Planting time

Durring this time of year my table is usually cover with plants, pots and dirt. Luckily my family is patient with not having a table for a month......or so. This is pretty cleared off to what it was. Yesterday I planted some flowers and seeds. I have the farmers tan to prove it.

Last week the table was covered with computers and camera gear of Melanie's.

I do remember a time when the table was used for eating at......but that was a long time ago :)

MTC-week 2

Dear Family April 14,10

Hey how is everyone? Was it super fun having Aunt Melainie over? How did Emily's dance go?
Sorry, you'll probably answer all these questions when I get your letter which will hopefully come today.
So things here are going pretty well. The language is coming along pretty good but it is super tough. I don't know if I mentioned this but whenever you are writing a sentence you have to construct the while thing to the subject. So you have to find the stem of every verb. Then you have to find the plural or singular stem for the noun or pleural or singular partitive form of the noun......in most cases. There are about 15 total cases you have to learn (those two examples are 2 cases) and we've only learned about 5 of them.
Mina olen lahetyssaarnaaja mayonpion aikaen pshien jeesuksen kristuksen kirkkosta.
(I am a missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Well I'm pretty sure that's right. We haven't really learned how to do long sentences too well. But yeah it's fun. I do know how to ray in Finnish and I can also say pretty simple sentences in Finnish. So it is coming along pretty good.
So how is everyone back home? Anyone used the PS3 yet? Ha ha!
So Tyrel Howard is coming to the MTC today so I'm going to try and find him.
Hey has any of you heard where Jeff is going on his mission? I haven't heard anything from any of my friends so I don't really know whats going on.
Well I do believe that is everything. Take care and good luck with everything. I love and miss you all.

Nate Peck

Vanhin Peck, Vanhin Mortenson, Vanhin Cassity, Vanhin Wiklop

front- Vanhin Pearson

Still in Aaauuuhhh!

I know this picture is little but I remember Melanie taking it the day before she left to go home. Emily had dance class and Melanie wanted a picture of her on her pointe shoes. Wow!! What a cool shot!! I never expected it to turn out so beautiful. Melanie never ceases to amaze me!!!
Plus Emily has beautiful feet and leg too :)

Here is Nathan's email I got yesterday....

Hi Mom!!

Hey hows it going. Its so weird that I have already been here for 2 weeks its so crazy.... so guess what... as I was walking back from the temple today Erik drove by!! It was way exciting I got to say Hi to him for like a minute but then the light turned green so he had to leave. But it was really cool seeing him for that sort time. so lets see I dont have a lot of time so lets see what else is going on... Things are going good and the language is coming along good, but its really tought though. But we're learning so much that we have to keep up or we'll be left behind.. so its all pretty exciting. Besides class nothing much else happens I'm having fun... oh and I dont know if you heard but I saw Tawna Howard on I believe monday, cuz she was helping out the Romaniens... but yeah... Tyrel comes in today too so I'll have to find him... well i better I need to change my laundry... and if you talk to dad tell him i'll mail him in a bit... I love and miss you a ton

Nate

Dinner at Christopher and Lesa's

Yesterday we drove up to Christopher and Lesa's for dinner. They live in Heber so we made some stops on the way to take pictures. We got some great pictures up at Bridle Veil Falls. Melanie took lots of pictures of Christopher, Lesa and Maddox. Here is one of them. It's such an adorable picture and there is more to come. Melanie is still tinkering with some of them.
Christopher made us homemade fauta's that were to die for.
Tomorrow Melanie heads back to Virginia. It's sad to see her go but I'm so glad she came. It has been a total blast hanging out with her and catching up. She will be greatly missed!!!

Final Show

Last night all of us went and saw the last show of the Labyrinth. Emily did a great job as did all the performers. Afterwards we took some pics.

Christopher, Emily and Jaron being serious......goofballs!!!








The whole gang.....except for Melanie cuz she's taking the picture.













Melanie and I and also Melanie with Emily. What a great time!!! Now off and getting ready for the June recital.

Final night

This is it.......the last night. Emily has done great and she has enjoyed every single performance. I have to say I've enjoyed it too for lots of different reasons.
1. Watching Emily dance always is fun for me and seeing how happy she is dancing.
2. Having my sister here to enjoy it with us has been so fun!! And the pictures she's taken are incredible!!
3. I really did like working back stage. I have to say it was fun.

But this is it and then next week Emily is starting to learn "Alice in Wonderland" for their June recital. Never ends but it keeps all of us out of trouble :)

You did awesome Emily!!

Still going and busy!!

I have been having a blast with my sister here. Melanie is a fun person to hang out with and she overflows with talent. We haven't had much time to sit around.....but that's a good thing since neither one of us like to get bored. We get fidgety too easily.......so we've been on the go. Emily has thoroughly enjoyed being with her and is soaking in as much as she can being with her. Melanie's photography is just incredible.
She has taken thousands of photos for the Labyrinth. She printed out 5 of them to the dance company and they love them.......they're totally incredible!!!! She put 6 of them on facebook so far. She puts hours into these pictures and tinkers with them and makes them perfect.
So here we go night #2........dancing, shooting and moving sets. Tomorrow night we will be part of the audience and watch. It will be the final night but it has been lots of fun!!
This is a cute picture of Kingston that Jess sent me today. He has his shorts on his head........what a cutie!!!!