How did she go from here to here so quickly?
We don't know how the years passed so quickly!
When Emily was a baby, she and I would go into Trevor's kindergarten class and volunteer. We continued to help in classes, so by the time she got to attend Morgan Elementary herself she was thrilled. She took to school like a fish takes to water! In fact, our family has often laughed about her reaction to the first Thanksgiving holiday after she got to go to school. We had Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off. Emily was complaining about it on Wednesday. We explained that Thanksgiving is a holiday. She something like, " Yes, but today is not! Why can't we go to school today?" The older kids had a fit! They asked me to make sure that she never got on a school board. I questioned that and they said that everyone would hate our entire family if Emily got in a position to take away days off of school.
When she was in first grade the report cards had number grades. One was the lowest and four was the highest. I was in the hall to meet her. Mrs. Swenson, her teacher, was leading the class outside. As soon as Emily saw me, she said in a loud voice, "Mom, I got a 3.75 and I don't know why." Poor Mrs. Swenson turned a bright red. That is, I suppose, when Emily started demanding high grades from herself. Our family had a contest to see who got the highest grades each term. Whoever did got five dollars from Alan and me. Whenever Emily did really well, Scott and Trevor would tell her that her classes were really easy. They would say that she shouldn't even be able to participate in the contest!
We are so proud of Emily! She made some really hard goals. She wanted to graduate with high honors. She graduated with a 3.947! She didn't miss a day of school during the last six years! She decided when she was a little girl that she wanted to attend BYU, and she has been accepted there! Those are great accomplishments, but it makes me even happier that she is a loving daughter, sister, and aunt.
Our whole family got to spend time together at lunch. (Scott's family went to his son's kindergarten graduation that overlapped the high school graduation, but they met us for lunch.) I really appreciate everything that Nicole and Jeff went through to be with us. They got to our house late Wednesday night, and had to drive back to Washington after we ate! That is a lot of driving for anyone, but Jeffery and Jacob make it even harder. Mandy and Andy came up for the Memorial Day weekend, and Mandy and Livy Lou stayed for a couple of days longer. We had such a great time together. There are days when I wonder how heaven can be any better than this, and that day was that wonderful! I love and treasure our family so much.
We don't know how the years passed so quickly!
When Emily was a baby, she and I would go into Trevor's kindergarten class and volunteer. We continued to help in classes, so by the time she got to attend Morgan Elementary herself she was thrilled. She took to school like a fish takes to water! In fact, our family has often laughed about her reaction to the first Thanksgiving holiday after she got to go to school. We had Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off. Emily was complaining about it on Wednesday. We explained that Thanksgiving is a holiday. She something like, " Yes, but today is not! Why can't we go to school today?" The older kids had a fit! They asked me to make sure that she never got on a school board. I questioned that and they said that everyone would hate our entire family if Emily got in a position to take away days off of school.
When she was in first grade the report cards had number grades. One was the lowest and four was the highest. I was in the hall to meet her. Mrs. Swenson, her teacher, was leading the class outside. As soon as Emily saw me, she said in a loud voice, "Mom, I got a 3.75 and I don't know why." Poor Mrs. Swenson turned a bright red. That is, I suppose, when Emily started demanding high grades from herself. Our family had a contest to see who got the highest grades each term. Whoever did got five dollars from Alan and me. Whenever Emily did really well, Scott and Trevor would tell her that her classes were really easy. They would say that she shouldn't even be able to participate in the contest!
We are so proud of Emily! She made some really hard goals. She wanted to graduate with high honors. She graduated with a 3.947! She didn't miss a day of school during the last six years! She decided when she was a little girl that she wanted to attend BYU, and she has been accepted there! Those are great accomplishments, but it makes me even happier that she is a loving daughter, sister, and aunt.
Our whole family got to spend time together at lunch. (Scott's family went to his son's kindergarten graduation that overlapped the high school graduation, but they met us for lunch.) I really appreciate everything that Nicole and Jeff went through to be with us. They got to our house late Wednesday night, and had to drive back to Washington after we ate! That is a lot of driving for anyone, but Jeffery and Jacob make it even harder. Mandy and Andy came up for the Memorial Day weekend, and Mandy and Livy Lou stayed for a couple of days longer. We had such a great time together. There are days when I wonder how heaven can be any better than this, and that day was that wonderful! I love and treasure our family so much.
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