Eggs, Eggs and more Eggs

At our co-op on Monday we made Faberge eggs. We have been studying the Russian Revolution so this was a great craft to finish up our study. This was the first time that Kaity and the other younger kiddos were able to do the craft with us. As you can see in the picture Kaity is VERY proud of her egg. On Monday we also watched a Charlie Chaplin movie called "The Rink." What fun we had!!!!

Lake Front Property....in Kansas!!!

We have gotten a little bit of rain today! Not that much though! Ha! Ha! I am very surprised at the people that will drive through this. We have had about four or five cars towed from our road today.

As many of your know, Tonya was asked to fill in at Camp Da Capo as the fourth flute player in a Chamber Flute Quartet. What a blessing this has been for Tonya. This allowed her some time away which she rarely gets. During this weekend she was able to connect with many wonderful musicians from around the state of Kansas. And actually one of the flutist plays in the Wichita Professional Wind Ensemble that Tonya recently re-auditioned for...which she made the sub list for (hopefully she can sub soon). Several hours were dedicated to rehearsing for a Sunday afternoon recital, several hours were available to listen to professional musicians on a vast list of topics. One of the instructors even push Tonya out of her comfort zone...YIKES! Of course I thanked Andrea for her dedication to helping other musicians improve by pushing them a little more. (She kept thinking to herself...how far can I push Tonya before she blows up.) Well after about 15 or so hours, this is what the Quartet performed. I hope you enjoy as we did. I believe the name of the piece is Rose Cottage from A Gaelic Offering by Catherine McMichael.

AWANAs has started!

Last night was the first night of AWANA! All three kiddos were VERY excited about going. Kaity is a second year cubbie, Addy has just started T&T, and Caleb is a third year T&T kid! I am sure you are wondering what James and I do while they are all entertained. This is date night for us! I have looked forward to this since AWANA ended last year. Below is a picture of Kaity's craft.