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Dance recital

May 16, 2023

Last week we got to watch our dancer shine on the stage again! She knew her dances, the kept the biggest smile on her face, and she lit up the stage!! Unfortunately Robert and Spencer had to miss out because of Spencer’s baseball game but GJ, Susan, Maxwell and I were there to cheer her on!

dance

dance

dance

dance

dance

dance

Once again, I was pretty proud of the bun!!

bun

Dance is more fun with buddies!!

dance

dance

dance

dance

dance

Sitting through the whole dance recital is also more fun with buddies!! Thankful Maxwell had a friend there too.

dance

Samantha’s ballet number – “A Whole New World” was near the beginning and she was front and center the whole time!

dance

dance

dance

We then had to sit through about an hour and a half of other performances before it was finally time for her tap routine to “What’s My Name”. It was worth the wait though!!

tap

tap

dance

dance

I sadly think this is Samantha’s last year doing dance. She just doesn’t love it…and I don’t love the style of dance the girls do as they get older…so it’s the right decision. I’ve so enjoyed watching her dance though and glad she stuck with it as long as she did!

dance

dance

Samantha just shines in whatever she does and I love getting to be a spectator to it all!

dance

Great job, Samantha! We are so proud of you!

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Mother’s Day

May 15, 2023

What a delightful Mother’s Day we had! We got to celebrate with GJ on Saturday night before she left and she and I were both awarded the “World’s Best Mom” trophy!

mother's day

mothers day

Maxwell’s confirmation class read their chosen verse out loud and Maxwell did an outstanding job. We then had brunch at the club. I also made the kids take about 10 photos in an effort to get one that I loved and they obliged…not happily, but they obliged! The best Mother’s Day gift ever!

mothers day

mothers day

tennis

I ultimately called these two pics the best of the bunch! I sure am lucky to have this crew and, man oh man, do I love them.

mothers day

mothers day

I then hung with my friends for a little bit before playing some tennis.

mothers day

tennis

Robert even cooked dinner! Winning all around!

mothers day

Everyone makes jokes about wanting a “day off” for Mother’s Day but, honestly, right with them is the only place I want to be. Happy Mother’s Day to me!

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Bible Club

May 11, 2023

Like the past few years, we hosted Bible Club for all three kids’ grades at our house – well, 2nd and 4th at our house and 6th grade at GJs! Frank’s grandmother handles that one and I’m totally hands off. It’s been a great program for these kids all through elementary and I really am thankful for how much she poured into those boys. I think she’s going to miss that crew next year when they are at the JH!

The 2nd grade girls came on Tuesday mornings. We got a bit more streamlined with food and Fran picked up the same breakfast for them each morning – bacon biscuits from the Pig!

bible club

bible club

We even had a guest speaker for the last one – Etiquette with Amy!

bible club

The 4th grade boys come on Wednesday morning and I think we’ve finally learned how to keep them all under control. A few minutes of basketball, then we lined them up along the brick wall and give them breakfast while a dad teaches the lesson. They they get to play some sort of game about the information and I’ve been very pleasantly surprised with how much of the information they are actually retaining! We also made breakfast much easier for the boys this year. Everyone sent me money and I order Krispy Kreme to be delivered to by doorstep at 6:45 every week! Doesn’t get easier than that.

bible club

bible

bible club

bible club

The early mornings get a little rough but it’s nice to do it and it’s a good way to get to know the kids in their grade!

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Ballpark baby

May 10, 2023

Of course I can’t talk about baseball without recognizing my ballpark baby! The best sport around! She was also my videographer this year recording each one of the boys’ hits!

baseball

ballpark baby

Of course, bringing a friend with you to the ballpark is even better!

baseball

baseball

Now it’s time for these baseball players to go watch some soccer!

baseball

Love them all!

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cuckoo

May 8, 2023

After a weekend full of a soccer game, a championship baseball game, and 5 basketball games (yes 5!), we’re all feeling a bit cuckoo!

cuckoo

cuckoo

cuckoo

May never stops and neither do we! Make it a great week!

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