2014 Christmas Piano Recital

We had the best piano teacher ever! Marcie Tirrell taught Evelyn, Hannah and William for the time we lived in Austin. William didn't start until May 2015 so he's not in this recital.

Hannah 1

Hannah 2 

Evelyn 1

Marcie and her husband, Craig, playing a duet

Marcie and the girls

Our sweet friends who also take piano lessons from Marcie

Hannah's Baptism

On January 10, 2015, our sweet Hannah was baptized. In our church, children are baptized when they are 8 years old. It was a very sweet day. We were so honored Ben's parents were able to visit for the special occasion.

Hannah and Ben in their baptismal suits, Grammie and Grandad and the rest of us.

The fam outside our house before we left

We are so blessed with so many wonderful friends! Grammie is a pro at making a table look nice. We're so glad she was here to help! 

Neighbors, teachers, friends!!! 

Grammie and Grandad

We sure love our Hannah

Hannah's sweet friend came to her baptism! 

My Thanksgiving by Evelyn Wyeth

Boing, boing, boing! I am jumping on my grandparent's trampoline in Arizona, waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to be served. While I stop to catch my breath, I look at the long table. It was as long as my classroom! Boing! I start jumping again. All of a  sudden in midair, everything goes into slow motion as my grandma brings out a big, juicy, steaming turkey the size of baby me! My mouth watered as she brought out a variety of other traditional thanksgiving dishes. Finally, it was time to eat. My plate was piled a mile high with a turkey leg the size of my arm. Stuffing as hot as the sun, and a corncob as juicy as a water balloon. I chowed it in, like, forty-five minutes! When I was done, I started jumping again while I waited for everyone else to finish so dessert could be be served. Ow! Wait! I've got a cramp! I rest on the trampoline for  awhile but the sweet smell of pumpkin pie reaches my nose and I race to the table! I look at all the desserts. I could only choose two! Finally, I decided on a huge slice of cinnamon pumpkin pie and a large dollop of jello. When I can eat no more, I go to bed, dreaming of Christmas dinner. I can't wait for next time!

Back to School 2014

Back in August, the kids went back to school. They are all loving it and I feel like their teachers were all hand picked and just perfect for each child.

 Here's our brilliant and beautiful 4th grader standing tall at 5'7"

 

 Our exquisite and clever 2nd grader, whose fashion sense shows her love for animals

Our quick minded and quick bodied Kindergartner always willing to work hard and be helpful 

Clever and silly Henry hanging out with mom for one more year before preschool  

Our awesome kids! 

And a random shot of Henry with his buddy Braxton and his sweet ride. A few minutes after the photo was taken, Braxton headed under the trampoline, but Henry didn't get the memo that he had to duck, so he stopped the car with his head on the trampoline. He was okay, but I'm not sure he'll get on the truck again! Since he wasn't hurt, it was okay to giggle! 

Blue Hole August 2014

The last Friday of the summer, we decided to cross another summer bucket list item off our our list. We visited Blue Hole, a natural swimming hole in Central Texas. We packed a lunch and dinner and stayed the day. 

The water was chilly! There are beautiful cypress trees all around.

We scored some clearance tubes at the store!

 Henry didn't like the water very much, it was deeper than he is used to and I think it scared him to have his water shoes on too.

 Sweet Evelyn

 The girls worked hard to catch some guppies

 Will is serious about swimming

 Henry preferred the shallow water 

Here is William on the rope swing (he doesn't go until 30 seconds in)

We were really close to Jacob's Well, a natural artesian spring that's really, really, really, really, really deep. It's a little hike down. Ben was the only one who wanted to jump in, but it was fun to see.

Our Beautiful Growing-Up Kids

A long overdue post for the Grandparents! Love you!

 9 year old beautiful bright Evelyn

 7 year old lovely and sharp Hannah

5 year old handsome and strong William

3 year old silly and sweet Henry 

Life is sure fun with these guys around!

*Thanks to Jennifer Wyeth Photography for the beautiful photos! 

Legs of Steel!

Here's William's power kick from midfield. He loves soccer and is so good at it! More to come soon!