Trying New Things

Melissa came home one day from school with a great idea of a new way for her to play the piano. She actually played " If your happy and you know it" quite well. My girls just finished taking their piano exams. Melissa did her level 10, Brooke level 6, and Chantelle level 3. WAHOO!!!! They all received a SUPERIOR rating which was the top rating. Chantelle wasn't very impressed at having to take a theory exam, infact in her nightly prayers she prayed that she wouldn't have to do theory ever again. She managed to get an 88% so I'm not sure what she is complaining about - what a nut.

The BIG ADVENTURE

Well, getting there and coming home were a bit miserable, but while we were in Florida....it was glorious. We had to unexpectedly stay overnight in Dallas...big pain...but managed to get on the 4th stand-by flight and arrived in Florida in time to do a half day at EPCOT. We were so happy to be their and managed to get on some fun and fast rides. Dev was big enough to do all of the rides except the Areosmith rollercoaster on the last day....no worries, he had the flu that day...poor guy. Disneyworld was so much fun. I loved seeing all of the excitement the kids had...our favorite had to be SPACE MOUNTAIN. Although, Dev got off the ride and said that he wasn't doing that one again. Jesse and Sara joined us for Animal Kingdom on Friday, the beach on Sat, meeting our parents on Sunday, and Disney Mgm on Monday. It was so fun seeing our cousins...thanks so much for coming. Proud to report that we didn't loose anyone...that was a huge concern. My parents got off a cruise on Sunday so we all started driving and met half way down the coast for the afternoon. It was glorious to get away, to be with our family and to be in such a pretty place.

Forida Disney

UNDER THE SEA PARTY

UNDER THE SEA PARTY

Channy was sooooo excited to have a birthday party. We went out last weekend to get all the supplies and she has been counting down the days. We had 9 guests, so the volume waS LOUD! The girls were very giggly. We had a sand castle competition, ate pizza, painted nails and wacked a pinata. I don't know what possessed me, but I decided to teach the girls how to sew. So, during the week I sewed together beach bags but left a few seams for them to sew. I found 2 cute fabrics and sewed them together so it could be reversible. They loved it! It was a hit, and now the rest of us are recovering. Happy birthday Chan, we love ya

Comings and Goings

Devon came home from school with these lovely spectacles. He just loved them and wore them ALL DAY LONG. He and Brooke have been avidly playing Lego Star Wars. I asked hime how long he thought he should be allowed to play each day, he replied, " three hours"! The other day we received some packages, and Dev and Brooke grabbed the boxes and headed outside. They came in just killing themselves laughing. They had drawn Han solo and Princess Leah on the outside, pretending that they had been carbon frozen like in the Movie......okay, they are playing far too long, I know!