We had a wonderful occassion in our family. Reed turned 12 on March 31st and then received the priesthood on April 12th (Easter Sunday!). He looked extremely handsome in his new coat and tie, and suddenly seemed that much older. He lucked out when the Bishop called him up to the stand because he (the Bishop) forgot to have Reed recite his favorite article of faith! Reed sat down with a huge smile and a sigh of relief to have that over with. He was ordained in his deacon's quorum by his dad. Also in the circle were Uncle Steve, Jack Crowder, Ryan Delahunty, Sean Wilde, Jim Nelson, Sal Yrunguray, Bishop Tjaden and Brian Koontz. It was a wonderful experience. Reed is a terrific son! We love him and are very proud of all his good decisions and achievements. When David gets home I'll have him add a picture (I haven't figured that out yet...sorry).
Love, Mom

Testing

Testing is so long. You finish impossible questions about stuff your teachers flat out say to you,"We'll learn that in the nxt unit" and on stuff you learned the second day of school. Then you sit there and do nothing and it is so unproductive. On a positive note, I got new rainbows, my birthday is in a month and two days, and last night I went over to my friends house and we slept on the trampoline It was a lot more fun then it sounds!

-David

Babiesssss

We are finishing finals this week. Last night Greg and Heather came over with their five-week old baby Rex! He's so tiny and I got to hold him the whole time! Raimo kept giving me the "don't get any ideas" look. Oh Raimo . . . I've had "ideas" since I was five years old. But for the time being, baby Rex will have to suffice.

youth conference

Well seeing how i am neevr on here i dooo finally have something to talk about. I just came back from youth conference and i must say it was the best time i have ever had. My family was great and very funny i must admit it didnt want to go (like ev1 says in testimonies) but kept my positive attitude and wound up having a fun time. I even bore my testimony in front of other people for the first time (Ya'll owe me[Bryce]) I really am going ot miss it! :D

My style quiz

Everytime I try to comment it won't let me- so Jessica, I took that style quiz. I am
67% Cottage Chic
22% Traditional Asian
11% Zen Style

-David

Jessica and Melanie

Well Jessica, I have been working on my health project, and Reed and I couldn't help but laugh at the memories of Your's and Melanie's video. I laughed so hard- not only at the fact we could re-enact the entire thing, but all the categories were exactly the same!! Your health , your responsibility, conflict resolution, coping with stress, violence prevention- stop the violence, the circle of life (haha that one was funny), good health is for the rest of your life ( your workout in the backyard and excitement over shooting a basket), The body, and wonderful machine(hercules (sp?), food: good and bad choices(Monicca being interviewed), addiction it can tear a family apart, thanks mom for not smoking, drinking, or doing drugs during pregnancy, stds, protect our environment, be a wise consumer, safety first, handling emergencies, and careers in health (the squeaky ambulence). The next time you come down you need to see it again! Who was your health/freshman studies teacher? also, comment on any more memories you might have on that video.

-David

Why aren't we using this?

Well this weekend I competed in the SCPA pre-lims for drumline and percussion ensamble. For drumline we had a top two spot, but only first place moved on. However, percussion ensamble got a very high score, and we are moving on to finals! Next week I have ADLA finals- it is a much easier circuit to win because the really good schools are in SCPA. (F.Y.I. SCPA- Southern California Percussion Alliance/ ADLA- American Drumline Association). Now, why doesn't anybody use this blog? It feels like I am e-mailing Laitinens. Jessica how do you set it up so you know when people post something? Well I hope everyone has a good week! : )
- David