The High Flyers

Yesterday our neighbor called and asked if anyone wanted to go up in his airplane. Tori and Cameron had been wanting to go. Tori was too exhausted from working late the night before, so she did not go. But Heather decided that she did want to go. So they went up, with my niece Caitlin. They flew over the mountains and up Spanish Fork Canyon. They flew over our house, and I was going to take a picture but my battery was dead- ARRGGH! While they were up there, Cameron got to fly the plane for about 10 minutes. I think he thought it was the coolest thing ever! I also think that Heather and Caitlin thought it was the longest 10 minutes of their lives. Heather is not a fan of heights and gets a little motion sick. She did not enjoy it as much as she would have liked. But I am so proud of her that she tried it. I was too scared- I also had a hair appointment, it was a good and convenient excuse. One day I will have to go.

Admitted Klutz

Thought I would share my not great day. I am not the most coordinated person in the world- I mean they would not invite me to be on Dancing With the Stars. I can walk and chew gum at the same time though. But today was a different story. I learned that I cannot walk down stairs and browse the merchandise at the same time. I was in the BYU Bookstore- I had some time to kill before the bus came. I was going to do a little Christmas shopping. I had done some recon browsing earlier this week and was excited to make the purchase. (Don't you love when you find something perfect!?) I was almost to the bottom of the stairs and I missed the last step. My ankle hurt! Then before I could stand up again- yes, I fell down- I knew I was going to faint. No reason to stand up and fall down a second time! Some of you know that I have this tendency- get hurt- faint. I was not that hurt and I did not hit my head. It was incredibly embarrassing. The campus EMT's were called and I was in the middle of a main thoroughfare. Anyway- just had to share.

Tori's Spotlight

I posted for Cameron's birthday, but life got a little crazy and I neglected Tori's. I don't actually have pictures on her birthday because she was in Cedar City, UT for the Shakespeare competition. That was the 2nd year in a row we didn't see her on her birthday. So here is how Tori is doing and a little of what she has done this year. She is now 17! Why does 17 sound so much older than 16? She stays very busy with choir, drama, school, friends, and she is starting a job tomorrow.
Tori is not a fan of getting her picture taken and often makes faces.


She went camping this year at Goblin Valley. She had a great time except for the falling and hurting her knee at the beginning of a hike.

These are some of the girls in Tori's class at church.
I just really like the picture...

and they are really sweet, cool people!

One of my all time favorite pictures. We went on a Young Women's retreat in November. Tori and Whitney are having a jolly old time.

I should give a little more detail about her activities... For drama she is working on 'As You Like It'. The choir is going to put on a Christmas Gala. She is enjoying all the Christmas music. She begins working at the Spanish 8 movie theater tomorrow.