from Emma's National Honor Society Induction today...

Happy Easter!

 

napping in the sun with your friend is nice

until your friend spots a squirrel 

then you're on your own

oh really?

I feel so liberated.  Emma just informed me that you no longer have to type the "www." when entering a website URL.  What will they think of next!?!  Feels so wrong & I still have trouble not typing it those three little letters but maybe someday...

On another, more festive note...it's that time of year again & we've been up to our usual sheggnanigans again. Happy Easter weekend!

King?  Guess that's what happens when you let the only guy in the house decorate his own egg...

All Easter dresses must pass the swirl test.  Julia's passed!  Does it get any better than that!?!  

(Pay no attention to the Minnie Pearl tag on the shoe...they're new.  We're just happy we could end the shoe hunt--almost as difficult as the dress hunt!!  Now bring on the egg hunt!!)

what a way to spend a day

Sophie hand-sewing a quilt in her jammies (at 4:00 in the afternoon) with the dog by her side...

whew

After so much practice, and so many nerves, we can all finally breathe again! Emma performed a solo in today's CHSAA Music Festival (which is essentially a state competition for musicians) & earned a "Solo Superior" ranking. Way to go Emma!!

Nervous practice beforehand--

Medal for Solo Superior--

Here is her performance which the judge called "very beautiful" and gave her a 1--the highest rank out of 4!  She also gave her some great insight on her technique & some tips to work on for next time.
All in all, a great (superior, even) experience!   :)

On the Radio

Julia's 5th grade musical was tonight and man did the kids do a great job.  She's been practicing so hard & was really excited to perform her two dance numbers...Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy & Footloose.  The music teacher said to picture them as they were in their first Kindergarten performance so many years ago (to see how much they've changed)...sniffle...thanks for that!!

Couldn't find a photo of her kindergarten performance on my computer but here's her last day of Kindergarten (with her teacher)...so you can feel my pain...haha