Santa Knows My Name!

Payton got the thrill of a life time at Sydney's Choir concert. Santa came to visit at the end of the concert. 'Santa' happened to be our former Bishop, Clint Francis. While making his rounds and waving to kids, he stopped and said, "Hello, Payton." Her jaw dropped and she stood for nearly a minute, speechless. Then, in a very excited little voice, "Santa Claus knows my name!!" Now, what will she do when she watches this?

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/gsMlBQRDICsdKbhOTxOf4TA (Payton)
http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/gd6Dlk--VktsxXjuP9gQeyA (Sydney)

Conferences

We've just finished a week of 'conferences'. We had Parent Teacher Conference with Payton and Sydney's teachers and we had Stake Conference this weekend. With so many different kinds of conferences, no wonder Payton was confused:
While we were getting ready to go meet with her teacher, Payton asked if we were going to watch conference on a big tv. I laughed and explained that church conference is different than school conference. Then, Sunday morning at our Stake Conference, Payton kept looking around for Pres. Monson. She did not understand why he wasn't there!
As a side note, both girls are doing great in school! They are learning and growing. They are helpful and kind. My mom always told me how happy it made her to go to parent teacher conference, and now I understand. I'm so proud of my girls!!