, since our buddies the Zabriskies (featured frequently on this blog) are the creators.
Awww. She sure is growing up fast. It seems like only a few weeks ago that she was just a mass of undifferentiated cells. She'll be breathing air before you know it.
In a few years I'll probably dream about doing this, with duct tape. For now, he thought he had an "owie" on his lip and this constitutes toddler first aid.
Remarkably, they rode around like this for a while before one of them got bored and wandered off.
Sidewalk chalk! The crunchers did what they do best - promptly broke all the chalk in half, then squeezed in a late night bike ride (WAY past their bedtime.)
So the Elders had the burden of decorating our street all by themselves. (They were the only adults comfortable bending down for that long.) 
Cole Reporting:
while staying clean and dry whenever possible.
And they quote from the inspiring book "Last Child in the Woods" (by Richard Louv), "Unlike television, nature does not steal time; it amplifies it."
So come check out all their hard work/play at oakiwear.com and feel free to use the coupon code - "crunchers" - to get 30% off any of the gear (for a limited time).
Grampa digs....
Gramma admires....
and here's Grant with a look of pure satisfaction (above) and pride in his daily catch.
A bond is formed.
We've found a new way to recycle bottles of water: Pop discovered they make the perfect bug cups. Before the cups, Grant would just jam them all into his tightly closed hand, and carry them around for hours. Not only is that cruelty to all the disgusting, slimy, less than loveable invertabrates, but it was giving us the willies.
