september happenings...and october....

In October, Clara went to a violin Suzuki camp.  She had a great time and made a new friend.  It was a good experience for her to be able to play some fun music and perform with a big group.

She works really hard at the violin and I am proud of how hard she tries to get better.  Clara is never afraid of trying something new.

South Carolina got hit with a horrible storm.  Kristin's family had to boil all their water and they were eating their food storage.  It was a mess.  They hopped on a plane and spent nearly a week with us.  We were so happy.  It stunk for them but we were thrilled.  The best part was the girls had a field trip but they took public transportation so Baylie and Jalen got to go with them.  Lucky ducks.

 We went to the drive in one night to see Hotel Transylvania.  The drive-in is always such a fun experience.   We love it.

 Lauryn has been practicing her guts out getting ready to compete with this cute group of girls.  They all played different parts on five different pianos.  This is a very difficult task especially when you have only been playing the piano for one year.

 They did an amazing job and earned a Excellent rating.

 I could not get over how tiny Lauryn looked up there on stage.  She was absolutely stunning and I was so proud of her confidence and how hard she worked to learn her part.  It wasn't easy.

 Lauryn played two duets with her good friend, Maddie King.  They played She'll be Comin round the mountain and dog gone blues.  They earned a superior rating.  Way to go ladies.

 Lauryn has been playing a lot of soccer these days. She loves playing but mostly loves her friends on her team.  She works hard and has a great time.

 Here she is after she has run her guts out.

 Cameron flew all by himself for the first time.  He was super excited and felt very grown up.  He went to Salt Lake and Grammy picked him up so he could go to the Wagner game.  He did great and had a great time.

It helped that BYU won by over 50 points.  ;He also got to go watch Parker's play off game which they won so that was fun for him to see.  I am so proud of him to handle himself so well and be able to fly all by himself.  Grammy and grandad had a blast with him and we may be able to fly him up there more often.