Brandon's first day of 1st grade

He was so excited to be a first Grader

He goes to Magna Elementary and he is now a Bulldog!!!

The next best thing to being in 1rst grarde, is that he is

in the sam class as his cousin, Jesse (a.k.a. Buddy).

They are attached at the hip all the time and now they

get to be in the same class, how joyous for their teacher!

I don't have a picture of it, but Carson

didn't want to leave Brandon at school, he wanted to stay

stay with and 'go school too'. It was so sad but cute at the same time!

The Outdoor Expo March 2009

We went to the 'Outdoor Expo' in Sandy Utah when we first moved here in March.

We saw this Huge Elk, Leslie was in a little piece of heaven.

Brandon saw a rock climbing wall and begged us to try it. We honestly didn't think he would get very far.

He started climbing, he was very determined.

And he kept climbing....

....and climbing....

....and climbing....

....and climbing....

....and climbing, until he reached the TOP and rang the bell. It was so awesome to see him do that, we were so proud of him, and he was so excited.

He started to come down, and spun around, he had no fear, it was great!

Safely on the ground, he asked to go again, but there was a long line, so sorry buddy.

How life has changed

Well, life HAS changed drastically for the Leslie Phenald family. What you ask is so different? Well, 6 weeks ago we lived in the small town of Pride, Louisiana and now we live the small town of Magna, UT. Six weeks ago I worked full time for an Orthodontist named Dr. Hiller, now my job consists of taking my 6yr old (Brandon) to and from kindergarten, chasing around my 2yr old (Carson) and taking care of my husband (Leslie). Six weeks ago, we lived in a cute little brick house on close to two acres next door to Leslie's parents (who saw our kids everyday), now we live in a cute little apartment on zero acres around the corner from Leslie's cousin and his family. Six weeks ago my husband Leslie was a full time Firefighter, now Leslie works in one of the largest copper mines in the world (Kennecott). Why all these changes? Well, about a year ago, we were discussing the future of our kids and their education and opportunities for church activities and scouting, and we decided to make a move to a place where our children could have more opportunities to do more things. So we are now Utahans, and it has been an adventure so far, we all love it and look forward to all the adventures to come.