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On New Years day I spent time setting up my new pc and also playing the Rock Band game with the kids. We went to Sizzlers for Mum's 74th birthday. Scott, Jared and wives, Jody, Serina, Malia and Julia and Christine were there. Candi got the all-u-can eat baby back ribs but regretted it cause it wasn't that good for her. We went to Scott's after for cake. Candi bought Mum a book about the early maori saints that joined the church. It had a part about Raihi Ngawaka our ancestor on Nanny Jean's side. Most of the families mentioned were ones Mum knows. On the 5th we took the kids to Chick-fil-A for FHE. A new one opened close to us and they wanted to try it. They got chicken strips and shakes. On the 9th we saw the Unbroken movie with Tyrell about the ww2 vet that ran in the olympics and survived getting shot down in the pacific for 42 days before a Japanese ship found them then he spent years in a prison camp. Quite amazing what he had to endure. Leila had a basketball game on the 10th. She tries hard and is getting better on defense. She's fun to watch.
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Tyrell gave the FHE lesson about talents and gifts we are given and how we should develop and share them. Candi and I went on a date Friday the 16th to the Flavors of India lunch buffet. Candi liked it but I didn't. Too spicy. I did like the flat bread and mango pudding. We saw the American Sniper right after. Was good. A bit too much cursing for my tastes but the true story of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in US military history was quite interesting. The kids had no school Friday. Leila had another game Saturday.
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Sunday we had dinner at Scott's. Candi is still working Sundays from 2pm to 10pm so she wasn't there. We looked at some old photos Mum had scanned from negatives that we hadn't seen before from the 60's and 70's. Scott got her the scanning device for Christmas. Monday the 19th was Martin Luther King day so I had no work and the kids had no school. Candi and I spent the day looking at stores. We went to Walmart first then went to Valley Fair mall and walked around. I got me a new pair of shoes at Ross. Friday the 23rd we took Jaxon to the Chinese Gourmet for his birthday. We had a nice time together. Saturday we watched Leila's game. She has still yet to make a basket but she tries hard.
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For FHE we had a trivia game about the Priesthood since Jaxon will be getting it soon. On Wednesday the 28th he went to the Wairhouse trampoline place for his birthday. Talia and Lawson came. They had fun. After we went home for cake and his presents. He got his Assassin creed unity wrist knife/crossbow he wanted for Christmas. Jaxon is 12 already. He is growing up so soon. We love him so very much. Mina went to the Jazz game with the free tickets Leila got from her basketball team. She went with Madeline. Shaun took them and then she stayed with them the night. Lawson stayed the night with us and all the kids except Tyrell bunked school Thursday. Candi took them to the movies at Valley Fair where they met Christine with Mina. After Leila's basketball game Saturday we went to Jonah's baptism in Sandy then ate lunch at their chapel. Tyrell went to his school's sweet heart dance with a girl that wasn't Brenna but is Brenna's friend. He and Brenna are just good friends. Brenna wants them to date other people. Tyrell I don't think wants that so much but is going along with it. Sunday I conferred the priesthood on Jaxon and ordained him to Deacon. It's an awesome experience to do that.
