Concerts, Contests, and 1st Grade Reader's Tea

This week has been busy with all kinds of performances. Braden has a band concert, band competition (straight 1's), Tanner had a Choir performance, Elizabeth had a Choir Contest, and Abigail had a Reader's Tea. That wasn't all we had with field trips, baseball games, and Father's Son Campout. It was a busy week. It is wonderful to see all their hard work and see the performances at the end of the year. Luckily school is back and no more threat of closing the doors. There are too many fun things to miss out on at the end of the year. We are getting ready for summer around here.

Here is Braden after his band concert... He looks so nice in his tux. Abigail had a soccer game at the same time and we juggled the schedule and make it for both of them.


Tanner dancing and singing to "Transylvania Mania" and posing with friends after the concert. (Amazing only 11 more days until he is 15.)(Tanner is the second on the left.)

Abigail at her 1st Graden Reader's Tea, reading her book she wrote and published. "All About Abigail" Excellent story and fabulous illustrations. She said she had 1 sister and 4 brothers. Has green eyes and has a dog Toby. Toby got an entire page about him and how he flips when he is excited. That puppy is loved and loved around here! She did a great job reading for the parents.

256 is the Magic Number

Corbin has a favorite number and we are not sure why he loves it so much. Whenever he is describing anything BIG he says there are 256 of them. The other night he went to camp with his dad and he told his dad he has 256 friends at camp. I was told we are in a traffic jam and there are 256 cars on the road. 256 toys to pick up... that is too hard! I laugh at all the times life is compared to 256. That is an important number!
The picture isn't related but it is a cute picture of him. He is so darn cute!... trouble too but we love him anyway.

Swine Break

So all the stress and reaction to swine flu has hit our town. We know that one school in our district has had a "confirmed case" of swine flu (another city). Rumors have been said that the day care has closed because of another case of swine flu in our city and the siblings of that child go to the elementary my children go to. We don't know anyone with the flu and would like to keep it that way (any flu is bad news when it hits our house... everyone has to share and it never goes away!!!!) All our sports have been canceled but since it has rained for weeks now (it feels like it at least) I think the rain would have canceled all our games anyway. Life and quiet and much slower than usual for us in May.

Then surprise my children got a great benefit to this flu last Friday as they were leaving school. A note was passed out saying the entire district is closed for an entire week (they don't even have to make it up.) My brother in law named our extra week of vacation "Swine Break". I suppose we are suppose to avoid the mall and going out (we only went today but won't go again... the older boys really needed new clothes and grandma and I had a great time going out to lunch with them.) and the kids get an entire week of fun, playing with friends, and hanging out with cousins. Tanner still has seminary so he gets to sleep a little later but still has to be there are 7:00. He said 7 makes a big difference. Everyone participated today and was alert. LOL

We hope this week helps stop this flu around here and we would really like to see it gone. We can only take advantage of some time together and a few quiet days... it won't last. Now two weeks of school and sports events will all be fit into the last two weeks of the month. We will be BUSY when it is back to school.