GETTING IN THE SPIRIT

I still don't have a pic of my tree, maybe tomorrow....

Just wanted to let you in on a little bit (the exciting part) of my week. Elijah had his band/choral concert Mon. evening and Naomi had a field trip to the fire station Tue. The rest of the week was work. Both were AWESOME. I really enjoyed the music Mon. night, everyone did such a great job. We got there a hour and fifteen minutes early to get a good seat. It was worth every minute of it (plus, I am sticking with my arrive early motto). Elijah had improved so much this year, I love to watch him perform. You can tell he is really putting forth the effort.

The fire station was great because the guys acted like they were really happy to have us. They took their time and showed us EVERYTHING! They opened every door, every compartment, answered every question with a smile, and patience. The kids acted great, not perfect, but who would expect a group that young to be perfect??!! Naomi even had to tell one of the firemen about when the stove caught fire. Just when you let these things go to the back of your mind, you have kids that won't let it die.

It was a BEAUTIFUL day. The sun was shining, temps were in the low 70's, I was happy!
They even let EVERY kid have a turn at spraying the hose! Of course I didn't get a pic of every kid, but I did have to get one of mine. She got wild with it, spraying in circles. He didn't know who he was giving it to, did he?
No field trip would be complete without food. The girls hamming it up for me.
Making cookies with our friends. Since we rarely get to have friends over Naomi was a little excited. And we all know what happens when kids get excited, some one usually ends up getting hurt. In this case it was Naomi. She ran into the broiler pan as I was taking it to the bar, ouch! She is OK, just in pain for a few days. One day she'll learn.
Before the finishing touches. We had a great time, it so nice to have friends to share them with!

You need to over look the poor video camera action. Shut your eyes and listen to the music, open them every once in a while to get a look at Elijah. It was a beautiful, wonderful night.

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