The Recital

Needless to say, the kids had a great time dancing the night away! Isaac was the 4th group to dance and they were all full of enormous energy. They danced to "Mr. Roboto." They had the entire audience doubling over with laughter. This is a class full of little hams. Half way through the routine, Issac saw something on the floor, stopped dead in his tracks to investigate. It was a cover plate for something. He pulled it up to take a look inside and was happy. He then continued on with his dance. I really don't have the words to describe the dance, but it was wonderful and everyone was smiling and laughing.
Hannah was in heaven! She was in group #17. She had a huge smile on her face the entire time and she loved being a dancing partner with Sophie. They did so well! They were very proud of themselves and didn't miss a single step. Hannah said her favorite part was "all of it." So I know she had a spectacular time. She was also quite the commentator on all of the other dances. Too funny!
We got home about 9pm and we were all very tired, but it was a great evening!

Hannah and Sophie

This is a great picture of Hannah and one of her
best friends Sophie. They tapped together to
"What I Like About You."

Rockin' to the 80's

The pictures of them on stage aren't very good, it was dark and we couldn't get very close. They both had a lot of fun and were very happy on stage!

Isaac and his class.

Hannah and Sophie

Getting Ready for the Recital

Hannah and Isaac have their dance recital tomorrow night. Tonight we have a dress rehearsal in Pullman. Papa Ken will be here tonight, so he is coming early enough to see the dress rehearsal. The kids a very excited. Isaac so far has run all over the stage, grinning from ear to ear, not really doing what he is suppose to, but completley in his element... wide open spaces with people watching and laughing. He couldn't be happier! Hannah gets to dance with one of her very best friends, Sophie. It is just the two of them and they also have huge grins on their face. Their's is a tap routine. The entire recital is to 80's music... I love it and Aaron will too!
I'll be sure to post pictures after the big event. It's sure to be great fun.

Cheepy Birds

This is Hannah and Isaac's new favorite game. I actaully enjoy them playing cheepy birds. It is failry quiet and low key... not alot of running like crazy children around the house. And these cheepy birds are amazing, capable of spectacular feats. They even killed a bear with their little beaks! And because they are cheepy birds, they only say cheep, a sweet little quiet like cheep. Just about anything they can fit their bottoms into has become a nest. Typically they take turns being the cheepy bird and the other person is the owner who feeds the bird and puts the bird to bed. So far the cheepy birds have never gotten in trouble (so I'm assuming the owner role is not based on Mommy or Daddy!). They become so transformed by the role that sometimes they forget to become human again. Like last night at dinner. Isaac cheeped our table prayer for dinner. Holding back the laughter, we explained to him that he needed to be a little boy at the table. I can't imagine what his plate would look like if he tried to eat like a cheepy bird! So he was Isaac for dinner time. When he was finished eating, he promptly returned to his nest and began cheeping! Very cute!

Victor Spider Traps

Where we live, these wonderful spider traps are a necessity. These are the best spider traps out there, and I have tired many kinds. Today these spider traps proved to be one of the most amazing things around in our age. I put new traps out last week so they were fresh and ready for to be filled with spiders (yuck). I place them by each of the basement windows, very strategic on my part. Aaron came upstairs today and said "You'll never guess what your spider trap caught." I was ready to see a monster spider and giggle inside with sheer glee that it was dead and stuck to the glue. Instead, I saw a big, fat, dead mouse!!!! What???? A mouse in my house? And it was a plump little bugger. It couldn't have been in the house too long, because we haven't seen any evidence of a mouse. And I checked that trap just a few days ago and it only had spiders. Trust me, I would have noticed the mouse. For a moment I felt a little remorse for the mouse dying in such a way, but the second soon passed and the remorse was gone. I'm just grossed out that a mouse was in the house. Now I'm all paranoid that there are more lurking downstairs. Needless to say, Victor Spider Traps have moved up a few notches on my scale of wonderful things in the world. That has to be super strong glue on those traps! Amazing.

Catching Up

All day yesterday I was in Pullman. The preschool had a big rummage sale to raise funds for new stuff for the preschool. We made close to $1000 I think. I have my list of new stuff to enrich the classroom .. I can't wait to shop!
Anyway, the kids spent the day with Aaron and all went well as far as I know. It rained, so they didn't get to be outside too much, but I think they caught some outside time before the rain came.
Aaron and I were leading church this morning since our Pastor was gone at Synod Assembly. This made for some interesting moments in the pew when both Aaron and I were up front. A motorcycle speeding across the pew and into the isle... choice words loudly shared between my children... Isaac running up to ask me when offering was (this happened more than once). But all in all they did a great job. I really can't complain. We have great kids.
Our poor van just keeps having tire issues. A few weeks ago, while in Yakima, we had to have one fixed because some seal was not working. This last week we had to have work done and now our rear right tire is falt. We can see this very large, shiny nail head in the tire, so at least we know why it is flat. Aaron is going to put the spare on and I'll get it fixed tomorrow. He was going to try to get it changed before the rain hits, but he is snoring on the floor at the moment. He may end up a little on the wet side because I need that tire!