2 week update

I meant to post last week, but didn't have time. So here are some updates from the past 2 weeks.
Emma had a choir concert with elementary, middle, and high schools.
Emma with her friends

We also celebrated Easter. We had an Easter egg hunt and also dyed eggs. Emma was the only one who would let me take a picture of her.

Josh had a band concert with the 7th grade and 8th grade.
Here's a picture of him sitting with his band

David had a cello concert, where he played two songs, both duets with his cello teacher. One of them his cello teacher wrote.


Emma was invited in a special ensemble that included strong woodwinds. They played their pieces "America the Beautiful" and "Theme From 1812 Overture" and a school board meeting!
Here is the video:

Emma's artwork was chosen for our district art show. Her art won 2nd prize and get gets a $60 award!
That's it for this week!

Spring Break (yay!)

The last week of March was Spring Break for us. We headed down to Utah to see Rachel (who is currently going to Brigham Young University) and Amanda's parents. We also were able to see Aaron's parents as well. We had an open house for Rachel and Aaron's parents, who are both going on a mission.  In one of the earlier posts, I said that Rachel was going to Vancouver, Canada. Aaron's parents are going to Vladivostok, Russia. Several family members were there, we had fun!

Amanda made a flyer to hand out

Kids with Canadian flags

Then later that day we went down to a chocolate shop called Taste with Aaron's parents.

Emma, Rachel, and Aaron's parents


Josh looking out of a window

Some of us got hot chocolate and some of us got what is called an "iced chocolate". It is a mix between a chocolate frosty and smoothie. The chocolate was a little too dark for some of the kids, but we had fun!






Before the open house, Rachel went for her first session at the temple. It was lots of fun for her and a great experience!

Rachel at the temple

While we were there, we re-created the Tree of Life photo we took so many years ago.

First picture

Re-created picture

That time everyone was smiling and looking at the camera! :)

Here's Emma holding her newest cousin, George

We then headed on down to Amanda's parents house. Aaron and the boys stayed with his parents and  then left the next day. Amanda and Emma stayed for the rest of spring break. Emma got to play with Clara for the week, and we watched General Conference there.








We had a great spring break, but we are glad to be back and into school!

Glasses

About a month ago Emma went to the Eye doctor and found out she needed glasses! She really wanted them and was excited to get them. She picked out nice purple ones and was very excited the day them came!

Solo and Ensemble

Both Emma and Josh participated in a festival called Solo and Ensemble. Emma preformed an Ensemble and Josh preformed an Ensemble and a Solo. They both did really well, getting 1's on all of them! A 1 is the best that you can get, lower is better.

Emma with her ensemble

Josh with his some of his ensemble

Josh's performance (his ensemble preformed "The Entertainer") 

Josh's solo (his solo was called "Andante and Allegro") 

Emma's performance (her ensemble preformed "March from 'Peasant Cantata'") 

They all had a great time and were excited to see their scores afterward! They got to play with friends from school, and that made it even better! 

Mission Call

A little while ago Rachel got her Mission call! Here is when she got it in the mail, she was very excited to open it!

She got called to the Vancouver, Canada mission and is excited to leave for the Provo MTC on July 5th, about a month after she turns 19!