End of Year Concerts

May brought with it the usual end of year concerts, and it was fun to see how much each group had improved over the year. So grateful Eli's friend's mom was able to get a shot of Eli and two of his best band buds before they all put their instruments away!

Then we had a choir concert:

And the High School Band concert:

And yes, I decided I needed to be in a few of the pictures too, instead of just always taking them!

Lost and Found

A few weeks ago, I realized I'd lost my Mother's Ring. I don't wear it every day, so I didn't even know how long it had been missing. It is rather tight, so I felt like the odds of it falling off were slim to none, so I was fairly sure it was in the house somewhere. We tore the house apart and said lots of prayers, but we didn't find it. The next morning I went into my closet to get dressed, looked down, and there it was on the carpet next to my slippers. It WAS NOT there the night before. So, either it had fallen into my garment drawer and fell out of the pair I pulled out that morning (though I had looked through that drawer and not found it there), or an angel came in during the night and placed it there where I would see it. Either way, I was glad to have it back and so thankful.

Selfies

They're forever taking selfies with my phone.

Camping

Jason took the kids all camping and kayaking at a State Park near here called Shabbona. Logan's nice mom picked him up from his track meet at 9:30pm and drove him the hour to the campout so he didn't have to choose between the two (and then I drove another hour home, because camping is not my thing). Us arriving late helped us all take note of the beautiful full moon over the lake they were camping next to!

I'm so glad our kids have a dad who loves to do these kinds of things with them! And we're grateful our (getting bigger) kids still like to do them with him.

Jake's Fun Room

Jake is always creating fun things- scavenger hunts, haunted houses, skate parks, libraries, and in this case- a fun room! He has a lot of fun putting these things together, and I enjoy doing them with him.

He also has a goal to read The Friend every month, and usually does the activities in the magazine too. I just thought this parable needed to be recorded for posterity.

Logan's Guitar

Logan is still enjoying the guitar he got for Christmas. He watches videos and teaches himself songs. I really enjoy listening to him play! One of our best Christmas purchases, for sure!

Hair

Ali's been asking me to braid her hair at night...

...so in the morning it looks like this!