We had a really nice weekend. Emily turned 14 yesterday. (Wow!) That means she is officially a Mia Maid at church, which I think she is excited about. She had a party at the park on Friday with her friends from school. (a few boys were invited, too, yikes!) But, I will say that it seems like she really has a nice group of friends. The girls spent the night at our house afterward. On Saturday we had 3 soccer games and a dance recital. Max is somewhat of a kamikaze on the soccer field--he'll throw his whole body into a kick and end up crashing at least 20 times per game. But, he's actually pretty effective with his strange tactics. Sam is also doing well. He likes to play goalie. Emily has really taken off with soccer this year. She is less stressed than usual and is tending to score at least one goal per game. It's really great to watch her play and have fun. Ginny was a darling little ballerina at her dance recital. What a cutie! The girls all wear black leotards, skirts, pink tights and ballet shoes and their hair in a bun--very traditional. She did a great job--I think her favorite part what flitting about on the stage after the recital was over. I wasn't up on the protocol about buying your dancer flowers, and she was pretty sad that she was the only dancer in her class who didn't get flowers so we made an emergency stop at Walmart to let her pick a small bouquet.
Sunday was Mother's Day. Ginny and Sam brought me really cute things they had made for me. They both sang me original songs in my honor, and kept bringing me cute notes and drawings all day. Both Max and Sam brought me little vases of flowers on Saturday. Also very cute. Trevor and Emily brought me a pretty little bamboo plant. Emily and I decided to make cherry cheesecake for our combined birthday/mother's Day treat. Yum! We went to visit Steve, Suzanne, and Gladys out in Smithfield in the afternoon, and Tutu and Papasan to deliver a flower and cards. We also stopped by my mother's and Nana's graves to sing our favorite song, "Today" and leave some flowers, too. It was cute at my mom's grave, Sam and Ginny both said they wanted some "alone time" with Grandma as we were leaving. The knelt individually by the grave and talked to Grandma--I don't know what they were saying, but it was very sweet.
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It's good to see you in the blog world again! Sounds like you guys are doing great. I love how Ginny and Sam wanted "alone" time with Grandma. Matthew tells me many times that he wants to go and visit Grandma Honey in Heaven. I keep explaining to him that if he went, he would have to stay. He promises me that he would come back. Their innocence can be so sweet. Miss you!
What is the song "Today'? Popular or Primary? Good to see you back blogging again. I know you are super busy, but we love hearing from you.
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