Piano Festival Performances

Jenna & Evan have been practicing long and hard for a piano festival at Dordt College. The original date got postponed due to a snowstorm, so they were relieved to finally be able to perform their songs last night!

Since no videotaping was allowed while they played for the judge, they were kind enough to play their songs one more time for me at home. Both did a great job and received Superior ratings at the festival!

Jenna played Bach's Invention #13 and Scott Joplin's Elite Syncopations...

https://youtu.be/vs_YNnUPdcQ

Evan played Elfin Dance by Edvard Grieg and Farewell to Fall by Mary K. Sallee...

https://youtu.be/cQvoSCFSnyo

Valentine’s Day 2018

This year for Valentine’s Day we sent out giant Valentine’s cards…

   

and Dad got Mom a giant Lindor chocolate ball!

Kara went to school with heart-shaped hair…

And Mom & Mary painted their toes pink!

We exchanged Valentines with our classmates & cousins…

got some wonderful Valentine packages in the mail…

And Ryan even brought home a Valentine for Dad & Mom!

Paul finally got a pickup truck…

 

And last but not least, we celebrated with our traditional Valentine’s Day supper…

  
heart shapped pizza, breadsticks, jello, pineapple, and carrots,
pink milk, & strawberry cake!

Happy (Belated) Valentine’s Day, everyone!

January Gems

Here are a few of our favorite memories from the month of January. Enjoy!

Mary sitting on the counter with Dad

Flower girl

Frosty & Mary!

Heading out the door to pick the kids up from school

    
Trying out the treadmill
(No, it was not turned on! ; )

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Ice skating!

    

     

Ryan started with a little smile…

   

 
Got a little shaky… 

And ended up on the floor with a big smile!

 

Snow much fun to go sledding!

Silly girl!

Just relaxing in Daddy’s big chair