Feb 2 was Hannah’s 10th bday!
She had a “Baking Party” that Shelley and Marissa organized and put on.
Here is the cake Shelley made:
All the party guest’s got a hat and apron and they first dipped strawberries in chocolate, then made some strawberry jam, and then a puff pastry and then a pastry-fruity-thingie. They each got to take home their handiwork.
Later that week, we went to Cheesecake Factory for dessert and they made Hannah a special plate!
Happy Bday Hannah! We love you!!
We visited the Fish Hatchery where salmon come home after making their way from here when small, going all the way to the ocean and then returning home to spawn.
We fed the fish in the holding tanks, where they spend a few months until they are big enough to head out downstream on their own.
The “fish ladder” wasn’t open to the fish the day we visited, so we weren’t able to watch the fish swim up.
We wouldn’t close out the year without going to Six Flags one more time! We went between Christmas and New Year’s. Picked a good day. No crowds.
Marissa brought a friend and they wanted to go on the kiddie rides. Jake (her friend) was scared, but he still managed to put his hands up!
Just after New Year’s, we took Meghan back to BYU and dropped her off (with a lot of tears). She was fortunate to get into the new Heritage Halls, where the old Deseret Towers used to be. She was in the first group of students to live here! They weren’t even all the way done working on them when she moved in.
Here is the view from her room onto the courtyard:
Her living room, kitchen and bedroom:
She’s having a great time there and we miss her! We get to video chat her every week though, and that makes her feel much closer!
Here was our view going back home:
We love and miss you Meghan!
