Snow Day!

You could hear the cheers for miles last night when we got "The Call"....SNOW DAY!  We were even able to talk Shawn into staying home with us!  This morning the boys and the birds braved the cold to play in the snow!  Shawn and I sipped our coffee from the warmth of the house and snapped some great pics!!  Enjoy the day all! 

Banding It Up!

 Within 4 days, our family had the pleasure of listening to two separate band performances!  Gabe was selected for the South Central Honors Band and participated in that on the 9th.  He arrived in Andover at 7:45 and practiced all day, ending with a fantastic concert at 4:30 that evening!  It was a full day for him, but he learns so much...it is a wonderful opportunity!  I am amazed that these 60 kids can come from different bands, practice 5 different songs over the course of 6 hours and then that evening put it all together for a wonderful concert!  These kids have some talent!
On the 12th, Gabe's Middle School Band had their Winter Concert....and it was a total listening pleasure!!  I have bragged on the Augusta bands in the past...but it is for good reason, they are absolutely amazing!  Gabe's 6th grade band performed 4 songs "Forward March", Theme from "Swan Lake", "The Addams Family", and "Rogue River Venture".  "The Addams Family" was spot on...it sounded exactly like the actual TV show!  Gabe also had a solo in "Swan Lake"....well actually a duet solo.....his good friend, Tyler, and him are both first chair in their class, so they shared the trumpet solo...and they rocked it!  Gabe was extremely nervous about the solo.....before the song, I saw him praying and right after he had finished the smile on his face was priceless!  We were so proud of him!  The next performance will be Band-O-Rama in May...and if you are in the area it is an evening of Augusta Band worth seeing!  It is a showcase of all of the bands in the Augusta school system....it's a long evening, but definitely worth every minute!

2nd Grade Program!

 On the 5th, Ewalt's 2nd and 3rd Grade had their winter program.  The theme was "Let's Play" and the songs were all oldies, but goodies!!  Grady not only sung in the program, but also was part of a group that danced during the song "Heel Toe Polka".  He did a fantastic job!  You also may notice he was wearing a suit...that was totally and completely his choice, but dang...he looked good!  He is such a cutie..and you just never know what to expect!  Along with "Heel Toe Polka", they also sang, "A Ram Sam Sam", "Jingle At The Window", "Skip To My Lou" and "You Are My Sunshine".  As a 2nd and 3rd Grade combined group they sang "Mail Myself To You" by Woody Guthrie and my personal favorite "What A Wonderful World".  I have always loved that song, but there is something about a group of sweet kiddos singing it that made it all the better! 

Happy Happy Happy 35th!

A few weeks ago....I added another wonderful year to my age!  I had an absolutely fantastic day....we actually celebrated a few days early...but that made it so I had all 3 of my fellas spoiling me ALL DAY LONG!  We went into Wichita for some shopping and lunch and back home in the evening for shrimp scampi, coffee cream cake (as Pioneer Woman put it, "for a coffee lover, it's 12 trips to heaven and back"...and I can confirm that was definitely the case!) and gifts!  On the actual day of my birth...I was spoiled all day by emails, phone calls and my co-workers!  You all really know how to make a girl feel loved!  Year 35 started off fantastically....I can't wait to see what's in store for the next 364 days!