First piano recital

Courtney has just been taking piano lessons for 1 month. My friend Darcie that is teaching her always takes the summer off, but I wanted her to at least know some basic fact about piano before summer so during summer she can practice. We only have a keyboard, so it's a little different, but she still gets the idea. Well she had her first recital and did a fabulous job.

This is just a picture of her getting her Certificate. Great job Courtney and yes maybe soon we will finally get a piano. Does anyone know where we can get a really cheap one?

Courtney's Science Fair project

5th graders are required to participate in the Science Fair. Courtney choose to see if flowers will stay alive longer in ice cold water or boiling water. The outcome was that the boiling water cooked the stems and turned the water yellow and died faster. The ice cold water made the flowers last long. We should have had a controlled sample as well were it was just regular tap water. Anyways we are glad this project is over and I don't think there are anymore big projects left. Only 3 1/2 more weeks for her and then school will be over. Yeah!

Snow after Church

When we left for church yesterday it was not snowing. In fact it was a nice day, I even wore sandals. When we came out of church we found it had snowed. Of course when we got home Courtney scarfed down lunch and was out playing in the snow before I was even changed. The snow was perfect for big snow balls. She and Tyler ended up rolling quite a few of them and making a fort with them.

It wasn't very big. Tyler barely fit in there, but they still enjoyed themselves.I'm afraid that yesterdays snow was probably the last snow fall of the season. The kids love the snow, but I'm ready for warmer weather. Who's with me?

Snow

Yesterday we woke up to snow on the ground. There was just a skiff, but it was enough to get Courtney, Tyler and Sydney out there building a snowman. Tyler and Courtney are on track break, so that's why they were home. Courtney confiscated the camera and took these pictures. I have to admit the snowman was pretty cute! I'm surprised she was able to make that big of a snowman since there was hardly any snow. When they were all done there gloves were soaking wet. The snow was very very wet, but they didn't mind and they had a great time.

Book of Mormon reinactment

Megan and Courtney are both in Achievement days. Tuesday they had to reinact characters from the Book of Mormon. Megans group did Samuel the Lamanite.
Samuel talking to the people

The people throwing rocks at Samuel on top of the wall

Courtney was Amalickiah in the story of Captain Moroni


She is such a drama queen. They both did a great job and had fun doing it. Way to go both of you!