Susanna Turns a Quarter Century

Our beautiful Susanna had another trip around the sun! We recently saw her this last weekend when she came to visit the family and went canyoneering with her brothers and father. She loves adventures like that. We're grateful she makes lots of efforts to be a part of our life despite living far away. We hope she has a great day! Here are some pictures from her 9th grade year.

Susanna started running cross country during 9th grade and kept running throughout high school. She worked really hard at school, violin, and cross country that year. And participated in the family lawn-mowing business to earn some extra dollars.

Waiting at the airport for Garrett to return home from his mission.

At the California beach after Christmas and Jan's and Sallie's wedding:

At the reception:

This snowman pictures is one of my favorite pictures of my children--just Lincoln was missing because he was on his mission.

Provo City Center Temple open house:

Going to visit the Morris family for Max's baptism

Over spring break, we visited the Vernal Temple:

When my parents came home from their mission, we had a little mini-reunion with the cousins.

All the girl cousins together:

Going to Five Guys before Everett's graduation. Garrett was in the hospital needing surgery for a broken jaw and Scott was with him. Susanna got off her braces before this day which was a really happy day for her. She hated braces but now she has a beautiful smile!

Susanna with her friend Kimmy who sang with her in choir and ran with her in cross country:

Good times at family council as my children obediently, diligently, cheerfully and studiously write in their journals:

The highlight of that summer for Susanna was participating in the Hill Cumorah pageant. Everett was on the work crew and Susanna got to be a dancer with the other lovely girls in the cast. She had a great time hanging out with the other young people her age. That guy you don't recognize in the beard is my husband whom I also didn't recognize when I first saw him with it.

Here are a few videos from one of Susanna's many performances. She spent a lot of time practicing the violin and going to lessons out in Alpine with Lois Stout. She also diligently played the piano although I think she stopped taking piano lessons in 9th grade so she could focus on violin.

In this next video, I am accompanying Susanna on a Christmas song. I have no memory of where we are or who the woman is turning pages for me. Maybe a church activity?

This next video is the last time that Susanna and Talmage performed a duet together (I think):

It's always fun for me to look back at our pictures and remember those days of lots of music and other fun times. We're so glad to have Susanna in our family! We love you, Susanna!

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