Crazy Kids

Hola Hermana Nielsen,

Well, this past week went by fast.  It seems like the weeks and months fly by.  On Wednesday, Cody asked Leigha Ziezler to home coming.  They were receiving alot of votes for the couple that never was.  Well he broke that for at least 1 dance.  He did the deer hunting invite.  "You would be the deer of my life, if you went to homecoming with me." And he put pictures of his big bucks on the poster board.  For her to say yes, she had to wear a hunter orange vest with a hunter orange hat.  She said yes and wore them all day long, even though it was hot that day.  Cody had a lot of fun doing that.  He was going to ask Reagan Goulding and Kyra Smith, but they both got asked by someone else.  But Leigha seems like a nice girl.  Her parents were happy that Cody asked her.

On Friday night, Cody and his football team played Fernley who was also 2-0 coming into the game.  Elko won 49-28.  Fernley was tough but Elko played well. Cody had to go up against a kid 6'5" tall and about 250 lbs, he was a big boy.  But Cody and Benton did a number on him.  Cody had about 4 unassisted tackles and 3 or 4 assisted tackles.  He is always banged up and bruised after the game.  

Summer is running track at Adobe middle school.  She is running the mile and the 100 meters.  She is the fastest girl on the team.  The only person faster than her is Alex Klekas.  She ran a 6:33 mile last week.  She improved her time by a minute.  But she missed the first track meet as we went to the SLC temple on Saturday for stake temple day.  The youth in out ward went the the SLC temple and did baptisms and confirmations.  That was Summer's first time to the temple to do those ordinances.  We had 14 youth go.  Mom did an endowment session and I went with the youth.  It was fun. When we were leaving the temple we ran into Kap, a Samoan guy from the Polynesian cultural center. I recognized him and stopped and talked to him.  He said he was doing a show over here for some convention group.  I had him flex for Cody.  He was the short little man and had calves the size of my legs.  He was in his sulu and white shirt and tie.  We left Adelaide and Carly with the Gouldings and took, Olivia Goulding with us.  After the temple, we went to Sharons to watch the BYU football game.  They won and are now 4-0.  Then we did some estate things with DeeRay and Sharon and got home around 10:00 pm.  It was a long day as we got up and did the papers and tried to leave by 6 am.

Last week, Adelaide cut her hair again, and mom asked her why she did that and she said she wanted to not have bangs like Carly and Summer.  Mom said they have long bangs. Then she told mom, that "well you should not leave scissors in places where little kids can find them."  So it was moms fault.  I got a kick out of that.

Carly is turning 10 this week and has her first bball game in PAL. 

For out mutual activity, all the youth went to the family history center to learn how to find names, so that was fun.  Last night, we had out standards night, and they brought in this girl who when she was 22 years old, was climbing rocks in St. George UT and went to jump to this rock that looked like it was right in front of her and she fell 40 feet and broke both femurs, arms, back, neck, collar bone and she was paralyzed from her chest down.  That was 10 years ago.  She is married and had a baby a year ago.  But she was very motivational.  And had a great attitude for someone that is a quadriplegic.  She said people ask her why she can still smile and that is because she knows the plan of salvation, etc.  She said she had a "dream" and she saw herself dressed in white sitting across the table from a man dressed in white with some papers on the table, etc and the man was explaining to her what she would have to go through and she said she heard herself say, I am so excited.  In the preexistence, she was excited to accept this challenge in her life.  But she had a beautiful smile and did a wonderful job.

Well, I can't think of any thing else.  Have a super week and keep working hard.  You are on the downward side and the time will even go faster now.  We love you and always pray for you.  Mom met some guy who was your zone leader in your first area and then AP.  He finished up in August and was here in Elko, selling caps and gowns.  His names is Elder Durphy.

Love,

DAD

Dearest Hermanita Nielsen,

Well, I am not sure if you will get this this week, since I am sending it so late.  I was finally able to organize a "Mommy" Preschool group for Adelaide. We started today, and we did it at our house, so I was a little tied up during my usual email time.  We have 2 girls and 2 boys.  Adelaide was kind of a shy girl and wouldn't come out at first, she hung out with Chica in

bathroom (?!)  By the end of preschool she was bossing the boys around and leading them down into the basement.  She took a whacking to her bangs a few days ago.  I was having the Moms over for a preschool planning meeting and she wouldn't come out and play with the little boy that came with his mom.  I thought she was in the backyard playing with Chica (she really is like a sibling to her)  but, she must have snuck back in the house and went into my bathroom because after they left she came out and it was obvious she had snipped her bangs down to the scalp.  I just said to her, "Really, how many times have we done this?"  (4, I think)  She told me that she didn't want to have bangs because Summer and Carly don't have bangs.  I told her, "Summer and Carly have looong bangs, but now you have no bangs."  I think she was already regretting her hasty haircut, because she then said to me, "Well, you shouldn't leave scissors where little kids can find them."   Woah, I told her if she could reason that out with her little brain than she knew exactly what she was doing.  Luckily, I had taken her to get her picture taken the day before at the school by the school photographer.  Crazy Laidee!

Cody asked Leigha Ziezler to Homecoming.  He thought of asking Raegan, but Tyrell Nelson asked her first.  He made a cute poster that said, "You would be the "Dear" of  my life if you would go to Homecoming with me"  He put it on her car with the camo/orange hunting vest.  during Wed. night band rehearsal, and then he Jacob and Wyatt Hooten (?) staked out and watched her reaction.  He used the idea from the date book about, if the answer is yes-- wear the orange side out to school, and if its "No" , then wear the camo side.  She was a good sport and wore it all day, until it got too hot.  It was 92 degrees that day.  He is really happy to be going with her and I think she is excited too

We have a soccer game this weekend in Reno for Carly's league.  Cody plays in Truckee for football, so  in we are thinking of going over and watching Carly and Cody play and then heading over to Gram and Gramps in Calif. to see them Sat. night and come back Sun.  Ramon said Carly played really well last weekend.  He said both Summer and Carly play like they have your blood in them.  That's a nice compliment.  The group is going to Spain again this Summer, but we aren't going--if we have to save our money for Peru :)

We had stake temple day last Sat.  and the youth also went and did baptisms.  It was Summer's first time going to do baptisms.  Dad accompanied she and Cody, and I did an endowment session with the stk.  Then we went to Sharon's house and watched the BYU football game.  We had Alivia Goulding with us and Carly and Addie stayed back in Elko with the Gouldings.  Carly participated in a flash mob at the convention center too on Sat.

Its wonderful to hear all your stories, have a great week, love you, Mom

PS  Elko beat Fernley 49-28--the boys are looking good.