SHEA's SPRING RECITAL

Last week was Shea's 3rd violin recital and it was the best yet.

Perhaps it was because her teacher picked a beautiful religious number, When I Survey (pardon the clicking of the overworked camera :D), which Shea and her teacher, Mrs. Nord, performed a duet while I accompanied (I always get extra nervous accompanying my daughter).
I may be partial, but it was absolutely beautiful!

Perhaps it was her grandparents driving the distance to support Shea in addition to acting as photographer.

Perhaps it was sitting next to the doctor who delivered Shea because her daughter also takes violin from the same teacher.

Perhaps it was the variety of music by the young talented artists.

I conclude that all those reasons made for The Perfect Recital!

ASAISM #422

Asa comes to Dad with neck of t-shirt covering his chin.

"Dad, I'm bleeding."

Rett quickly cuts in with sarcasm, "What were you doing? Shaving?"

Asa's face morphs to 'I'm busted' and replies "yeah"

hahahahahahahahahahahaha...keep 'em coming Asa. We love it. ;o)

ALL IN A WEEKs WORK....

Ivy turned 4 years old

Visited Build a Bear

Asa's baseball team won the "World Series" by 1 point in overtime

Asa had Field Day

Shea had Field Day

Shea had Violin and final practice for Recital next week

Rett had a Field Trip to King Tut Museum, Hard Rock Cafe, and GA Aquarium (Mom Chaperoned)

Rett & Rusty went to the Temple for Youth baptisms

Rett goalied the ENTIRE 2 winning LaX games to finish out his season of LaCrosse and has found a new position

Mom cut Rett's hair

Rusty had a tough week at work, but survived and came out on top

Mother's Day...Nanoo Nanoo w/ armband, Pretty plate, Mouse paperweight, Flower pen, Sandwich maker, yummy lunch, chocolate, dinner, BIG nap.....

Date night: Dinner, Loose Shoes Band, and Movie

Kathleen got the garden ready to plant next week

Kathleen taught piano (thank goodness it's FINALLY tuned)

DRMS PTSA mtg for Directory next year

Cinco De Miyo!

Collected more than 2 dozen eggs

Awesome FHE about the Sacrament

Whew....I need to get to bed to start next week off right

UNDER 4.......

This is our final "under 4" day. I awoke thinking of all those warning labels and thought "Wow, I have had at least one child under 4 for the past 13+ years." No more babies...No more toddlers...just Preschool age and up...tomorrow Ivy turns 4! Rusty will take the day off, we'll take Ivy to lunch, our Build A Bear coupons will be redeemed, and the warning labels for "under 4" will no longer be applicable for the Spytribe. But today, I will take in having a 3 year old.

Like Father, Like Son

Last night, Asa played with his wet hair and came up with.....











He really liked it and loved giving us all a good laugh so he announced that this would be his 'do' for the morrow. He awoke to find his hair unscathed and off to school he went with mohawks being the car rider topic for the morning. When he arrived home this afternoon, his first words were "I have good news and I have bad news." We got the good news out of the way immediately (back pack returned from being left in the neighbors' car for days). The bad news: Lots of derrogative remarks about Asa's hair. He concluded to wear his mohawk hair one more day and "pretend he doesn't have ears" so he doesn't hear that others don't like his hairdo. How profound...Out of the mouths of babes.

YOU MIGHT RECALL....

....a year ago I blogged about my fondness for April Fool's. Well this year I caught the pranking bug and got Rusty and the children. I even did dinner: 'cupcakes', 'grilled cheese', and beans. The cupcakes were meat loaf with blue colored potatoes while the grilled cheese was frosted pound cake. Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. It was a fun filled day!

FRIDAY, the 13TH...ALMOST

On Thursday, the 12th, my fresh teen nearly died. He was overconfidently riding the 4 wheeler & rolled it, pinning his head between a rock & the tire, but underwater in the creekbed. He almost drowned. His cousin & sister were spectators in the terrifying episode. The boys cried intermittently for an hour or more, while Shea's eyes were rimmed in red. I've heard of fatal quad accidents, but reality has hit. I'm so thankful for the outcome. Miraculously, the quad rolled off Rett and freed him to live. He had been wearing his helmet earlier, but this was supposed to be just a quick move....ALWAYS WEAR YOUR HELMETS. I'm humbled and thankful for our Father in Heaven who watches over us.