Week catch up

The last week has been very very busy and very very full of good things. I'm going to make two posts about it to make it easier on myself. One post with all the pictures from my phone and one post from the pictures from my camera. Ada did regionals for FBLA and got 3rd and 5th place. I already posted about it but I hadn't put in a picture so here's the picture of her certificates.

My brother and sister are moving. There was an extra set of couches that happened to be good timing to replace the two couches in my basement. The teenagers really like them because they fit teenage bodies a lot better than the other ones did. Between the teenagers, Jeremy, Uncle Seth and a little help from a couple others we were able to move out the other couches and these ones are out of my brother's apartment and in our basement.

Evelyn keeps saying she wants to do ceramics class again. I think she's already done the two that the school has but I'm glad that she found something she enjoys. This is a modular house that she made to fit into her friends ceramic town. She made a school and a house.

Sam did a great job at his band concert. He even had a jazz solo.

Evelyn also did a great job at her orchestra concert. Rose wanted to come so I pick her up and she came with us. Then a week later Evelyn wanted to go to Rose's concert and I dropped her off and her mom brought her home for me. I love that they support each other.

Seth had steam day at school. They were erupting the volcanoes that they had made. I volunteered to help with one of the four groups. They let me be in Seth's group and that was fun. He had fun making the lava flow. He also got a noble knight certificate. He's doing such a great job.

Jeremy has been working his tail off in the cold. He really wanted to get his new shut up before it snowed. There were some problems finding someone to do the cement but he found someone in our ward that was willing and did a great job. Then Jeremy organized all the kids and they got the shed up. Now all that's left is the shelves on the inside..

My parents gave Evelyn one of their coats which is perfect timing cause she outgrew hers. This one's ginormous on her but she does not care. She likes it that way. She goes into a corner and just shuts herself off from everybody. It's pretty funny. She says look Mom it's my tent.

We had our ward Christmas party. Sam serves the food, Sam and Jeremy sang We Three Kings, I directed the primary in singing Picture a Christmas, and stepped in last minute to lead the two congregational songs. The primary was so cute. They did a great job. Ada helped me hold the signs while I used my hand to direct.

this is Ada helping us clean up...

That's how to talk that you forgot about until right before church. He ended up residing the fourth article of Faith and giving his testimony. Not bad for last minute planning.

This was the funnest part about the last week. Our family was asked to do a musical number. We did a medley of Awana manger and Far far away.  Ada sang, Sam played his flute, Evelyn played the violin, I played the piano, Seth played the bells, and Jeremy played his recorder in a duet part with Sam. It turned out so fun and everybody did a great job. My parents came and Seth looked for them in the audience and was super excited smile and wave at them. 

We also got to sing at the stake night of music. It was so fun to singing with everybody and I played Carol of the bells for our ward choir. All of our family sang and that makes my heart happy.

For family night Jeremy read Mr willoughby's Christmas tree.... Still cute even with big kids. All the kids took turns being the voices of the different characters.

I don't think the cats will like when we have to put the presents under the tree instead of them. Or they'll find a place underneath the presents.

Evelyn is our third kid to win a goldfish from her science teacher. The last two died within a week. I'm hoping to keep this one alive a little bit longer. I'm very proud of her.