Emma school choir concert

I am sure some of you are confused because you know that Emma has been homeschooled this year and you are wondering how she could be in the school choir. Well the school she was attending is really nice and the choir teacher is really cool and let her continue with the choir even though she was no longer enrolled at the school.

So she has been practicing every Tuesday and working really hard. The choir she is in not only sings but plays instruments too. It was a neat, fun, interesting, very short performance (only 15 minutes). The choir sang at the schools multicultural night so they sang songs from other countries in other languages. I had no idea what they were saying but the songs were pretty.

Here are just a few pictures from the performance. I was not sitting in the ideal spot and I need a bigger zoom lense on my camera so the pictures are not that good. Good luck finding Emma in them!!

Here she is front and center. That one was easy.

This is Emma and Allie announcing a song together.

Back row second from the right.

She is not looking at the camera. She is in the middle talking with her teacher.

This is Emma and her friend Allie, the choir teacher and her assistant.

She has really enjoyed being in the school choir here in Las Vegas and in California. She has been in a school choir since she was in 2nd grade. She is planning on being in the school choir when she goes to middle school next year too. We look forward to more great concerts!!!

Mothers Day

I did not take one picture on Mother's Day. So this is a word only post.

I had a very nice Mother's Day. I got all my gifts early this year because I bought them for myself and wanted to use them before Mother's Day. So I did not get any gifts yesterday except for a few special ones from the kids.

The day started out with a great breakfast made by Matt and the kids. Then we went to church and I spoke in sacrament meeting and taught Relief Society.

Then I sat myself down on the couch and didn't move for quite sometime. I told Matt what I I wanted for Mother's day was to not have to make food for anyone all day. So after church we pretty much just ate my Great Harvest loaf of bread I got from the ward for Mother's day.

I sat and watched movies and TV and snuggled with Matt on the couch while the kids played upstairs. It was great.
Brandon wanted to make me a crown, so Emma helped him make one out of tinfoil and pipe cleaners. It was awesome and I wore it all afternoon.
Jake's favorite thing is candy so his gift was sharing his miniature snickers he got from church with me and also letting me have one of his dum dum suckers. That is a big deal to a kid who loves candy and hides it in his room.
Emma and Matt made chicken alfredo for dinner and it was yummy. Then Matt and Jake made some chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
It was a great relaxing day and the kids didn't even fight. Yeah for Mother's Day 2010.