All about the grandchildren and Spring

 

Sophie was at the ACC Outdoor competition in Atlanta last weekend, and she did really well as a freshman!  We got to watch her 100 meter dash on Friday evening.  I got the following pictures and stats from the Canestrack Instagram page.

On Saturday evening she was in a 4x100 relay, and her team came in 4th.

Later she was in the 100 meter finals and did amazing!!

On Saturday evening we were invited to the home of friends from church for dinner.  We had the nicest time getting to know each other better.  We really don't do that kind of thing very often at all.  I forgot to take pictures. 

I took this screen shot from the video of our worship service on Sunday morning.  Notice how flute player Brenna's dress matches the light around the cross!  After the service was over a man came front and asked if we had noticed that, and of course we had not.   Maybe whoever has control of the light around the cross did that on purpose? 

Here's an abbreviated video one of my friends took during our choir song.  We sang a version of "Jesus Loves Me" that alternates between two melodies and then combines the two.   We had the kids come up and sing with us. 

After church we were home by ourselves for a few hours.  I had ordered a new blind for the kitchen, just one to be sure it was the right size and that I liked it before ordering more.  Dick installed it.  I liked it and ordered more.

Then we went to pick up an order of BBQ from Prospectors Rib Co.  Anthony and Austin came for the evening.  Lori and Hunter went to her mother's apartment.  

Austin went straight to the piano.  He had become obsessed with trying to play a song, "Rush E," along with a video.  We could hardly get him to take time to eat!

Anthony brought me two outdoor plants.  Here's a picture of one of them.  Isn't it gorgeous??

I heard from each of our seven kids that day.  SO SPECIAL!!!

Later I heard from Destiny.  She and Ozzy had taken Elizer to an aquarium in Philly.  She sent me so many amazing pictures and videos.  I know he had so much fun, and that makes me so happy.  

I took this screen shot from a video she sent me to show how they were surrounded by the sea!

This week I've been helping Anthony out while Lori is away on a work trip - to Panama!!  She'll be back tomorrow night.  

On Monday after I picked Hunter up from school we went to their place so he could feed his fish.  He has four of them, and they each have a name, but I can't remember them. 

I took these pictures outside.

I took Hunter to the playground near their place, and he had fun with the other kids that were there, some the same as last week.  He is a TALKER!!!  And a comedian.  It is so interesting to listen to him in a setting like that. 

My irises are really showing off this week.  Aren't they the prettiest things??

On Tuesday evening Dick and I drove down to Duncannon for Sammy and Bianca's Spring concert.  

Tall, handsome 6th grader and beautiful 4th grader with their mama Jenn....  

...with daddy Sam and Steph....

...and with Grandpa and "Mahna."

Bianca plays clarinet with the 4th grade band. God bless that director!!

She also sings in the 4th grade chorus.  They were so good!!  It really made me miss my music teacher days.

Sammy plays percussion with the 5th and 6th grade band.  You can see him in the back.

And here he's on the far left. 

On Wednesday I picked Hunter up from school and took him to the park again.  It was really cloudy, felt like it could start raining any time.  There were no other kids there this time, but we still had fun playing guessing games while we walked and he flew high on the swings. 

 

When I took him home I picked up Austin and brought him to our house to play my piano.  This boy is gifted, as we have already known.  That song, Rush E, that he was trying to learn on Sunday when they were here for Mother's Day, now sounds like this!!!  He NEVER played piano before.  Since Sunday, Anthony has brought his portable keyboard from his studio in the barn up to the house for Austin to practice on.  

 

And here's an adorable picture from Elizer's new preschool FB page.  Can you find him?  He's doing really well there, and we're so happy about that!

Destiny is feeling the time crunch of needing to keep up with all the reading for her class at the American Barber and Beauty School, plus all the other aspects of real life.  We are praying that there will be a summer childcare slot available for Elizer at this same school.   

Gotta go!  Have a good weekend!