Special Olympics 2012

 In January Mitchell got to go tot he Special Olympics again.  He was way excited because this year he had his very own bowling ball and shoes.  He won a medal and was way excited.  I took him out to lunch and I think that was just as exciting for him!

Mitchell's roomates Chris and Cindy had fun as well.  We even got to see Alex, our home teacher bowling!  It was a fun day!

Mitchell get ordained an Elder

Mitchell was so very happy when the day finally arrived for him to receive the Melchisedek Priesthood. It was wonderful because all of his brother, and living grandpa's were able to stand in the circle.

Labor Day

Our Labor day started out with our annual family bike ride up the Provo River trail. It was slightly overcast so it was excellent weather for a ride. Spencer was able to join us for the first hour before he had to turn back to head back to work. We rode from Utah Lake to the Shopco on the diagnal for a total of 12 miles.

Meilin and Mom on the bridge where we turned around. We then headed to Maceys for Icecream cones! Yum! Yum.

Shrotly after this Mitchell crashed into a young father with his child. Both were ok, but it was Mitchell's second crash of the day, poor guy!
After lunch at Burger King it was off to the Spanish Fork Airport to go flying with Jourdan! What fun! This was our first chance to see him in action and fly with Him.



Mitchell thought it was "Totally AWSOME!!!" Meilin giggled the whole flight and Dad got to fly to Provo airport and do a touch and go with Jourdan. Upon returning the weather started to get windy so Mom's ride had to be postponed. (Darn!) It was the highlight of the day! Thanks Jourdan!

Special Olympics

Michell and his group home friends all got to go to State in Bowling for Special Olympics! They all had a great time and each received an award. Mitchell got 3rd place in his division! He now wants his own bowling shoes and ball for his birthday. We are so proud of him! Way to go bud!

Mitchell turns 20!

On Saturday we had a family B-B-Q to celebrate Mitchells birthday! We had his favorite food.....Hambergers! We then had Strawberry short cake including all 20 candles. He was able to blow them all out on the first try! Way to go Mitchell.

He got lots of nice things. Some games to play at Boulder Mt., a new jacket, some DVDs and a DVD player for his aptartment. Happy Birthday Mitchell, we love you!!!!!

Reort on Mitchell

Well Mitchell is settling in well in his new home. He calls us almost daily to let us know how things are going. Each day when we ask him how he likes it his responce is "I love it!" There have been a few slight bumps this week but all in all he has done very well. He is still taking his time unpacking. Youknow organizing is his "thing" so we can imagine it taking a while before the last of the boxes are unpacked. He did tell me this morning that all his clothes are unpacked and put away. He started a new school on Thursday and he reported on Friday to his grandma Fredrickson that he loves it better than his old school.
This morning he went to his new ward and he even bore his testimony! He fasted all day, a full 12 hours (to the minute!) He called Ron at church and made sure that his records were sent to his new ward! What a great kid! He loves being "independant" although he still calls to ask for our opinion and advice on things. It has been fun to respond with "Well Mitch thats your choice...what do you want?" What a whole new world for him. We are grateful that he has this opportunity.

Mitchells new home!

Mitchell in the doorway of his new home!













Mitchell and his roomate Jered









Collin and Mitchell
The family in Mitch's kitchen















On Monday we were able to move Mitchell into his new home. Jered and Collin, Mitch's new roomates, happily welcomed him. Jered loves to ride bikes and is excited that Mitchell will be able to ride along with him. I asked Mitch, after his first day, if he likes living on his own. His response was..."I love it!" We are so proud and thrilled for him to make this new change. It will be an anjustment but he has such a positive attitude about the whole thing! Our prayers and love are with you Mitch!

Our Summer 07

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Ok so here is our summer is a short few pictures.

For our Fall Break we took a family mini vacation for one day. First we headed to the Discovery Gateway then hopped over to the Clark Planetarium where we saw two shows. Then we went to the Lion House Pantry for a yummy lunch and a tour of the Beehive house. Then it was off to the Living Planet Aquarium to pet the sting rays. Then to finish off the day we visisted Thanksgiving Points Dinosaur Museum. It was quite a fun day!

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Labor Day

On Labor Day we had a family picnic with the whole family including Jeanette. It was great to have the family together again. After dinner the kids played a game of Bocce ball. Then we all played 4-square. Andrew had never played before but he soon cought on and was soon the King of the square! He does play a good round of pac-man that really gets Meilin laughing. The evening ended with chalk drawings on the front walkway, a fun remembrance of the evining. Only bad thing it rained during the night and it was gone before morning.