Bears vs Rams

 

This is M's first time marching with a band.  They are playing a medley of "Whimsical" Dr. Seuss songs.  It is nice that he has the only brass tuba because then we can tell which one he is.  

Where's A?  It helps to find your child when he wears the right number.  The 6 was folded in a way that made it look like a 5 and A didn't notice until they were dressed and at the field.  Coach just laughed.
This was the first home game.  It was against the high school that Doug teaches at.  We won by a lot!

1st day of school

August 26 - A is 12th      d is all-day K     E is 5th     J is 2nd      and M is 9th.  

Everyone is in school after almost 17 years.

It's Not Every Day You Get Your Picture In the Paper

A is #53 August 30th.  (The score does not always reflect what happened in the game).  GO BEARS!

All Grown Up

The baby in this picture, A, went to BYU football camp this last week as a senior in high school.  And he stayed with the teenager in this picture who now has a wife and is expecting his second baby boy SOON. 

(picture taken in the spring of 1997)

Thanks again William and Tiffany for being fantastic football parents for the week. 

First Defense

Doug has his first defense for his dissertation today.  We just wanted to give him our support. 


BTW - Doug did great, and now we are onto collecting the numbers.  Yay!

Missed Him!

M was at NYLT (national youth leadership training) scout camp all last week. I was worried that he might get bored, but he had a good time.

 

"The hills are alive with the sound of music."

With all of the end of the school year activities, we have been musical for the past couple of weeks.

1. J - has learned to play Do, Re, Mi on his bells for his http://letsplaymusicsite.com/ class.  He can even do it fast.

2. E - was a sport to finish his first year of piano lessons by playing Roll Off March by Noona and Eye of the Tiger by Sullivan.  (Saturday, June 8 at 1)  He is very annoyed how much time piano takes, but has agreed to try it again with the hopes of playing fun stuff now that he has the basics down. 

3. M -  played Tarantella by Burgmuller and Man or Muppet by McKenzie.  This could be his last recital because he is starting high school in the fall and will be in the band.  We will see if he has time to do piano in the spring.

4. M - also had an end of the year band concert where only Doug could go (someone had to stay home and watch the three little guys.  Me).  During one of the songs Doug realized that only the tubas were playing and when he looked up he saw that M was the only one playing.  The solo was a surprise, and I am disappointed to have missed it.  I hear he did a fantastic job.

5. A - had a choir concert the next day (Wednesday, May 29th) where he was told that he would be doing a solo during part of a song.  He was not excited!, and I was nervous because I wouldn't want to sing a solo.  He ended up being sick that night, and really didn't even care how he did because he just wanted to come home and go to bed (kind of a blessing).  The concerts are mandatory or you get a C in the class.  Doug and I missed the solo by one song because we were at home celebrating E's birthday and getting him to cub scouts with cupcakes.

I am tired just remembering all of this :)