Ally's Dance Competition

I came home from Omaha in time to see Ally Dance in her Competition! She did Awesome! She has such amazing rhythm and talent! Ally, her friend Catlin and Mylee!



Clogging Dance!

Jazz/Hip Hop Dance!

Of course they won!! Great Job Ally!

School Days!

Here is what we have been up to in school...

Ally did her Biography Report on Sacajawea! She dressed up and did great! She even got a 100%!

Ally has been begging Kyle to come and read to her class! He did it for her! He was really cute with the kids and read them a book about bones...he was singing them bones, them bones right along with the kids! The 3rd graders went wild! He signed lots of autographs and answered lots of questions. He told the story about how our family was the only one he knew when he came to Utah! It was cute to hear him tell it! He is such a great friend to us!

Dallon has been working hard too in the 6th grade! They had a Medieval Fair for his class. Dallon's friends enjoyed getting locked up! Each Student was assigned a role that existed in Medieval times. Dallon was a Blacksmith. He made chain mail and a catapult. There were bakers, and even pickpockets, (the kid locked up)!The teachers made a feast and then they were each given some Medieval Money to shop at the Fair! Dallon turned his Catapult into a game! The kids loved it and Dallon was the "RICH" Blacksmith. It was a fun afternoon!

Sports...

It is amazing how much our lives revolve around sports! But we love every minute of it! Dallon and Ally both played Jr. Jazz this past winter. Dallon also played his first season of Church Ball! Dallon did awesome and had a great season! It is so fun to watch him play.

Mylee was always there cheering them on!


Kevin fits in time to run, climb and in the winter ice climb! Brrrr....

I didn't get any pictures of Ally's team in action! (Not a lot of action occurred) But they did all get to have lots of fun. Kev was the coach again! He did great and he is amazingly patient with the girls! They struggle to score but Kevin keeps them positive! They are all cute girls. At their Jazz game they got to meet the best looking Jazz player!!

Now we are looking forward to Baseball, Soccer, Dance Competitions, Relay Races, NBA Playoff Games......

Happy New Year!!!

Ally Update

Ally is always begging me to give her a make over! Her friend was over and they were begging me again...so we did spa day!! From facials, to nails, toes and hair! They were refreshed and ready to put on a "rock concert" for Mylee and I!

Ally played soccer this fall again! But this year she really got into it! She was the high scorer on her team! It was amazing how aggressive she became! I'm sure it had nothing to do with the webkins I promised her if she scored a goal! (I forgot to take my camera to the games, so here she is in action in the back yard!)

When Ally is not busy playing soccer, getting make overs, playing with friends, or entertaining Mylee she is working hard in school! Below is a house she built for Ralph S. Mouse! She was into detailing the furniture!

At the local pumpkin patch!!
Ally loves her siblings and her cousins!

Bear Lake..The Greatest Place on Earth

Beautiful kids and surroundings!! Mylee enjoying the sand and the toys!!!
Ally getting ready to dive off the boat!

Dallon getting ready...
almost up...
You did it!! Dallon is now a water skier! He had so much fun. He has caught the water skiing bug and cannot wait to return to beautiful Bear Lake!!

A rare picture of Mylee clean on the beach...she is usually covered from head to toe in sand!!
Our spread!! And boy are we thankful for Amber and Nate providing us our private beach to enjoy!! The secret is out on Bear Lake and the beaches are becoming more and more crowded!!

Amber and Nate threw the funnest party on the Beach...a 4th of July BBQ with an amazing Fireworks show!!

Ally and Natalee trying to drive the boat!
The hottest boat driver on Bear Lake!!

We love the time we get to spend at Bear Lake In the summer!! Who could ask for more, beautiful water, nice sand, sun, family and lots of fun!! My older two are moving from the sand to the water and on to the BOAT!! The babe on the other hand ate more than her weight in sand!!

Thanks to Amber and Nate for the use of your boat, beach and time!! And thanks to all our family for the great summer days at Bear Lake! We will be back soon!!

Now we are off for our BIG summer adventure of 2008....we decided to let Mylee try some sand in another part of the world... from the Mediterranean Ocean! We are so excited to visit England and Portugal! I just hope we can survive the long plane rides with 3 kids!!

Back to Las Vegas!!

We worried the weather was never going to get warm up north so we headed to Las Vegas to find some warmth!! Boy did we find it!! It was about 110 degrees each day we were there. Thank goodness we had the Grensing's Pool to cool down in. We used it a lot. And little did we know...

Mylee would be such a fish!!
She kept her life jacket on and would just jump right in to us!! She didn't even care when it flipped her to her back. She would just float around for a bit. Then she would yell "MOM" or "HELP ME"! Ally worked on her dive and made major improvements!!

The main reason we went to Vegas was for Dallon to do the UNLV Basketball camp!! He did awesome! And learned a lot!
We also got to see the Incredible Hulk Movie in a private "booth". It had about 12 seats, your own control of lights and sound. There was a big piece of glass between you and the theater so now one could hear or see us. It is the PERFECT way to watch a movie with little ones!!
Mylee and Tryce enjoyed cooling down in the fountains at the famous Town Square!! It was a great trip to Vegas! Thanks for the fun time Grensing family!!

Locks of Love

Because of this....

We had to do this...

About three weeks ago I had to take Ally to school 45 minutes late because it took me so long to comb through her hair. After lots and lots of snarls and millions of tears, we decided to cut Ally's long locks!
Her braids were 11 inches long!! Ally has decided to donate her hair to Locks of Love!! It is a nonprofit organization that makes wigs, from the hair donated, for children who have cancer or hair loss.

Ally's new hair cut is very cute and bouncy!! And we can actually comb through it now!!

Oh I wish I were and Oscar Mayer Wiener!!!

My friend Lori has a cousin who drives the Wiener Mobile for Oscar Mayer!! So my kids got to go for a ride in it!! Dallon and Ally thought it was a pretty awesome experience!




We found out some interesting things about the famous HOT DOG....

*you must have a Bachelors Degree to drive it.

*you can only have the job for one year because there is a waiting list to drive it.

*you get to travel all over the United States, staying in hotels, all expenses paid, plus earn a pretty hefty salary.

*they go to lots of Wal-mart Grand Openings!

*the horn on the Large Hot Dog plays the Oscar Mayer Song!