Go Jazz!

Austin couldn't wait to take Grandpa Lott, Uncle Roy and Jamin to the Jazz game. He loves going so much and was thrilled to take them. They had a great time, and were glad to see the Jazz win. Austin can't wait for the next game.

Happy Birthday Stacia!!

We are so excited that we got to celebrate April Stacia's (my niece, 1st on the left) 4th birthday with her. She had a great time going to see Cinderella on her birthday. She got to dress up in a pretty dress, which of course is her favorite thing to do. She was thrilled to spend two days with her favorite cousins, they all had a blast. Even getting sick last night, didn't spoil her fun, she had a great day.

Cinderella

Yesterday, we went to Ballet West's Cinderella in Salt Lake. Me, Rachel, Brinlee, Katelyn, Grandma & Grandpa Lott, Danielle, Amber and Stacia all went. We all had a great time. Katelyn didn't take her eyes off the dancers and kept telling me she wants to do that when she grows up. She loved all the pretty costumes and wants to be a Fairy Godmother for Halloween. She thought she had the prettiest costume in the ballet.

Bubba Gump's

We managed to squeeze a little more fun into our trip, as well. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (Uncle B's favorite restaurant) was right across the street from our hotel. We had a great dinner (making Dad and Uncle B jealous). Kelsie got shrimp, I got Mahi Mahi and Rachel got mac and cheese (we couldn't convince her to try the seafood).

One funny story from our trip: The last night we were there Kelsie was hanging out with some of her dance friends. I was in our room reading and enjoying the quiet (two days of loud music was enough) and had given her our room key. Well, she lost it and we didn't have another. So we head down to the front desk to get another (did I mention it was 11:00 at night and we had to get up at 5:00 to get to the airport), only I hadn't thought to get my wallet from the room. They wouldn't give me another key without ID, so we were locked out of our room. It took 20 minutes for security to come get me and take me back to the room to check my ID and get me a new key. By that time I was so tired!! Moral of the story, don't lose your room key in the first place.

The Pulse

This is an awesome dance convention!! You can learn more about it here http://www.thepulseontour.com/. The girls worked so hard for two days. They have lots of sore muscles and are very tired, but it was worth it. They got to learn from five of the most famous choreographers in the dance world. They learned from Dave Scott (he gave out posters from his latest project Step Up 2), Chris Judd (he does a lot of music videos), Brian Friedman and Mia Micheals (from the show So You Think You Can Dance, which the girls love) and Rhapsody (who also does a lot of music videos). I really enjoyed watching these classes and how the choreographers interacted with the girls. Mia had a wonderful heart to heart talk with the dancers talking about learning who you were and what kind of dancer you are, and how as a dancer you need to not only learn the choreography but The girls favorite teachers were Dave Scott and Rhapsody.

This is Rhapsody, she was an awesome teacher!

This is the girls from Jazz 'N Place Studio with Dave Scott, Chris Judd, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman

These are girls from the studio who were in the Intermediate Age Group (11-15, Rachel was included in this group)

Happy Birthday Cooper!

Just wanted to give a birthday shout out to my nephew Cooper. We love you. We love that you are so good at being you. We love that you always make us laugh. Hope you had a great day!!

Colorado Trip - Day 1

Kelsie, Rachel and Jen are in Denver for a dance convention this weekend. We got here at around 5 p.m. and had a quick dinner. We are staying at the Hyatt, it is a nice hotel and right across the street from the convention center. We walked the 16th Street Mall (Kelsie was in heaven) and found a great diner for dinner. It was a 50's diner and the girls had a great time. The waiter was a blast, he made drawing of animals with the ketchup and even danced. When we got back to the hotel the girls had a great time running around from room to room in their jammies. Now it's time for bed, they have two full days of work ahead.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone from the Lott's. Today was full of celebration. Jason and I had a nice Valentine lunch at Los Hermanos, yummmm!! (The food was almost was nice but so was not having any kids with us, LOL.) The twins and Kyle had big parties at Kid Stop (preschool/daycare). Kelsie decorated the lockers of several friends, and received her first roses from two friends at school. Rachel exchanged valentines in her class, we had her Valentine Breakfast on Tuesday because her teacher was out of town today. Brinlee and I went to her school Valentine party, we decorated cookies, played games and made crafts. After school and dance we delivered valentines to family and friends and family. What a great day, we hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!!

Valentines Galore

We were up to our ears in valentines this year. Katelyn and Austin had to do 90 valentines between their two school parties and friends and family. It was a little crazy. It was worth it just to see how much they enjoyed making the valentines for everyone. Although I cheated a little bit and made labels for the twins and Kyle, it was so much easier. Kyle wouldn't let anyone help him at all.

Go Jazz!

Last night Jason, me, Rachel and Kyle went to the Jazz game. Kyle was totally mesmerized and didn't take his eyes off the court. He loved it!! Kyle has walked around all day saying "Go Jazz". The rest of us had a good time, too. We love the Jazz!!

More pictures from the Jonas Brothers Concert

The Jonas Brothers Rock!

I took the three oldest girls to the Jonas Brothers concert last night, Kelsie and Rachel have been huge fans since they saw them open for Hannah Montana. Angela and Kennadi came with us, Kennadi was excited to go to her first concert. A couple of friends (Angi and Chloe) also went with us. We had a great time. These boys have so much talent, I was totally amazed. Even Angela and I enjoyed the music. I don't think the girls sat down at all, they all lost their voice. Brinlee and Kennadi had a great time dancing in the isle, they stood in the isle so they could see, and even the security guards didn't bother them. I would go again, and I think that says it all.

Toothless Brinlee

Brinlee lost her first front tooth right before Christmas, and we kept teasing her that she needed to lose her other one so she could sing "All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" but it wasn't meant to be. She finally lost it this week. She was eating her pancakes (with peanut butter and syrup) for breakfast and the peanut butter must have been extra sticky. Next thing I knew she was holding her tooth in her hand and she was bleeding. We got the bleeding under control and she was all smiles the rest of the day. She already had a great smile and this just makes it even cuter.

Snow Much Fun

With all this snow, what else can you do but play in it. We were excited that Caleb and Cassie could come and play with us. Everyone played outside except Brinlee, she was inside with a fever. The kids had so much fun, the snow ball makers were a hit. Even Kyle could make snow balls with it. Austin was the first to come inside, with Kyle coming in right behind him. Katelyn, Cassie and Rachel stayed out for a long time, and Caleb could have stayed outside forever. At least someone is enjoying all this snow. I'm ready for spring!!

Kyle loved making snowballs, but especially throwing them at mom.

Austin & Katelyn

Kelsie & Rachel

Caleb & Cassie

We did it!!

When we told the girls (Kelsie and Rachel) that we were going to read the Book of Mormon in 97 days in honor of President Hinckley, they decided to join us. It took us 45 minutes, but we got to page seven tonight. This will not be easy, and a lot more time consuming, but I know having the girls join us in this challenge will be worth it. We were the 10,473 person to sign up for this challenge, and there are many, many more after us. It is such a wonderful thing to be apart of.

The Hinckley Challenge

I came across this website today. http://www.hinckleychallenge.com/ It has challenged us to read the Book of Mormon in 97 days. Jason and I have decided to accept the challenge. What a wonderful way to honor our beloved prophets memory. I hope you will join me.

Welcome to Utah!!

We are so excited to have the Thompson's (Caleb, Cassie, Marvin & Summer) move to Utah. Marvin is the son of our dear friend Verita (see January post "Saying Goodbye"). They have been living in Florida and picked a great day to move to Utah, right in the middle of the biggest storm we've had in ten years. Luckily, they came into town Saturday night, right before the snow started falling. The kids were excited to see them again. We wish them luck in their new adventure and are so excited for them to be so close to us.

Superbowl Sunday!!

I think I'm pretty lucky, Jason loves football, but he isn't obsessed with watching every game all year long. However he loves the Superbowl and hosts a big party every year. This year we got HDTV installed in time for the game and even I could see the difference. The party was a huge success, the guys downstairs watching the game, the kids running around and playing together and the rest of us upstairs playing games and watching the commercials. Everyone had a great time and we all ate way to much food.

Snow, Snow and more Snow!

We had such great weather yesterday we didn't expect to wake up this morning to a huge snow storm. We got dumped on!!! It has finally stopped for now, but we have had nearly 15 inches of snow from the last few days. Today we had 10 inches. The small kids had fevers this morning so we didn't go to the first part of church, Jason went out and removed the snow from our drive way and the sidewalks and part of the street (to allow for parking for the Superbowl party later). Me and big girls went to Sacrament meeting we got there in time to hear them cancel the meeting. The other wards in our building were cancelled and didn't have to go at all. They asked everyone to dig themselves out and then help the neighbors. Jason had already done so much that we didn't have much left to do.

Prophetic Passing

My friend Heather sent me this beautiful poem about the passing of President Hinckley. It captures all the feelings that I've had all week. It is perfect.

Prophetic Passing

I imagine he's running to Marjorie now,
Yes, running, not waving his cane.
I see him embracing his father and mother
While they keep repeating his name.

I see him now meeting his forebears,
Brother Brigham and Joseph are there.
Sweet reunion of prophets, united by service
That only such noble men share.

I see him embraced by the Savior
While Father says, "Good and well done.
So faithful in stalwart endurance, I welcome
My noble, most excellent son."

I then hear the ripples of laughter
As he says the reception's just fine,
But he hopes that he'll get an assignment or two
Since there's no need to waste any time.

I can hear his clear voice in the stillness
At the close of this sweet Sabbath day,
Have faith and move forward there's work to be done.
President Hinckley would want it that way.

Anna M. Molgard
January 27, 2008

Hannah Montana is Awesome!!

Well that is what my kids are telling me. We went to the Hannah Montana 3-D Concert Movie tonight. It was a lot of fun. Kelsie and Rachel had the opportunity a few months ago to be extras when it was filmed in Salt Lake City. So of course we had to go to the movie, 25 of us went. The kids loved it, and I even thought it was pretty good. The 3-D effects were cool, it made you feel like you were on the stage with Miley/Hannah. We even saw Kelsie for a split second and the back of Rachel's head (it helped that we knew where they were standing during the concert and what they were wearing.) Kyle was so cute at the concert, he loved the 3-D glasses and would start dancing periodically, it was fun to watch him. Kelsie and Rachel say that the real show was better, but this was a close second. I guess you can't have a better review than that.