Sunday, September 2, 2018

I Left a Piece of My Heart & Soul at BYU

Holy cow...to say this has been a rough week is the biggest understatement in the world!  I have been dreading this week for 18 years and it finally came.  How incredibly blessed I have been to have been entrusted with this daughter of mine.  I know it's not a death, I know I can call/text/FaceTime her any and every day but STILL!!!  It's hard on this momma's heart!

In all honesty, there is NO other place I would rather her be at this point in her life.  I'm CRAZY proud of her and all her accomplishments and I can't wait to see what the next few years bring.  Go get 'em Carlie Mae. 
The Roommates:
Emily, Carlie, Britney, Kate, & Joi


I had this pillow made for her before she left.  I sent in a picture of Rocco to have made into a pillow.  Then I ordered a voice recorder to record Rocco howling at the piano (a daily occurrence in our home) and sewed the recorder into the pillow and BAM!  Sounds from home anytime she's homesick:


The Little Mermaid

So I'm totally embarrassed to admit that I did NOT want Carlie to do this show!  The show was originally supposed to run for 2 weekends and she would only be here for the first weekend as she would be off to BYU the second weekend.  I thought for sure she wouldn't be cast at all--there were over 100 people trying out and they cut that back to 38 total in the cast.  But apparently they loved her enough to double-cast her character so that she could be in the show.  And then long story short...the show ended up just being one weekend so she didn't miss a thing!

I can't think of a better way for Carlie to have spent her last week at home...doing what she LOVES!  AND she got to dress up like a mermaid every night--ALL the mermaids were celebrities!  Little girls literally flocked to them after the show for pictures.  And she just LOVED all of her "Mer-Sisters."  They developed such a tight knit/sister bond during this show. 

Aquata, Allana, Atina, Flounder, Andrina, Adela, & Arista
(Carlie, Kylie, Maddi, Charlie, Miranda, Katy, & Michala)



This is the scene where the Mer-Sisters all doubled
as human princesses trying to win Prince Eric's heart:)

Maddi & Carlie
Carlie & her "Sisters"







SEBASTIAN!!!
(Adrian)

LITTLE GIRLS LOVED THEM:


Fun Times/Friends:

Noah & Carlie

Scuttle & Aquata
(Ben & Carlie)

Grismby--Rick
(Kayleah's Dad!)

ARIEL!
(Carmina)

They are each other's BIGGEST
Cheerleaders!

Carlie & Kayleah

"Unicorn Poop!"

Carlie & Tayte


Chris & Kristin Bowler
SOOO CRAZY PROUD of my baby girl!  Way to go out on top of the world!!!  BYU has NO idea what an incredible human/musician they are getting!!!  LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK CARLIE MAE!!!














Legally Blonde Jr.

3 out of my 4 kids were involved in this show this summer!  Auditions were way back in June and I remember thinking that we should not participate because of our summer schedule.  And honestly, this was not one of my favorite shows I had ever seen BUT it worked best with our schedules and Tatum's softball schedule so we gave it a go.  At the end of this show run, this show has become one of my top favorites of all time!  

Carlie ended up being the head Music Director along side her best friend, Kayleah, who was the Director/Choreographer of the show.  Max was Emmett Forest--the lead guy who the lead girl, Elle, falls in love with.  And Tatum was the brainiac Delta Nu Sister, Kate, who helps Elle pass her big exam to get into Harvard Law School.

Director & Music Director


Tayte--the BFF

Kate & Emmett

Emmett & Elle
(Max & Sarah)

The Frat Boys:
Liam, Max, & Quincy

A few of the Delta Nu Girls:)

All together they spell:
Elle Woods

Bruiser, Pilar, & Kate
(Biff, DJ, & Tatum)

My cute Delta Nu Girl

Tatum & Hailey

THE CAST!!!


Fun Times & Friends:
MS. ASKINS!!!

NATALIE!!!


Marissa, Max, Sara, Remi, & Grant

Sooo cute in their matchy shirts:)

Ben played Max's dad in A Christmas Story:
"My son is all grown up & kissing girls!"


Maddi, Max, & Sarah
Funny Side Story:
Maddi is Sarah's older sister.  Sarah's character, Elle, proposes to Emmett (Max) in this play.  So here is Maddi stealing her sister's man:)


























The Boys Are Back to School!

It was good to get the boys back on a schedule again as we begin another school year.  So here's my boys in all their glory headed back to it:

Monday, August 6, 2018
Ethan-11th Grade
Max-8th Grade


Can't resist the drunk face pose:)