The Wreck

 

Samantha was at work and called Kylee to come and pick her

up.  Kylee did and they stopped by the gas station to fill up

and headed home.  They were on Canyon waiting for two cars

to pass so that Kylee could make a left hand turn.  I lady who

was "distracted" hit them from behind going over 50 mph.

The call I got from Kylee was horrifying as she was crying and

screaming to Samantha to see if she was okay.  The crash pushed

them clear on the other side of traffic.  Very lucky that there

were not cars coming the opposite direction.  Luckily

it was just a few streets from the house but I could barely

understand Kylee as to where exactly they were.  It

made my sick not knowing exactly how bad it was until I got

there.  They were hit so hard that when I got there their seats

were fully reclined back from the force of the hit.  They

were both okay.  Samantha did have a bump on her head

just above her left eye and her nose was bruised and

crooked.  Seatbelts saved them worse trauma.

Sad that you cannot protect your children all of the time

even tough we want to.  We have to just teach them the best

that we can and then turn them over to the world.

Luckily Kylee was a good driver and able to stop

the skid appropriately.  Love my girls!

Babies Photo Shoto

Rotary Club Scholarship

Samantha received a Rotary Club Scholarship.

It was presented at a Chamber of Commerce

dinner which was really nice.  They gave away

27 sholarships that night and incldued

three different high schools from the area.

Samantha was so excited.  Now with the

Heber J Grant one that she also received her

first year at college is official paid for.

Go BYU Idaho!

From Kindergarten to Twelve Grade---WoW!

                      850 in graduation class
                      ceremonies held at UVU                                                     Samantha Porter
                      Thursday, May 23, 2012                                                       Kindergarten

Waiting for the ceremonies to begin.

Day of Graduation for Samantha

Last Project for Photography Class

 Lovers.....Grandpa and Grandma Mitchell!

They are so in love---Drive each other crazy----

but still in LOVE.

Babies

The Prom Group

Prom 2012 Senior Year

Sam Judkins asked Samantha to Prom this year

they have been friends for quite a while.

Sam helps out with the volleyball team,

plays lacross and his dad is Samantha's

English teacher right now.  Sam make a video

and played it on the announcements one morning

asking her to prom it was very cute.  Samantha

said that the whole school was asking her about it

which made it fun.  They went with 3 other couples.

They went bike riding up Provo Canyon, ate at Tucanos

for dinner then to the dance.  This was the dress

that we happened to find in California.  It had a long

scarf that Samantha paid a lady in the area to make

sleeves for her.  I think that it turned out cute.

Work, work and more work

 So blessed that the girls have a job.

But they are gone all of the time between

school activities, sports, young women and work.

They work at Model A Cafe in Mapleton.

They work about 2-4 nights a week depending.

Some nights when it is slow they do not

make any money but when it is busy they

do quite well.  I have learned to tip my

waiters and waitresses more because I have

daughters that work hard and some times only

get $1 tip.  It has been fun watching them

work together and try to work out

trading shifts if needed by begging, pleading

and bribing.

Other benefits of working at a Cafe---you get to

make your own food!