Young Women's Graduation Party

Kellee

gifts from Young Women Leaders
Beautiful decorations

(Sis. Kim B., Sis. Jackie W., Kelsey B., Sis. Allison R.,
Kellee B., Sis. Leana A., Sis. Ashley G., Sis. Maria S.,
Caroline S., Sis. Jackie D., Melissa G.)
Young Women Graduates
and all the leaders throughout
their Young Women's Experience

Last night was a wonderful event for our young women graduates in the ward. They had a dinner, girls singing karaoke, games and remarks from the Bishop. Graduating girls received in their favorite color a laundry basket, towel, photo box, hot chocolate and cup, picture frame, name plaques, favorite recipes from the Relief Society sisters, parting notes from parents and leaders. It was a wonderful event. I liked that they invited all Young Women's leaders past and present that had been in the lives of these Young Women and you could tell all were thrilled to be there. All girls are going to college and have lots to look forward to.

"Be strong, and of good courage..."

~Joshua

Dance with me

Jessica & Kellee
Jessica's first church dance.
"Mormon Prom"

Wasn't This Bad But...

We had a pretty bad storm come in our area over the weekend. Here in our area, it only snowed a few inches but because it was so cold and we're not equipped for such storms here in the South, church meetings were cancelled on Sunday and also school was cancelled Monday and for two hours this morning.

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Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

1 (5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast
1 Tablespoon salt
ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoons hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoons red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS: 1) Place the pork shoulder into a slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour the vinegar around the pork. Cover, and cook on Low for 8 hours or until done. Pork should easily pull apart into strands. 2) Remove the pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones. Strain out the liquid, and save 2 cups. Discard any extra. Shred the pork using tongs or two forks, and return to the slow cooker. Stir the brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved sauce. Mix into the pork in the slow cooker. Cover and keep on Low or Warm setting until serving.

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Happy 18th Birthday

Kellee!

February 1st

Beauty & The Beast, Middle School Style

"Be Our Guest" Jessica & Jodi

Last night we went and saw Jessica's Middle School perform "Beauty and The Beast" Jessica got to be a narrator and villager in the play. She also got to be a spatula in the scene and song "Be Our Guest" which I personally thought was the best part of the play. Five youth from our church participated in the event which included our cousin Kyle B. He was great as "Lefou." Our friend Brigham played a lead role as "Gaston". All sang so well. We feel really impressed with our Middle School here to be able to do such a great job in performing arts. We're just a small, country school at the edge of the county. Last night the Assistant Principal said that our school is one of the best kept secrets in our county and I would totally agree. We feel really blessed to have such wonderful teachers at the middle school level who want to have great things for our kids.

Jodi, Brigham, Kyle, Jemma & Jessica

Our youth from the church

had a fun time performing

Cousin Kyle with his sister Kellee
I think he has acting in his future

Music is the soul of the world
embedded in sound
~Unknown

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLEE!!!

Kellee B. is Dave's 2nd cousin that we have gotten real close to since the Fall. We went to Olive Garden for lunch with her cousin Nathan H. and friend Brian earlier in the week but today is her official birthday. So,

"Happy, happy birthday Kellee dear,

happy days will come to you all year,

If I had a wish then it would be,

a happy, happy birthday to you from me."

FUN YOUTH ACTIVITY

The

other
night
the
youth
did a
fun
activity.



They
got
refrigerator
boxes
and
built
cars.




Then
they
got
in
them and
watched
a movie.

It was like the old "drive-in movie theater" except you didn't have to pay or hide your friends in the trunk of the car. Pretty fun. Huh?

"Friends are the chocolate chips

in the cookie of life."

Anonymous