Horrible Hair Cut

Before

What is in a hairstyle? I have wanted to have a new hairstyle for quite some time and have been trying to find a new one that I like. Well, I finally got brave enough about three weeks ago. So, with picture in hand I went to get my haircut. UGH.... It's about 2 inches shorter than the hairstyle and looks nothing like the picture. I knew I should have had my friend Wendy cut it. I am still trying to get used to it. It takes a lot longer in the morning to style and I just have the consolation that it will grow. (very slowly). After

When Jared first went to Jamaica he received this smiley tie from President and Sister Gingery. A month or so ago I was in Walmart looking for a tie for Stephen and low and behold I found the exact same tie in his size.

Visitor

Keeton Robertson has been home from the Kingston Jamaican mission for about 3 weeks. He is now attending BYU and was able to come and have dinner at our home on Sunday. His home ward is in Beaverton, OR where our very dear friends the Bingham's live. We enjoyed visiting with Keeton learning about Jamaica, the people there and the new mission president. Sitting with Keeton is Britny Bingham Fery and Ed.

The first part of August we went to Idaho Falls to visit family. My younger brother, Dwight has a horse named Belle that he let the boys ride. Ben & Mark really enjoyed doing that but Stephen hated it. He was so afraid that "Belle" would buck him off. We walked him around the yard once and then he got right off. This is the first time he had ever been so close to a horse.

Stephen is going into the 4th grade. He still loves to have his pictures taken. He loves to read. I am always trying to get him to do something else besides read ALL the time. I know, I should be grateful that he likes to read so much, I just worry that he doesn't want to do anything else. I hope he has an enjoyable year. He and his friends will be riding their bikes to school.

Mark is a senior this year. He did not want me to take his picture before he went to school on the first day. He said I only needed to do that for little kids. :-) Mark will be very happy to be finished with high school. He is taking German 3, Sports Medicine, Welding, Seminary... plus the required classes. He is a really good drummer and will be the goalie for the Springville High Hockey team.

August 19 was the first day of school for the boys. This is Ben's first day at the high school. He is a sophomore. He seemed excited to start school. He is taking several fun classes, Multi Media, Sports Medicine, Seminary... the rest are the required classes. Ben enjoys playing hockey and skateboarding.