Programs, Track Meets & Recitals. Oh My!

This is the time of year when the kids have school programs, dance recitals and other events before school lets out for summer. Two weeks ago started the beginning of a very busy month with Hannah and Justin both having school programs, Hannah having a track meet today, Owen having a program Wednesday, and Hannah's hip hop recital in two weeks.

Hannah had her 3rd grade program just over a week ago and they taught us all about the science of sound. For the 2nd year, Hannah had a speaking part and a part in a dance done by a group of girls. She finished the dance with her trademark wide splits.

Last week, despite coming down with strep throat at the beginning of the week, Justin made it to his 1st grade program. They didn't have a particular theme but sang some great songs. This is a picture of him with one of his best friends, Trevor.



And here is a photo of them with their younger brothers, Owen and Trenton, who are also in class together in preschool.



Today, we went to one of our first school sports events. The 3rd-5th graders can choose to do track, which Hannah did this year. They had 4 practices and then there was a meet at the large local high school stadium with Riverview and 3 other elementary schools. Despite being very excited about it, Hannah got very anxious about it this weekend and said she didn't want to do it. I wasn't sure how it would end up, but here she is sitting with all her friends, laughing and having fun. She said the bus ride over was the best part.


Her first event, was the 100m dash. When she passed us she was in 4th or 5th, but she crossed the finish line in 3rd and earned a 3rd place ribbon. So proud of her. Her next event was the softball throw, which she didn't earn a ribbon in but wasn't last in either.


Here she is in her 3rd and final event, the standing long jump. Again, she didn't place in this, but overall, she did fantastic, and we are such proud parents.

Here she is when it's over with her 3rd place ribbon. You go girl!

Next, up is Owen's year end preschool program. We are told that he is participating much more in music and doing better in that, but we will see if he actually goes up there to perform. Hopefully there will be more pictures to share in a few days.

Other than all the year-end school stuff, another typical thing for this time of year is all the tv shows wrapping up their seasons. For the most part, this usually just brings a bit of frustration when the show ends in some cliffhanger that we have to wait until the fall to see the outcome for. But last night, brought about the entire series finale of a show that I have devoted 6 years to. While that definitely wasn't even near the longest run of a show, it was long enough to become highly attached to and invested in these characters and to not want them to leave just yet. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that this show is:

Overall, I was very happy with the finale. It left many unanswered questions, but it also tied up most of the loose ends with the characters, and I was happy with how they ended up. I'm not sure what is going to come along to replace this show, but I am somewhat in mourning over it being over. On the plus side, a hour each week is now freed up.

Happy Birthday Brookie Sue!!!!

This is a bit late since it is after 11:00 PM Indiana time, but I wanted to send a quick birthday wish to cousin Brooke who turned 2 today.

Happy Birthday Brooke!!!

Hope you had a super fun day. Wish we could've been there to celebrate with you.

Mommy Rhapsody

Well tailing on my Mother's Day message, here is a video that shows exactly what it's like to be a mom. If you are one, you will totally relate to this. If not, then maybe you'll have a little better understanding. ;)

Mommy Rhapsody from Church on the Move on Vimeo.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Just want to say Happy Mother's Day to all those moms out there that work so hard each and every day. Hope you take a little bit of time for yourself today.

Blog Catch-up

Well with my normal crazy homelife and then adding to that a new business, blogging has slipped even further down the list if that's possible. I know I promised photos of our Spring Break beach trip and wanted to post Easter pics.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, our Spring Break trip to Cannon Beach was quite stormy. The first day we took a little walk along the beach in the rain and WIND!!!! That didn't deter the kids at all. We were in a nice little cabin very close to the beach and had a relaxing evening on Sunday night and then woke up Monday morning to NO power. Not sure whether it was just us or what was going on, we walked downtown to try to go to the Pig N' Pancake where the kids had been talking about going for days. All we saw was a sign on the door saying CLOSED-NO POWER. Obviously the power outage was more widespread. So we drove to the nearby town of Seaside to see what was going on there. We found the Pig N' Pancake there and it had power. We got our breakfast, but the power did go off and on the whole time we were in Seaside. We did head back to Cannon Beach to see if power was back and it wasn't. Thankfully, it wasn't pouring rain the whole time, and we could spend time out on the beach. We managed to get dinner at a pizza place that had a generator. Finally, at 5:30 pm, the power returned. I was getting worried that we were going to go into the evening with no light, and even worse, no movie. Agghhh!!! It was a fun trip. Here is a slideshow of some photos.

And, finally, even with all the storminess, here is a photo that sums up what the coast, and more specifically Cannon Beach, means to me.

PEACE and SERENITY

Okay, I still need to get to Easter, but it's past 11:00, and I teach cycling at 5:30 am, so I need to go to bed. :)

TTFN - Ta Ta For Now

He Is Risen!!!

He Is Risen Indeed!!!!

Hope you all have a blessed Easter holiday with your family and friends. Thank you Lord for sacrificing yourself for all of us sinners.

Scrapdango New Beginnings Crop

I hope that you will all join us for this crop celebrating my new ownership at Scrapdango. You can get all the details HERE. In conjunction with the crop, I am having a Get the Word Out Contest to spread the word about Scrapdango. I am giving away a separate prize of a full kit to be drawn randomly from those that earn draws by doing the following:

All you have to do is tell all your friends (online and otherwise) about Scrapdango to earn draws. Here is exactly how you can earn draws.

1 Draw - Post the New Beginnings crop poster (shown above) on your blog and/or Facebook (2 draws if you do both).

1 Draw - Become a fan of Scrapdango on Facebook (or if you already are)

1 Draw - Become a follower of Scrapdango's Blog (or if you already are)

1 Draw for every 5 Facebook friends that you suggest become fans of Scrapdango on Facebook.

1 Draw for every 5 people you recommend to become a follower of the Scrapdango blog. If they leave a comment on the blog saying you sent them, you will get 1 extra draw.

1 Draw for every person that you invite to the Scrapdango forums and that posts saying you sent them. You will get an extra draw if they participate in the New Beginnings Crop

5 Draws for any new customer you refer to the store that places an order and lets me know you referred them either through email or letting me know on the forums. You can also earn this if you place the order.

10 Draws for any new customer you refer that signs up for a new 6 or 12 month subscription and lets me know you referred them either through email or letting me know on the forums. You can also earn this if you sign up for a new 6/12 month subscription.

Keep track of these draws on the forum here, and I will draw a winner at the end of the crop. Start spreading the news now. Thanks everyone for making Scrapdango such a great place.