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Les Miserables

On Friday night I gathered my kids and a few more to go and see Josh in Les Mis.  Josh was Javert and he was FaBuLoUs!  The play was very well done and I was pleasantly surprised by all of the amazing talent there.  You can tell that some of the kids will go far with their voices.  This is one of my favorite plays and I was choked up quite a few times.  First when Josh came out and started singing  - I kept saying "is that my baby brother up there?".  It was a bit surreal to see him looking so big and scary and singing so low and so well.  I was so proud that I choked up right there and didn't stop during the entire play.  It is such a fabulous story or redemption.  It was a little hard trying to explain to Tanner why Josh just killed himself at the end (the Javert suicide scene) especially since Tanner kept asking and didn't understand why Josh was playing a bad guy.  ;) Luckily he still thinks Josh is awes.  The kids were all very good due to some great and funny scenes and a whole bag of candy.  It was an unforgettable night!  Go Josh!

We had quite a crew waiting after to see the famous Javert

Josh with all his make-up and creepy sideburns.  They wouldn't let them come out in costumes but his were amazing.

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Trevor

Trevor left us for the MTC on August 5th. We really miss him but my Mom decided to bring "Trevor" around everywhere the family gathers. He has been to a BBQ - he didn't swim because he is a missionary, a car trip and is now a greeter at my parents house. His happy face cheers us all up and if we ever need a Trevor boost we can just go sit by him and laugh. I guess this makes it official that my family is odd - as if any of the 5 readers who read this didn't already know this important fact.

Clever Jofes Davies

STATS

I am interrupting this blog to make an important announcement. This post will contain all sorts of shameless bragging. If the reader is offended by this please don't read on. Spoiler alert: there will be much gushing and fawning below.

I know I am a proud parent and sister but I have to be honest I am no expert on basketball. I have to ask Travis to help me understand the fundamentals of the game. Although I never played basketball expect to throw a mean granny shot I do love watching the kids play. This season was a really fun one to watch. At the end of it Kaden was the number on scorer in his league. Natalie was number one in her league and Taylor was #13. They all did amazing! One mom came up to Natalie and told her that someone needed to stop watering her because she was growing so fast. Taylor is amazing on defense and really gets her team pumped up. It was fun to watch all of them out there trying their hardest and having a blast.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

So I have this crazily talented sister who cracks us up all the time. If you look at the pictures I take of her, the majority of them are her smiling with a goofball face. Up until a couple of years ago I didn't realize she had this side of her. When I saw her in her first play Beauty and the Beast I was blown away and shocked. I didn't know that my quiet sweet sister had this sassy, funny and creative side to her. She really hams it up on stage and entertains all who watch her. She is mesmerizing whether she is playing a duster or in a Shakespeare play. This play was no exception and I once again was proud and awed by my baby sister who is growing up to be abeautiful, funny, talented and amazing young woman.

COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO

Congratulations to my brother Trevor Joseph "Josef" Davies. He has been called to the Colorado Springs Colorado Mission. He goes to the MTC on August 5th. He is setting such a great example for our kids. The kids all adore Uncle Trev. Congratulations Trev! The people of Colorado Springs will be lucky to have you in their mission. We all know you will do great things and touch so many lives in your 2 years there. We are so proud of you and

love you so much~

Trev - playing it cool

JOSH'S GRAD

In June we went to Josh's graduation. He graduated a year early at 17! We are so proud of him. He worked really hard so he could finish early and get a year of college under his belt before he leaves next year. He graduated with a 4.0 and took the ACT and got a 27. He will be ready to go to BYU next fall. He has been homeschooled since 5th grade and has been a role model in so many ways. He has done mock trials where he argued legal briefs, staged mock debates where he would debate both sides and has been in numerous Shakespeare plays. He is pretty well rounded and I love to bug him about how the girls think he looks like Edward Cullen. He and I have a Twilight debate going on. He hates it and I love it. Secretly I think he really likes it but doesn't want to admit that he likes a love story involving vampires.....

What a stud....We really are so proud of him and I know that he will do great things with his life.


In June



His graduation was unique in that each teaacher got to tell about each graduating student. It made it more personal.

It was a rather long ceremony......



The kids favorite part was the cake and drinks afterwards