Piano Recital...Piano Recital...Piano Recital...Piano Recital!

So yesterday was my Spring Piano recital. My teacher and I had a two piano duet (I don't know if you remember me talking about it), and we performed it for one of my SSA concerts during the school year. It died. That's all I'll say. So now we were more than ready to perform it, and I actually performed at all her recitals at Piano Gallery! I got praise (while also being put on the spot with my sob story, and give an example to the other students about making and learning from mistakes) from both parents and employees (who were slightly curious about why I had been there for four and a half hours, and also wanted to sell me stuff...), and got a new Lord of the Rings piano book (the third one to finish my collection). Tons and tons of fun!

Pretties!

Last Sunday, I started doing nails with the girls. That's all it took to get Emily and Rachel going on each other...and on Ben and Daniel. They asked Stephen to let them do his nails to, but he OBVIOUSLY said no. Same with Michael. He's a little boy, unlike Ben and Daniel who are daddies, and we don't want to emotionally scar him. But, it was a fun little activity!

Girls's Night Out!

After we took the pictures, all the (adult) girls went for a night out. We went to eat at Applebee's, and got really yummy frozen yogurt at a place called Red Mango. After that, they decided to go to Target to let me be their project. They knew how badly I needed clothes, and how much I hate clothes shopping with my mom. After an hour of trying on everything they had exuberantly found for me, we came home with two full bags of new clothes for me! WHOO!

Family Pics

With ten kids running around, and nine parents/grandparents/great-grandparents hanging about, it's been pretty crazy around here. But it's also been lots of fun, especially since this will probably be the first time that all the ten cousins have been together. It's so fun to be around them, realizing how close they're getting. And of course, it's been pretty fun to be with Stephen and Laura Beth. Last Saturday, we all took the opportunity of our all being here to take family pictures. They aren't ready for us yet, but Dad took a couple of me and Mom.

It's Official!

Okay, well...it's...been official. Dan and Steph have moved in, Grandma visited and Stephen and Laura came from Ohio. They're going to come back soon, but for now, I need to make some updates on what we've been doing!

WHOOO!!!

There you have it, that was my reaction last night when I went to my first multi-stake dance! I had such a good time with friends, and was glad they were there so I could get in with the dancing groove (at first, it was pretty intimidating...). I had a great time!

Study Buddies

I know I know, studying is annoying, but surprisingly in this picture, Tanner isn't groaning, he's just trying to hide from the camera.

Last Saturday, Alien, Dom, Tanner and I studied for our geometry core tests. It maybe wasn't the most pleasant thing we could have done, but it was great to get some down time with my best friends. We all brought things for a brunch as well! It was really good!










After we finished a good couple of hours on studying, we watched Chopped (I know, we are the biggest nerds...watching food programs when we hang out, but I loved it! It's an awesome show!).



I sure love these guys and appreciate their company! More to come soon!