Polly Bear is 13!!!!

This is actaully the day before Polly's 13th b-day.  She had a big friend party to mark the event.  It looked like everyone had fun.

Unbelievable, can it really be true that my baby is 13???  

Polly is talking with Allison, because she just opened Allison's present, and Allison had called her to wish her a happy birthday.

Polly was so happy that her pony looked like Dallin's pony, Poco

The family party.

Polly's loving parents

The birthday girl!!

Polly is one fantastic girl.  She is so much fun, and fun to be around.  She knows how to make other people feel good about themselves.  She knows how to make people laugh.  She has an amazingly strong testimony of the gospel, and really lives it.  If you ever need a smile, just look for Polly and she will gladly give you one.  Polly we love you and we are so happy that you are apart of our family!!
Happy Brithday

Elder DallinEvans has been transfered again!!! February 21, 2012

Here is Dallin's letter from this week....
I love you peaps:

Thank you dearest family. I love you all so much. It is indescribable the love and support that you provide me, just by knowing you wonderful people are there, and to remember the quality people that you really are.

First let me begin by saying, I´m being transfered... again! Wow how crazy, no. I am going over to cipolete a town right next to Neuquén (it is egual de Safford and Thatcher, right next to each other). I will be with E. Alercon a Chileano that looks like a Peruvian. It is going to be great to have a companion that is excited to work hard. It will be a wonderful change. I am going to leave to go over there in about one hour. So I have to hurry to make it back to our apartment before the other elders do. Elder Hernandez will stay in a trio with the two other Elders of Confulencia Leiva and Zimbleman. They were very ready to get rid of me, but that is ok. Sometimes it turns out that way.

Thank you so much for sharing with me about my little cousin Savannah. I love to hear all that you have told me about her. What a blessing. Tell her that I love her, and know that what she did has the potential to bless her life for the eternities. Wow every week someone has done something awesome. What news I get to hear each week. Lillian keep it up, and remember its ok to lose. The pain is a good thing even though it hurts. Dad the funny man, who is 40 and, "half-retired," I loved the story of your Grandpa and the articles of faith. I had never heard it in such details before. DeWitt is a working man, wow. Mom thank you for being my mom. Argentina has made me realize that out of all the Moms on the earth I would not want another, unless it were you. Polly thank you for sharing your peace of the shire with me. Allison also happy day of love to you as well, thank you. The sisters here for valentines day gave everyone little paper hearts that said lock your hearts on it and a little sugar thing. I honestly forgot until that moment. Thank you for the highlight real Allizión (¿requerde?) and yes I got your letter, letters are great. I want to hear more details about your college life.

We just came from saying good bye to a few people here in Confluencia before I left. It was all very complicated to arange, but it worked out mas o menos in the end. The family Hernandez are so great. We went to go see them last night as the last time that I would see them, but they invited us to a lunch that they made for me, because I was leaving, they also had a few little gifts it was all very nice. We got along really well together, and I am so glade that I had the opportunity to know them, they helped me out a lot; I am just sad that I am going to not be there for their babtism, but I am still going to be in the same district as I was before so I will be able to go see it. Then yesterday we went to go say good-bye to some investigators Daniel and Mirim, who are wonderful. They are progressing so well and are also close to the point of baptizing themselves (baptizarse?). They are so great and have so much interest in what we have to share, that I love sharing what I love with them. Oh another random thing that happened through out the week. I was preposed to by a gypse. The Gitanas (Gypses) sell there daughters, and the daughters are another story. Basically the daughter tryed to get me to buy her, so we left there.

I am so excited to go to work with E. Alercon. We are going to work really hard (a ful, no sé thats what they say).

Love forever Elder Dallin Evans

President and Sister Peterson and Dallin's zone.

Allison and her tennis Feburary 2012

Allison and her most AWESOME team....The Red Storm, Dixie State.  They were having a tennis tournament in Glendale, AZ so Scott and I drove down to spend a few days with her and watch her play.  WOW, she is good.  This was Scott's dream come true.  We were talking about when Allison was young we would take her to college matches so that she could see what she could become.  We were always so amazed by the talent we saw, and now......our baby is one of them.  Too cool!

This is the line up to match up parteners.  They were playing Montanna State today.  The first day was played at a near by high school.

This is Allison's adopted grandpa, Arden Palmer.  He is a sports nut and came to all of her EAC matches and now still  tries to come to some of her Dixie matches.  He said that he was planning on going to another on in St. George.  She proof read his life story for him, and he took her to lunch when she graduated from EAC.

It was so much fun to meet Allison "half way" and then to hang out with her, and to see her doing her other life.

Dixie State Tennis Team.

We were able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Hiatt.  I was so happy to be able to hang out with them, I love them so much and they are such a huge part of who I am.

Scott getting a picture with the grandparents.  We had good a conversation with them.

At Paseo, watching some AWESOME tennis.  It's fun to watch college tennis, because they are more vocal.  They yell for their teammates, they'll even yell across the whole complex to cheer on their team.

The Dixie Girls getting ready to play.

Allison contemplating her next move.

Look dad, she still looks like a "Coyote looking for a square meal."

We followed Allison's team where er they may go.  So I must capture every moment.

Scott getting in some pick up tennis.

I just love his cute self!!

This man he deserves so much, and if it's getting to the courts a little bit early so he can play some tennis then so be it!!  He is a happy man.

The coach, I mean the dadda.  He was one happy guy this weekend.  He loved being around so much tennis!  
Thanks Allison

Sports

Tennis freshmen show promise for Dixie State

By Rhett Sullivan

Published: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:02

Todd Tischler | Dixie Sun

Allison Evans, a sophomore English major from Safford, Ariz., prepares for the season at practice. The team is optimistic about the upcoming season.

The Dixie State College women's tennis team returned this year with many new players, but the coach and players are pleased with their performance in the fall.
The women's tennis team started practice again within the first week of school. There are only a couple of returning players from last year and almost half of the players are freshmen, but head coach Eric Pelton said his team had a good fall season. Last year Dixie finished 4-15 overall.
"Right now from the fall we're ranked ninth in the West Region, which is good because the top five teams in the west region are top 25 in the nation," Pelton said. "So already they've kind of done well, so hopefully from here, we just hope to keep plugging along and see some improvements."
Part of Dixie State College's success last semester was the team was able to go to the fall tournament.
"We actually got a couple of matches in the fall," Pelton said. "We also went to the regional tournament, which was good. It was probably the best showing we've had at the regional. We were able to get a little practice in and get some matches in and let them all see where they're at."
Sarah Hughes, a sophomore general education major from Bountiful, agreed the fall season was a good experience for the team.
"We have a lot of new girls this year, so I think it was good to have that fall preseason to get experience and see how the college world really is," Hughes said.
Allison Long, a junior undecided major from West Jordan, also recognized there are many new players on the team but is impressed with their abilities.
"We have a lot of freshmen on the team once again, but they seem to have a variety of talent, and they seem to be pushing the returning players more," Long said.
Hughes and Long are some of the returning players this year you'll want to keep an eye on. There are also some new players to the team who are showing promise. Allison Evans, junior college school transfer from Eastern Arizona College, is ranked No. 19 in singles coming out of the fall season. Also, freshman Krista Anderson is ranked No. 10 with Hughes in doubles.
Pelton said his team is still developing goals for this semester, but he said he would like his team to finish in the top five of its conference and stay in the top 10. Their first match of the season will begin on Feb. 8 in Arizona, and Long said her team just needs to be confident.
"The main focus that I'm telling the girls is just be confident and not get too nervous because that was a real big factor last year," Long said. "They've been doing really well with the pressure this year, so hopefully we'll come up with more wins.”

Elder DallinEvans has been transfered!

On January 9, 2012 Elder Evans was transfered from the lovely costal city of Puerto Madryn to the big inland city of Neuquen.  He is going to be opening an area with a new companion, Elder Hernandez.  I'm not sure about him, because he always is so positive, but I'm nervous.  He traveled all through the night by bus to get to Neuquen.  Here are some pictures that I found on line of Neuquen, just to give an idea of where he is.  Hopefully we'll get some from him.

I'm pretty sure that, this is the Rio Negro that runs right through Neuquen.

The city at night.

A map of Neuquen, he is in an area of the city called La Confluencia

The city by day.

SAYING ADIOS AGAIN TO ALLISON January 6, 2012

Grandpa Hiatt, Rebecca, and Grandma Hiatt.  I entitled this blog saying adios to Allison, because that is what took us to Mesa, but they're are some special things that happened before we dropped her off that I want to share.

I sat on this side of Grandpa, because when I was sitting on the other side of him he couldn't hear me, so finally he said, "if you want me to hear what you're saying, you're gonna have talk into the ear that's not deaf."  I love my grandpa so much.  Even though I wasn't sure if he knew exactly who I was the whole time, he was so happy that I was there.  He always has had, and still has an amazing amount of love to give.  Grandma at one point pulled up her pant leg to show us her knee surgery scar and grandpa without even thinking whistled.  Grandma laughed, it was fun to see.

I had grandma and grandpa sign their life history book that my mom wrote.  Well it belongs to me, but I wanted to have their signature in it, along with mom's.  Grandma was telling us a funny story about not having a bathroom in her in-laws house in North Carolina, she was also pointing out some people to us that we didn't know.  She is so happy that mom wrote the book for her.  I love grandma so much.  She loves to be loved, and loves to have visitors.

Polly, Lillian and Allison in the picture with the Hiatt grandparents.  Polly was walking over to get into position, and grandpa patted his knee and said to her, "this is the right spot for you, right here."

Sure do love her!!!

I love grandpa!!!

Well now, let the girl party begin!  We went to dinner at Cara bas and then to a super cute movie, New Years Eve.   We had a lot of fun just being together.

The Evans girls, in the parking lot of the theater.

This is after the movie, they couldn't resist taking pictures with the life size Chipmunks.

Oh don't leave me Allison.  The drop offs are always so quick!  We loved having Allison home for 3 weeks during the Christmas break.  She makes our super great family even better.  She is always positive and always has a beautiful smile to share.  We love you Allison and hope you have a safe trip back to the land of Dixie.

I'll just add right here a note.  I dropped Allison off at 5:30 am.  It was dark still when I left her at the curb.  The airport is not a comfortable place for me to drive around.  I had followed a car out of the airport the last time I was there so I followed the same route and it worked out well.  I then had to decide what exit to take.  I thought that I took the right exit, and I ended up being on some freeway.  Then I started seeing signs that were saying West and Los Angeles, then I knew that I was wrong, because, I knew that home was East.  I stayed on the freeway passing exits that I didn't recognize, until I came to one that said University.  This was a familiar name to me so I got off.  I was going an unknown direction on University knowing for sure that there weren't any freeway exits off of it, so I figured that I would drive the surface streets all the way back to Mesa hoping that University would do that for me.  Well I voiced an out loud prayer to my loving Heavenly Father, knowing that this is probably not that big of deal to him, but to me it was huge.  It was dark, I was lost, and I left Lillian and Polly asleep at the Condo by themselves.  So seconds after my prayer I came upon a freeway exit, I took it, and somehow I went in a full circle and came to the exact point where I had to choose between East and West again.  I knew the the West was wrong since I had been there so I took the East, and I then started to recognize things.  I said a prayer of thanks and felt so much peace and love from my Heavenly Father.  This may seem like a small thing, but I wanted to write it down so that it gets recorded, and also my testimony of prayer and of the love that our Heavenly Father has for us.  I know that I was guided by Him, and I am so very grateful!

After safely getting back to the Condo, I gathered the girls and we went to the Mesa Temple to do Baptisms.  Polly had never been to the Mesa temple and I thought that this would be a good time to go.  It was beautiful and so nice to be back to the place where Scott and I were sealed, exactly 23 years ago.

Another shot of the girls, but with Polly taking the picture.

This is what Scott and DeWitt did while we were off having ourselves a girl party.  Scott is in the attic blowing in insulation and DeWitt is packing the insulation into the blower.  What a job and what a day!

Lots of work.

It's a really great shot of Scott in the Attic blowing in the insulation.

The missionaries have been doing service and helping Scott, because one of the apartments that Scott rented is to a newly baptized family and the missionaries wanted to help get them moved in.  Good for all around I'd say!

Playing in the leaves

Polly couldn't resist.