Spring Update

Wow ... we really need to do a better job of keeping the blog updated.

Well, here's an update on what has been going on around here since our last post.

In February we celebrated Ryan's 4th birthday.  (Can you believe it?!)  We celebrated his actual birthday with family presents and birthday cupcakes.  That weekend we invited some of his friends to come over for a birthday party!  We made a Snoopy cake, and everyone enjoyed playing in the back yard.

Later that month, Jacob's school celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss with some special reading days, including a day where students were encouraged to dress like their favorite character.  Jacob chose Horton the Elephant.

At the beginning of March, we learned that Jacob had an AWESOME report card from school, so we decided to take both boys to see their first movie -- the LEGO movie!  It was awesome!

In the middle of the month, the Lee County High School bands took the stage at Cairo High School, about an hour and a half south(ish) of here.  The Wind Ensemble, which is the top group, played a Level V/VI program (Level VI is the highest possible) and earned Straight Superior ratings - the best you can get!  The Symphonic Band played a Level III/IV program and earned an overall Excellent rating with a Superior in sightreading.  Their Excellent rating was very close to a Superior.

Last week, Jacob's class sang in a program at school all about vegetables.  He was a carrot.  :)  His friend Kasmere was "Herb" the gardener.

Jacob was also named Model Student for his class in March!  Way to go, Jacob!

Yesterday, Jacob and Tammy and I ran a 5K at Legacy Park.  The park is owned by our church, so it was nice to do our "first" race in a friendly and familiar environment.  Ryan wanted to run, too.  Maybe next year.  (The youngest race entrant was 6 years old, I think.)

(If there are any pictures of me in the race, I haven't seen them yet.)

Today, the Children's Choir at church sang in the evening service.  First, we had two songs with the Play-N-Praise kids and the older kids, so Jacob and Ryan were on the platform together.  (Somehow I don't have any pictures of this, but stay tuned for a video.)  Then they sang three songs featuring just the elementary choir.  They did a great job!  The focus was a lot less on motions and a lot more on actual singing.  Hooray!!

And we're all caught up!  February and March were great months for our family!