Pinewood Derby, Spring Break, Etc.

The Activity Day kids in our ward recently had a Pinewood Derby. (That meant Summer, Mette and Hans got to participate.) 

Here Mike is putting their wheels on for them (with the derby starting in about ten minutes).

And here Mette is with her 2nd place prize! (There were a large number of kids, so that was no small win.)

It's the kids' spring break. Last week was incredibly warm. And next week is supposed to be as well. Unfortunately, this break landed on a week of wind, snow and cold between the warm week we just left and the warm week ahead. We went to the cabin for several days. But I hadn't realized there would still be snow everywhere up there and hadn't had the kids bring boots or any sort of snow gear, and it snowed practically the entire time we were there, so my plans to go on hikes and wander about town didn't materialize and, while the cabin is always a happy place, it was a rather uneventful trip (especially with Mike and Goldie having to leave us early to get back for work and  with the other older kids in Provo). I didn't even take a single photo. Well, there are these:

Here the kids were during some of last weeks' warmth.

Jesse recently made a boomerang. If you look closely in front of the tree in the photo below you can spot him out there throwing it. 

Jesse, Mette and Goldie during a little family-night walk a few weeks ago.

Anders looking thoughtful and lonesome at the end of the walk.

A photo someone took of Abe and the other counselor in the bishopric with him doing ... something.

The sweetest picture. Hans had been sobbing about something (I don't even recall what), but Starling came and hugged him and his dear face just makes me want to cry.

Starling with Shasta.

Starling with Bisquit ("Bisky" as she calls him). He likes to be tickled under his chin. Occasionally she will begin tickling one of us under our chin while she says, "Hi Bisky!" and we struggle and squirm to get away from having to play Biscuit.

At Penny's One Act play. They made it to state.

Goldie's friend Becca came to watch as well.

Penny and her date at Spring Fling. (The two of them bought this couch at the DI for photos.)

And I guess that's all on the camera roll for now.