Wednesday, April 25, 2018

School performance

Cole was in a music school performance recently with the whole first grade.  He had been talking about it for weeks and was really excited about it.


He did a great job, recited his line well, and sang boldly along with each song.


It was so fun to watch him having a good time up on the platform.  Who knows if he'll do more performing in the future?!


Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Recent happenings

Cole finished up his basketball season with an award ceremony.  Each team got to walk up on the stage and was recognized by the organization.


He had a great time playing and looks forward to playing more basketball next year!



Laine and I went to an AHG lock-in at a rock climbing place just outside of Richmond a few weekends ago.  We had a good time, despite barely getting any sleep.  In fact, Laine stayed up all night, and climbed for most of the night!  I couldn't believe it when I rolled over and saw she never even tried to get any rest.  I guess I shouldn't be too surprised though!


Finally we got some warmer weather, and the kids were able to play outside at the park with some friends.  So thankful for beautiful days!


This year's Easter picture - the kids are getting so big! They all have cheesy smiles, but they're still cute. 


And Laine got some new glasses for school.  She really been enjoying wearing them - seeing all kinds of things so much better!


Sunday, April 8, 2018

Spring break 2018

The kids and I went out to Smith Mountain Lake for a few days over our break.  We had a good time relaxing, make s'mores around the fire, and doing a few other things.



One afternoon we went out to play a round of putt putt.  It's been a few years since we got to play - the kids did well!


Beth came out to join us for an afternoon - so thankful for her friendship!


And Penny joined us for about 24 hours.  Glad for a little getaway.


Our last afternoon the weather warmed up enough for us to get the kayaks out.


Everyone did a good job and enjoyed being out on the water.


Mead and Cole got to feed some ducks from the dock - they had a blast!