Menendez News

It's seems like forever since we've talked to any of the Folkman family. So much has happened in the past few years, it's amazing how quickly everyone grows up and moves on. Life seems to never slow down for us. Nick is in seventh grade and loving it. He is a great student, he obviously takes after his dad, last year he won the Hope of America award for being an outstanding student. He plays cello and still likes to do some acting, but mostly his life is all about soccer. Soccer is a year round sport at our house he just finish ODP Olympic Development Program and started immediately into spring season. I'll be glad when he can drive and take himself to all the practices. He is also on the track team and in the concert orchestra at school. Demi is our creative child. She loves to dance and takes from Aunt Lindz. She is a very good writer and hopes to publish one of her stories someday. Demi has a great sense of humor and keeps us laughing most of the time. Demi is also a very good student but does not like to be told that she is. She loves to sew, and has become a favorite babysitter in our neighborhood. She is also in the school choir.They say children are like pancakes, you burn the first two. I think that applies in our family we had to figure things out with the first two making mistakes along the way. Satchell was lucky enough to be born third. He probably gets babied a little more than he should but he is a joy to have around. He started Kindergarten this year and you think I would be happy to have the time to myself but I really miss him when he's gone. He's such an obedient child, with a quiet easy going attitude. He loves riding his bike and playing outside with friends, and playing his DS. He also starred as "Wallace" last year in the Nauvoo pageant. Marcos and I are just about the same, just older. Marcos was made a High Priest last year just to make it more apparent that we are indeed getting older. My health has improved greatly over the past year, and we're hoping that I'm going into remission. I look forward to the day of smaller medical bills. I currently service as the compassionate service leader in our ward.We moved to a new home in Lehi almost three years ago and are in the process of selling and building another one in Lehi. At the same time we are preparing to participate in the cast of the Nauvoo Pageant again this summer. It will be our third year that we have been chosen to participate. It has been a life changing experience for us, Nauvoo had become like a second home. Mom and Dad have also been picked to be in our cast. Dad is a little nervous about performing in front of so many people but he'll do just fine. We will be there June 28th through July 16th. We have also still been performing every year in Savior of the World at the conference center. This past season was our families fifth year, and Satchell was actually able to be in the entire show with us. Mom helped with costuming, I think she really enjoyed it. It's been a blessing to our family to have our children set apart as Performing Service missionaries and be able to bear their testimonies to so many people. Sorry this was so long that's what happens when I don't make the effort to keep in touch. Next time it will be much shorter.Kris