Fall Recitals

The kids have been doing really well in their music classes this year and all had recitals in October. Lauren loves to play the piano, and Natalie is working on it. She still complains that she has to take lessons, but is continuing to improve. James still loves to sing and is auditioning for the school musical this week. We're keeping our fingers crossed - less positions available and more boys trying out. He really is getting to be a great singer, though, so we're hoping for the best.

Back to School Again

I can't believe school started today! I know I haven't blogged all summer, maybe sometime soon I'll fill in those months, but life has been so busy that summer went so fast! I was not at all ready to start back into the homework filled afternoons full of schedules and activities. But most of all, I can't believe another year has gone by and my kids have grown up even more! It's amazing that James is starting his jr. year, Lauren's in 9th grade, and Natalie is finishing up her last elementary year as a big 6th grader. I do love to watch my kids grow, and I love being involved in all they do, it just seems that time keeps going faster and faster,and I'd love to just hold on to some moments forever. But...ready or not, here we GO...


James

Lauren

Natalie

Last Day of Summer

For the last hurrah of summer, we spent the day at Cherry Hill one last time. The kids had a fun time with the Moores and Chloe, and we even had Lexie with us for a while. It was a hot day and we were glad to be able to cool off in the lazy river. We really enjoyed spending time at the waterpark this summer. It was a fun way to spend time together and have some lazy days.

KRIS WINS!!!

OK, so here it is...I am a HUGE Kris Allen fan from American Idol. From the day he was announced as one of the top 13 this year, he has been my choice. Each week I would get excited when he wasn't eliminated, which meant I had another week to watch him perform. Last night when he was announced the winner, I was SO EXCITED! I really hoped he had enough to pull out the win over Adam, but had told myself not to get my hopes up. Of course he did it, which meant a celebration. We jumped in the car and met Wende and her kids at Dairy Queen for some celebratory ice cream. We had a great time chatting about the show and the fantastic song Kris sang with Keith Urban. I look forward to seeing more from Kris and admiring 2009's AMERICAN IDOL WINNER!!!