The Rest of April

 As you will see by the photos I am posting, it has been a busy month. Here is a wrap-up of April...

We watched McBe's TKD testing for his next level of blue belt. 

Later that week, we attended his belting ceremony.

Also in that week, we renewed our driver's licenses and had some doctor appointments. On the weekend, we celebrated Easter weekend and enjoyed three days with OFD and the rest of the family. The family bowling outing was not worthy of sharing! The following week was dental appointments, more doctor visits, a library book club discussion, and...

...a very informative OLLI class, which I really enjoyed.

Last Thursday was the start of a busy 5 days. Miss W and the Lincoln High School Ensembles had their Spring performance. Miss W is a member of the freshman women's group. There were a total of 5 groups performing choral numbers. Miss W and the blond freshman on her right had a solo in one of their songs. The last photo is of all 5 groups in a final number.

Friday night Edison Middle School Show Choir, Inventions, had their performance for parents and friends. The 7th and 8th grade members present roses to their moms after their last song. Inventions alumni are invited to join the group to sing a traditional song each year. This year Miss W wore her Inventions T-Shirt and joined the group.

On Saturday, we celebrated Miss W's 15th birthday.

It was a combined birthday and confirmation celebration with family.

Hubby and I took a few minutes on Saturday to check the new set of geocaches he placed.

Affirmation of Baptism, or Confirmation in our vocabulary, was Sunday afternoon. Miss W read the lesson for her group's service. (Every confirmand had a part in the service; all 24 of them.) The second group had their service later Sunday afternoon.

The final event of those busy 5 days was McBe's middle school band concert. He is a percussionist. For this concert, he played the cymbals, the snare drum, and the marimba. The top photo is of the 7th and 8th grade band students at Edison. Each group performed separately but had a final number together at the end. 

We continue to organize the garage so both of our vehicles will fit next winter when it snows. We think we have a plan that will work. Hubby is now working on his license plate collection for display in his Man Cave. Pictures will be coming. I keep organizing in the kitchen. I am almost done. 

The weather is finally spring-like, giving me an itch to be digging in the dirt. I bought a few plants for the perennial bed and did a bit of removing grass and weeds in that flower bed today/Wednesday. The Columbines survived the winter and are growing. The peonies are making an appearance. I love this time of year!