Well, it has been a while since I have written a blog post and blogger has changed a few things! That being said, my pictures are in reverse chronological order, so you'll have to imagine this post upside down. :)
These are a few snapshots to illustrate what we've been up to over the past few months...
I had the privilege of accompanying Clara on Brahms' Waltz in G Major for her violin recital on Mother's Day. Here she is (middle row towards the left) with her teacher, Mr. Bell, and his other students who performed. We tried to upload the video, but Mr. Blogger wouldn't allow it.
A few days before the recital, Clara was honored at our local garden club meeting because her poem won 1st place in the state poetry contest in the 2nd grade division. And, here it is....
Peaches
Up in the tree, peaches are growing
so high, so high, so high.
They look like a fly that is up in the sky
so high, so high, so high.
I pick them in the summer, and as I eat them
they drip, drip, drip.
I pull out the pit
rip, rip, rip.
Benji is our ball player this summer and he is doing a great job! Here he is in his first game, first time at bat and he hit the first pitch! There are 14 kids on his team and he is having a great time with them.
Prior to the tee ball season, both Clara and Benji played on an Upwards basketball team and Andy was their coach. There were 8 kids on the team and they played each Friday night for two months. Both of them improved considerably and had a good time with their friends.
And now, we are headed into summer! School is out and the schedule is...no schedule, really. In June, Clara will resume violin lessons, after a couple of weeks off, and she'll also begin taking an art class. We'll all be involved in VBS in a few weeks and a certain special boy will be turning 6 soon!!! We are also looking forward to a bit of traveling around the not-so-humid midwest & upper south this summer, meeting a certain nephew and Mr. Earl, and of course, visiting with all of their caretakers. :)
2 comments:
A recital, poem, basketball and baseball, that's what I call well-rounded. Sometime, we'll have to be in the audience or crowd for a Charleston event!
What a great poem! Summer is so refreshing, isn't it?
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