Snow Day

 

Some driving practice in the snow

Out spreading some holiday cheer

 

Laurel's show

 Laurel had a lead role in Passion Academy's production of Little Shop. It was an entertaining show.

Halloween costume: apocalyptic style

This year we have only four at home and went with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse for our Halloween costume. Check it out.

Laurel is the White Rider: Pestilence

Scott is the Red Rider: War

Jen is the Black Rider: Famine

Grant is the Pale Rider: Death

The Four Horsemen, ready for an Apocalypse

Laurel sewed all our hobby horses.

All of our brooms are temporarily out order!

The rest of the costume was just some black clothes, a black bedsheet, artfully tied* and a few props for each character. 

A sword for war. A scythe for death. The plague doctor look with mask and lantern seemed like a good choice for pestilence. We made the balance or scales for famine entirely out of stuff I had laying around: an old handle, a bit of chain and some paper plates painted to look cool.

*to tie the cape simply drape the bedsheet over your head to make the hood. Then, grab the two corners in front of you and cross them at the neck and tie it behind your head. If the cape is too long you can fold it shorter before draping it over your head. 

A new missionary

On August 4, 2024 Elder Haines was set apart as a full time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will be doing 9 days of training online at home then he heads to Brazil ultimately to serve in Bahia for two years. 

He flew out on August 14.

He arrived in São Paulo on 15 Agosto