Elijah's Winter Piano Recital

Sunset Music School Annual Winter Recital

January 31, 2010

Elijah: Spring (From The Four Seasons) by Vivaldi

Elijah and Miss Mimi (his piano teacher)

Noah during the recital: "Look, I'm a snowman with my pipe!!" This is cute, but the rest of his "act" was not so cute. I will spare the details, but let's just say...If there is another recital or event where he must sit still and be quiet, I will have to hire a babysitter!!

Elijah at the piano. He has been playing for about 5 months now. I hope he keeps up with it!!

Since the strange people and the strange piano sort of worked on his nerves, we decided to rerecord him playing to post. Enjoy!!

Christmas 2009

The Toyota Platz...

(not our car...but we see them everywhere! If we weren't here for such a short time, I think I would buy one!!)

Elijah with Santa:

"I want a wolverine, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Xbox game, Lego Batman for DS, and transformers, and this thing that goes like this and does this." etc etc etc

Noah with Santa: "I want 6 toys."

Santa: "Have you been a good boy this year?"

Noah: Silent with head down and hands over his face.

Santa: "Well, I think you are on my good list, not the naughty list."

Noah: (Wide eyed and smiling) "I want a DS"

Japanese T shirt for sale

Elijah was an angel for his school Christmas play.

We missed Noah's school program :( But for good reason...We were in the states!

Tim and I ready to go to the hospital holiday party.

Our kids and nieces and nephew at my brother Brad's house:

All of us from my side...

Playing the Wii...

Playing in the snow in Illinois...

Playing with the fire...

Sleepover!!!

Playing "Makeovers"

Allie and Grace

Baylee and Maddie

Bryar, Noah and Elijah

Yes, they had a bounce house in their house!!!

Ridiculous!!

Kids at Grandpa Bob's firestation!

Lil man

All 10 kids from Tim's side!

Tim's parents threw us an "Iowa Wedding Celebration"

Totally awesome!!!

Us being "us"...

The Platz Crew

Our boys...

Silly guys

Playing in the snow in Iowa

There was lots of it...everywhere!!

These very few pictures don't even give a glimpse of all the fun and great things we did while we were on vacation in the states. We are blessed to have such awesome families and even more blessed that we got to spend some time with them over the holidays!!!!

HAPPY 2010!!!!