Flowers and Berries

With help from my sweet parents I have some beautiful flowers. They helped me plant my containers a few weeks ago and they look beautiful. Last summer we planted snapdragons and they are beautiful. Blake and Blair love to pick the strawberries from our little garden!

Baseball

We are having a great season of baseball! Blake plays for the Phillies and his team is currently first in their division. He's not a power hitter, but he's very consistent at bat and very fast and his fielding is improving. It's a lot of fun to watch them play.

Piano

Blake and Blair take piano lessons and they had their recital this week. This was Blair's first recital and she did great! Blake did great too! He's funny-piano is not his favorite, but we have been very reluctant to let him quit. We just feel that it's important to exercise his brain with music. We had just had a little round over quitting piano not long ago and were driving to school. I had NPR on and there was a commercial for a music academy that started out by saying, "did you know, that students who take music lesson tend to do better in the classroom and on standardized test than students who do not." Now, I realize how loaded that comment is but, from the back seat I hear, "Ohhh, Good Grief!" It was perfectly timed!

Soccer

Blair really enjoys soccer! She has a great little team and they have played together for the past three seasons.

Blair's Recital

Blair was a snowflake in this year's recital. She loves ballet! Her teacher came to see her and another little girl, which was so special. In the last photo they girls are throwing snow-she is second from the right. (You may have to click on the picture to enlarge it and see it better) I love the expression on her face! It is absolute joy!

Blair's recital-a preview

Blair was a snowflake in her recital this year. She loves ballet and it is very evident on stage.