Piano Recital

Lauren had her first ever piano recital Saturday. There were probably 20 students who performed, but the pieces were short, so the recital took around an hour. However, the music was so pretty that it almost lulled you to sleep. Lauren was the second to perform and it was a duet with her teacher. What didn't get caught on the video was she had to say her name and announce the name of the piece she was playing and the composer: Fire Dance by Wendy Stevens. She spoke clearly and loud enough for the audience to hear her. We were so proud of her. I think she was proud too as you can tell by the smile she's wearing after her curtsy. She's only been playing since the beginning of February. Her teacher literally lives 5 minutes down the street from us; how great is that?! She will have 6 lessons throughout the summer, and then every week when the school year begins again. She's enjoying it. Now, if we could just find her a piano so she doesn't have to practice on our keyboard.....

Busy Weekend

I'm including Friday as part of our busy weekend in this post. On that day we had a skating party with from 10:00-noon with Maize Virtual Preparatory School, the YMCA P.E. class from 1:00-2:00, and then I had to run Evan out to a friend's house 30 minutes away so he could participate in a camp out on their farm that night.

Saturday morning Lauren and I went to a Pancakes and Pajamas breakfast at church. That was fun. There were about 10 tables each with a different decorating theme. I let Lauren pick which table she wanted to sit at and she chose a Hawaiian themed table. We both dressed in our pjs and slippers. Our pastor's wife spoke about choosing to see ourselves the way God sees us. After that it was time to get ready for Lauren's dance recital. It started at 2:00 and right after Lauren's final dance which ended at 4:40 we had to leave to get her to a birthday party that started at 5:00.

Lauren and her friend trying to win the toss and catch 5 pancakes game

Ballet costume

Tap costume

Sunday was Mother's Day and very quiet. Unfortunately Evan had developed a fever Saturday night, so I ran to church Sunday morning to teach Sunday School but then came home afterwards. Roger had been fighting a cold for several days, and Lauren had such a full Saturday that they all slept in Sunday and we simply stayed home all day. Naps were taken, movies watched, and it was kind of nice being lazy. I was given a pretty painting from Lauren, a Lilac smelling candle, and a t-shirt that says Awesome Fantastic Caring Understanding Mom! Oh, if only I could live up to those words more often. I have such a wonderful family!