January 27, 2013 - A great week

This has been a very fun and happy week for us. The kids were off Monday and Tuesday from school so we got to spend some extra time together. They even spent all day Tuesday at Orabrush. They helped out in the warehouse sorting brushes by color, the built forts and colored on boxes, even drove/rode on the fork lift.

There were some tougher parts to the week, scary frozen rain/ice storm and the remembrance of Heidi's passing as we crossed the 9 month mark. But overall the family is healthy, happy, doing well and many things are falling wonderfully into place.

 

 

 

 

 

 Dallyn and Kyler loved sliding down an ice covered slide.

January 20, 2013

A pretty average week in the Wright home. Frigid, lows around 0 highs in the teens, but average. The kids finished another term of school on Friday, so a lot prep went into being sure all work was completed and turned in. Now they get Monday and Tuesday off.

Sunday night our Stake held a youth fireside to kickoff preparation for the summer hand cart Trek even we will be holding at Martin's Cove WY. The stake leaders asked Kaylie to sing an inspirational song that went along with our them, about "Come Take Your Place." It was another Hillary Week's song, and much like she did when she sung for Heidi's funeral service, Kaylie was phenomenal and there were many tear filled eyes in the 300 plus congregation.

A cousin of mine is reselling some cool sleds and wanted my boys to be models on them going down a hill. They had a blast.
  

 

 

January 13

It has been a long and cold few days in Utah. Tonight is suppose to hit 0 degrees. Between Thursday night and Saturday morning we received well over 2 feet of snow, the most in that short amount of time I and any of my neighbors have ever experienced. The kids have loved it, building forts, sledding and so forth and especially loved that schools were closed on Friday due to all the snow. They asked tonight is there was still too much snow for school to open tomorrow. Though there still is a  lot of snow, it is no longer falling.

Cameron had a swim meet on Friday, he swam the 50 free, 100 breast and 50 back. He took almost two seconds off of some of his times and got a lot closer to qualifying for the March State Championship meet again. He is training real hard fro the next few months hoping to get in. Cameron also had his priesthood preview fireside tonight. I can hardly believe he is almost old enough to hold the priesthood and pass the Sacrament in Church. There are seven boys turning 12 this year in the Ward and they should have a lot of fun and be a great support to each other over the coming years.



We went to visit Heidi's grave today and to our surprise a few feet away, trying to stay warm and dry, six dear had taken up shelter in the cemetery. The kids thought that was so neat.

 

 

Cold ending to 2012

It has remained bitterly cold here in Utah for the past few weeks, lows in the single digits at nights and highs in the teens during the day. The kids enjoyed the few days off school, though much of it was spent at my sisters working on our remodeling project there. That project is now done, one picture is below of the kitchen we put in. It turned out fairly well despite some mishaps and lack of real professional labor and oversight (I am a far cry from either.)



We did celebrate the New Year playing games with several friend's families from about 8pm til just after midnight. Cameron below is competing in a crab race. It was a fun time and the kids loved yelling, screaming and banging on pots and pans at the stroke of 12. On the way home (now about 12:30am) the asked Dad "Can we watch a movie when we get home". Oh to be young and have all that energy. (Dad of course did not concur.)

 

On to a bright and hopeful 2013. 

Weeks before Christmas 2012

A lot has gone on over the few weeks leading up to Christmas. So much so, Dad has gotten behind in up keeping the blog. First off we had a Gingerbread village appear in our Kitchen. Grandma Black helped begin it, ward members contributed more (Two more have since been added by school classes) all decorated and later snitched upon by the kids.


Kaylie was part of the entertainment for our Ward Christmas party, doing a "midget" skit, she is the arms on the far left.

Dallyn's class performed on Ukuleles for about 45 minutes for the School. It was very cute and well done. I especially liked the rocking Santa look and Jingle Bells Rocks.

 

 

 

We did out traditional Christmas carolling to our neighbors friends and family. He caroled to about 30 homes and frequently get comments about how no one carols anymore. The kids love it and it is always fun to see people smile as the answer the door to Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. I believe this is our 6th year of this tradition. 

Another fun tradition has been doing very active things on Christmas Eve to "wear the kids out." This year included a swim at the Rec Center and bouncing at Get Air trampoline park.

 Cam

 DJ

 Cam

 Kyler

The other major going on is we (mostly Dad) have spent almost every spare minute of the past two weeks remodeling part of Scott's sister's home. It was a project that needed to be done and will be a great blessing for their family, but it has taken a lot of time (100 plus hours) and a lot of work. It is almost done and we are grateful to all the friends and family that have helped out.

A white Christmas with Heidi

It was the first Christmas we have had that was a truly white Christmas. We have received at least a foot and half of snow in a few days and made Heidi's gravemarker and the whole cemetery taken on an even more surreal scene. It was nice to be so close and be able to visit her on that special day.

Christams 2012

Well Christmas this year was very different than it has been in the past. Heidi, with her enthusiasm for life, made all Holidays and especially Christmas, very fun and exiting. Not only were we without her influence, but Dad was also under the weather and the kids had to more or less fend for themselves. Luckily, Santa and other present givers did not disappoint. Some of the highlights included: Kaylie - Sewing machine, hair straightener and goodies. Cameron - Magic Set, Lord of the Rings Lego video game, a swim parka, and a nerf shotgun. Dallyn - Bike, bike jump, remote control monster truck and Star Wars fighter pods. Kyler - Tablet computer, Star Wars fighter pods and a nano bug. Dad - Triathlon wetsuit, BYU duct tape and hugs from the kids.