Piano Recital 2018

I hosted another piano recital this year.  These are my students.  Only one student wasn't able to be there due to a baseball game at the same time.  I will continue teaching piano for another year.

Girls Night!

The boys all went on the Father/Sons campout, so Eliza, Annmarie and I had a girls night.  I had a gift card for Chili's, so we went out to dinner.  Then we went home and painted each other's nails while watching "Aquamarine".  It was a great night.

Splash Park Playgroup

A few years ago, I joined an LDS playgroup that meets every Friday morning.  Unfortunately, Friday mornings are my time for grocery shopping, which I like to get done before lunch and naps, so I rarely make it to the playgroup.  But, this playgroup was at the splash park.  It's been warming up and the kids have been wanting to get wet, so I thought I'd take Nathan and Annmarie.  It was also perfectly timed with Corey's dentist appointment.  He dropped us off at the Allen splash park and went up to his dentist appointment and then picked us up on the way back.  It was fun to get out of the house with these little ones for a change.  With my busy preschool and piano teaching schedule, we don't go out do much anymore.

Westley is FIFTEEN!

Yikes!  I can't believe he is fifteen years old!  He is working on getting his learner's permit for driving. He loves to play his trumpet and loves music.  I can't believe the different a year makes in how old he looks!  This picture is of him on his birthday last year:

Happy birthday Westley!

Jonah Spider-man

Jonah has taken to climbing the walls lately.  He is our own Spider-man.  I think it's time to consider putting him in gymnastics!

Summer Kickoff Party

Our orthodontist's office does a summer kickoff party every year.  We haven't gone any of the other years, mostly because we are usually busy with something else.  But this time, we weren't doing anything and I thought it would be fun to get out of the house and do something.  The party had free food and different activities.  The favorite activity was the climbing wall.  Caleb, Travis, Jonah, and Eliza all participated in the climbing wall.  Westley didn't really want to be there, so he mostly sat off to the side.  Although, he did help out with corralling the younger kids, so that was nice.  I'm sad that his interest in just doing things with the family is waning, but it was to be expected at this age.

Another Solo Contest

Westley also had his solo contest for band.  He also earned a one ranking.  He really loves band and music and I'm so glad that he has developed such a love for it.