Gabe's concert!

On Monday we went to a rehearsal for Gabe's School Band at the Liberty HS gym. All the Hillsboro Elementary schools and one Middle school were in the group.  I t was so impressive to see 72 kids (the largest performance group they ever had) get together and create music.  Ok, so they could really use some practice, but for 10-14 year olds, not too bad!

Jon was very patient, watching a "very scary movie" called "Gremlins", and actually jumped a couple of times out of scare and grabbed my hand...  He has watched this movie a few times already, but is still surprised by the scary parts?..

Tuesday!  Big night!  The concert!  Everyone is excited! 

First was a performance by all Elementary schools, followed by two bands from a Poynter Middle school, then a performance by the Liberty HS band.

Everything went very well, kids looked great, what a great night!

March 6th weelend

Great weekend, filled with lots of sunshine!

On Friday night we attended a Bingo night at kids' school.  For $5 we got 6 bingo cards, and for ~$12 more we got a variety of foods and drinks.  We had quite a few exciting moments when we needed "only one more" number to win the prize, but time after time someone got their number first.

Finally, out of blue, Larissa yells "Bingo!".  At first I thought she was mistaken, but she was correct.  Her prize was two boxes of candy and two movies, "Karate Kid" & "Free Willy".  Oh, boy...  I know what we are going to watch when we get home.

When we got home, the night was still young, so I took Miranda and her friend to a local coffee shop, where twice a month they have a "teen night" with local teen musicians performing.

On Saturday was a typical "run out the door just in time for swimming class" morning, then I had a volunteer commitment from noon to 4pm, which happened to be the same time Miranda had a choir practice, so that worked out pretty well for a carpooling.

Afterwards, Miranda's friend came over for a sleepover.  Oh, joy, TWO teenage girls in the house!  LOL.

On Sunday I took Jon and Larissa out for doughnuts.  We chose Krispy Kreme, because they are much closer to our house.

Nothing beats really fresh doughnuts!

February 27th weekend

We are getting all set with signing up Jon for Kindergarten for next school year. One thing that was missing is his health/immunization form, so I made an appointment for both boys to see their pediatrician on Friday. Jon was very concerned that he will be getting a shot, but I couldn't lie. Instead, I told him that he will get a $1 if he "behaves himself".

Gabe ended up getting two shots and Jon got FOUR! Poor child was trying so hard to keep his tears from pouring out. Nurse suggested he sings his A-B-C's to get through.

This is when I wish I had a video camera rolling... Jon was trying his hardest to get through all the letters in order, while taking breaths for sobbing. He did very well.

On Saturday I volunteered at a work's Community Garden build. At the last minute I decided to take Miranda along. She didn't have any plans

Ground was extremely muddy and everything was a little disorganized, but we beat the rain and got a big meal served by Rio's Ribs.

I don't know about Miranda, but I am still sore two days later. Digging post holes got to be one of the hardest jobs...

On Sunday we were going to go a few places, but still feeling tired after all the digging, we shortened our travel distance to within a couple of miles from home.

We stopped at the Shute park and found out that all the "big kids" swings are taken off...

We also saw some damage to the swing poles that look too much like a bullet hole. Not cool, whatever it is...

It turned out to be a pretty nice partly sunny day after all the rainy predictions. Kids sure enjoyed playing outside.