2011 Graduation

Friday night, my sisters and I were thrilled to have the chance of playing for our homeschool covering's graduation. It was a wonderful chance to play for our church, to see our friends, and learn some more music. Rachel and I are in the back as we played 2nd violin. Erin and Emily had 1st with Timothy. His mom accompanied us on piano!

We really had a great time and got to wear all black. With a long black skirt with a black skirt, we felt like professionals! A fun feeling to have for a night!

Music Loving Family x 10

Ours is probably one of the few places you can hear; Irish Washerwoman, Bach's Third Cello Suite (on the piano), Red Haired Boy, and Amazing Grace going at the same time. Oh, and Erin likes to throw Row Row your Boat in.

Music is fun, pretty, but sometimes a little annoying!!! :)

Practice Night - part two - more photos

The Light Crew

The button pusher

Ryan is SO funny!

I have the screwdriver!

Sweet MeMe

April 18 1775

Hardly a man is now alive who remembers
that famous day and year…


Today is the day of Paul Revere’s ride and I love today.
I don’t really know why I like today so much, but I do! At the beginning of this month I was sitting in the school room doing math when it hit me, it was April!, and I said “hey y’all it’s April!”. Then I went back to doing my math and every one just nodded and said “Yes Rachel” .
But anyway, I thought I would just talk about today for fun.

I always felt kind of sorry for William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott, they did and really good job too that night, but Paul is the one every one knows about.
William Dawes started out from the other side of Boston (meaning opposite Paul Revere) and met Paul at Lexington. Then about half way to Concord they got stopped by some British Regulars and he and Paul had to turn back.
Samuel Prescott met Paul Revere and William Dawes in Lexington and went with them and it was he that actually got to Concord.

By the way if you haven't read Paul Revere’s ride by H.W. Longfellow you should. I really like it. I thought that it was interesting that in that poem. It sounds like it was Paul’s idea but it wasn’t, it was Dr. Joseph Warren’s
Well I’ve said to much, if you are anything like me you will look at that and say, “oh that’s to long to read! Where are the pictures?”!!!

®achel

I am speechless

Rachel and Riley swing together a lot. He rides in the baby swing and she rides beside him. She also flips upside down and scares me to DEATH!!! Just kidding. Although, it is a mite nerve racking to watch her!!

Kitty Love or Reflections

Which Title Is Better?

Jess

A Normal Birthday At Our House

So it is your birthday!!!

You start the day out by everyone singing to you to wake you up!
And...you don't have to help make breakfast!

Then before we start breakfast you get sung to again which is always exciting seeing as how not one of us can carry a tune and we all like to sing our own little way for example one person will decide to come in with a simply terrible bass part while another will come in with a ear-piercing-glass-shattering soprano.

You get to open a present at the breakfast table and then you get to take off from chores afterward.

You get to make your own cake and ice-cream -that is if we remember!
And through out the day you get special privileges like no school work,you get to pick the movie if we watch one, get the mail, and so on.

Well then dinner rolls around.

Well your siblings have made a special dinner for you and your Mom&Dad because they are so wonderful -Right Jess?:~)
So you eat with your parents while you listen to the rest of us eat in the kitchen -Yikes!

Well after dinner we all get together for cake and ice-cream and someone says something like "Um... Where's the ice-cream?" Well we forgot to make it!
So we all raid the freezer to look for ice-cream from the last birthday that is one of the good things about being in a big family- the ice-cream was only a few weeks old!
Well we all eat then we move on to the presents!


There are like 50 cameras all taking your picture OK maybe not but it sure seems like it.
Well say you start with a card from your grandparents and you get around 10 dollars,

Michael takes it and wads it in a ball,

Erin tells you that you could get a violin mute,

Daddy rolls over and snores,

Rachel asks what you got,

Jamie takes a picture,

Sarah chases Michael,

Mommy tells Michael to give the money back,

Emily asks how much you got,

And someone shoves another gift in your face.

When its all over you are sad yet glad that your family loves you so much!-Right Jess:~)
And the next morning everything falls back into routine like nothing ever happened until another birthday rolls around!

-Erin

Feminine Challenge

Feminine Farm Girl
has challenged everyone to wear a skirt every day for 7 days and to wear your hair differently every day as well. So here goes. I don't think I will be able to come up with 7 different ways to wear my hair but I can at least give the skirt thing a go.
These are Monday's photos we never got around to photos Tuesday but we DID wear skirts all day.
And Rachel's hair ribbon ALWAYS matches her shirt it's amazing I never knew she had that many hair ribbons but they always match her shirt.