Piano Recital

Rebecca participated in her very first piano recital! My students were able to perform at a local nursing home on Saturday. The residents loved the recital and have asked us to come back again soon.

It's About Time. . .

So it's been awhile since we've updated. . .and a lot has happened this past month.

We participated in a Day of Service for the entire U.S. Southeastern Region for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.



We went to the zoo and helped with Spring clean-up of the grounds.

Jon participated in a Music Teachers Association Honors Recital because of his Superior performance at the MTA auditions.


Jon also turned 8. We had all the grandparents in town, plus uncles, aunt and cousin. Most of the boys went on the Father and Sons campout the evening of Jon's birthday. They always do a service project where they camp, so they can stay for free. This year their service was clearing trails. They had a great time!


After the Father and Sons, Jon had another recital at our Church with his teacher. It was an impressive recital.

We ended the evening with Jon's baptism. Grandma spoke on baptism, Mike performed the ordinance, Nana spoke on the Holy Ghost, I welcomed him to Primary, and the bishop welcomed him to the ward. It was really nice.





Jon requested a Mario birthday cake. We didn't have time until Sunday to have the cake. While I created Mario, Ethan and Rebecca made their own mixed-up Mario cake.

Happy Birthday Jon!!!

Before and After

The post y'all've been waiting for. . .

Here's a reminder of what our kitchen looked like before:




Here's what our kitchen looks like now:



Pretty nice, don't ya' think?!

Thanks to everyone who helped Mike put it in!!!!

Double Goodbyes

We said goodbye to Ruth's girls last weekend. With the twins gone this week, and more freedom than we've had the last couple months, we've gone crazy with Spring cleaning! We were so extreme in our efforts, we obliterated our kitchen. Thanks to some awesome friends, and heroic husband, adios a la cocina. Chao. Thursday the kitchen was completely removed. Friday we primed and painted. Saturday the upper cabinets were installed thanks to the missionaries and Mike, and the lower ones are awaiting the floor tiles to be finished. All but 3 have been laid. It was a bit frustrating to run out of mortar at midnight last night, but thanks to some generous friends who're willing to share their extra, we have mortar to finish the remaining tiles early tomorrow morning. We can then put in our base cabinets and island tomorrow night. Yea!!! The counters and appliances have been ordered and will be put in later in the week. Why all this madness?! or is it an excess of gladness?!

Stay tuned in the upcoming weeks for the continuing adventures of Mike and Lena!

Easter Weekend

We had a very full Easter weekend and no school the following week! The kids enjoyed playing outside, coloring eggs, finding Easter baskets and lots of eggs and candy. We ended the Easter Egg Hunt by throwing confetti eggs at each other(mostly at Daddy). Sunday we got pictures taken. We didn't really even get one "perfect" picture, at least one kid in each picture wasn't looking at the camera. Oh well. We also were so rushed that we didn't get any pictures of Ruth's girls.


One day this week we went to the park with friends. That was a lot of fun. With no t.v., or wii to play with, the kids spent lots of time playing outside, reading books, and using the computer. It's been great.



We brought the twin girls back to their family Saturday. The girls weren't too keen on being hugged by their mama, but they went to their daddy just fine.

To celebrate, we went shopping together as a family, and even drove in the same vehicle. Yea!!!