Year End Spring Music Concert

You can always tell when school is getting close to being done when field trips and performances start popping up all at the same time.  May can be a crazy month.

Aubrey had her year end band concert this week.  I always look forward to hearing them and seeing how much they've improved from the year before.  Besides, I really appreciate this kind of music.  I learned to love classical music whiIe I played in concert band throughout my junior high and high school years.  It does my heart good to see my kids getting involved with music too.  I have to thank my mom for it, she made music an important part of my life...and now it's trickled down to my own kids.

A evening in pictures: 

Hmmmm......try again Aubrey.

Better:

Warm-up.

Aubrey's gained a new group of friends this year, thanks to band class.

Which is really nice, because these girls have been really supportive of her when she's struggled with her dad being gone.  Unfortunately, some of her old friends made fun of her and weren't terribly understanding.  This made it even harder on her so the school year started out a bit rough but has ended on a happy note with sweet girls like these:

Props for one of their music pieces.

I love seeing Aubrey smile.

Sayin' cheese.

Here's to another school year completed!

Happy Mother's Day!

Aubrey stayed home today from church because she was sick.  She surprised me with a bedroom wall full of Mother's Day hearts and messages.  Awe!!!!

When it comes to Ronin, I never know what I'm gonna get:

I had to ask Ronin to clarify what he meant when he wrote, "She is as pretty as a dog."  In this case it was meant to be taken as a compliment - Ronin loves dogs.  LOL  :)

I am also rethinking that perhaps I do need to make more of an effort with family dinners, especially if Ronin thinks my favorite food is sandwiches of all things.  Clearly, I need to change the meals up a little more.  :/ 

Rigdon came home with a flower from his nursery class today at church.

He thinks it's for him.  I just get to look at it.  :)


From Connor:

Another one from Ronin:

These pretty flowers...

...of course went to my own mom (my sister and I went in on them together.)

I have an AWESOME mom!


I unexpectedly got this yummy fruit bowl from my mom.  How thoughtful!   Love you, Mom!!!

My Mother's Day Pick-Me-Up and reminder that I don't need to be perfect:
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In Order of Moodiness

I got the low-down this week as to who is the moodiest in our family.  My source?  My eleven year old son, Connor.  This is what he tells me:

"Mom, when it comes to who is the moodiest/grumpiest in our family, Rigdon is #1, #2 is Dad, #3, is you, Mom, #4 Me (Connor), #5 Aubrey, and #6 is Ronin.  A few seconds later, he decided that Rigdon and Dad should actually be tied for first place.  :)

I'm actually pretty happy with his analysis.  I like being in third place!  I thought for sure if my kids were to ever make a list such as this, I would be right up there at #1 - as a big blinking neon sign.

I'll take that with a smile and a happy thought!  Maybe I'm not as bad as I thought?