2012 Blue Jeans Week 25

Welcome to Blue Jeans Momma.  We had a quiet week at our house.  My oldest 2 girls were at church girls' camp from M-F, so it was just the youngest two.  It was a very quiet and relaxing week.  We missed the oldest, but they had a lot of fun.

Sunday:  Happy Father's Day!  Ben is just amazing.  My kids are so lucky and blessed to have him for a dad, and I am even more blessed to be married to the cute guy!  Sure love you!  His awesome card was created by Miss O.  She is our resident master card maker.

Monday: The girls before they headed to camp

Tuesday:  With her older sisters gone, Miss E kept herself busy this week.  She took a kids cooking class offered through the library.  Today they made whole wheat quick bread and fruit smoothies.  She has dinner planned for next week which I am happy about because she is cooking!

Wednesday:  Bedtime routines---Ben always reads to the kids, and he and Mr J are reading a book together--just the boys.  They are reading A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole.   

Thursday:  Miss E also kept busy this week with swimming lessons.  She is a very strong swimmer and really developed her diving this week.  Way to go Miss E!

Friday:  Mr J wanted to learn how to roller skate.  Miss E was a big help because he couldn't quite get the hang of it yet :)  Love her look.

Saturday:  For the past 2 weeks Miss E has been participating in a children's summer theater workshop.  The workshop culminates in the kids performing a play for their parents on Saturday morning.   Miss E is 2nd from the right and is a pony.  Her play was about Rainbow and her little ponies that eat magic oats and come to life and like to disco.  They enter an animal dance contest to win the prize money to buy medicine to help their owner recover from a rare disease.  It was a fun play, and the kids did a great job!  The play was written by the staff of the workshop.

Making Gold Medal Music

Saturday our family drove 1 1/2 hours (one way) to a State University for my girls to compete in a piano competition. We have done it for several years, and I played in the same competition at the same place when I was young. Over the years I have had several people make comments about driving that far to have them play a 30 second piece or however long, and I want to ask, "And how far do you drive and how often do you go to your kids ball games?" But I don't, I just think that :) but I think it is just as important to support your kids in their musical talents as their sports or other talents. My kids practice their piano every day all year, not just for a season. They work very hard at it, and they are doing very well. I think it is important for them to have chances to perform, be judged--not against anyone else, just themselves--and to receive an award for that. Then they have a very tangible award for their hard work and a great sense of accomplishment--they got a gold medal! The competition is held each April, and for a gold medal, yeah, we will drive 3 hours round trip for it. Way to go girls! We are proud of you!
Miss E has already decided she is taking this for show-and-tell this week.

Keep up the good work girls! You make beautiful Gold Medal Music!