Robert & D'Lynne Esplin: September 2011

School is back in session and the kids are having a great time. Molli loves 4th grade and really enjoys being a buddy reader to a kindergartener. She is playing soccer through AYSO on the Slammin' Jammin' Salmon team. They used to be the Pink Panthers until they played another team with the same name. She also just started a sewing class and I think this will be good for her. When soccer ends in a few weeks, she and Hannah will start a dance class. In her spare time (not much these days, but we'll take what we can get) she is taking violin lessons from me and hopes to play in our recital in December.

Michael is also in soccer - his team is the green Aliens. He loves the second grade, no surprises there. However, his passion is computers. He is his father's son. He is looking forward to turning eight in December and getting baptized in January. Scouts is also nearing and I think he is ready for that new adventure. It will also be a new adventure for me because I have never done anything with boy scouts, thankfully Robert is an Eagle Scout and can help keep Michael on track.

Hannah decided to also play soccer this time around (I will be 6x less busy when soccer ends :)). She is on a team called the Patriots. I haven't been able to make it to a lot of her games due to Bountiful Baskets at the same time, but I do what I can. She is looking forward to being in dance again. As a side note, I am teaching the dance instructor's daughter violin so my kids can take dance. I will also be teaching Molli's sewing teacher's daughter so Molli can take sewing. Hannah likes first grade and is happy just being herself.

Hyrum and Evan will sometimes do "homework" while here at the house - pages from a workbook I picked up at Walmart. They love to play together and make each other laugh. My favorite is when they go downstairs and try on the clothing from the dress up box. Hyrum can really pick out a winner of an outfit :).

Robert just got put on the Bonneville Sewer District board and I think he will do a great job. He is also in an institute class and enjoys that. His work is going well and he has even made it to a symposium this month and will go to a conference next month as well as a tech expo.

I am still having a great time teaching violin students and reading a good mystery now and then. I am the secretary of the PTO again this year and I am also in charge of organizing restaurant nights for our school. I will be playing my violin in two church functions over the next two months. I have put my ukulele classes on the back burner and haven't made it there for awhile - but I hope to get back in that soon.

As a family, we went camping in August and had a great time. Robert was a home teacher to a couple in our ward who were serving a mission for the summer at a girl's camp (Young Women), so we went there when no one else was there. It worked out quite well. That is pretty much what we have been up to for the last little while. Life is good :)

I just wanted to get a post in for September because I haven't updated in awhile, but I just noticed I haven't downloaded any pictures on to the computer since our time in Joseph. Once I get them downloaded I will post them.

Have a good day!