Fun times!

Eliza and Sarah recently came home from their piano lessons with a paper that said, "Piano Musicale." I dutifully made the girls practice, and then the day arrived. I forced Eliza to change out of her boy shorts into something a little nicer, not a dress mind you, and then the entire family went to the "Musicale." At the beginning the teacher announced that there would be a recital at the end of May. "If there will be a recital in May, what are we attending now?" I thought to myself.  

The girls performed well and then we all enjoyed some refreshments. As we were finishing up, the mother of one of the other girls poked her head in the door and said, "Oh, I'm sorry. Was I supposed to stay? Jenny said that parents weren't invited." The teacher avoided answering the question directly, but after being asked a second time, she answered, "Actually . . . no." NO!? I was a little embarrassed as I watched my husband and children wolf down cookies, chips and candy. Luckily for me, there was another family of six who also misunderstood, and they were wolfing down the goodies too. 

This photo is from our family party. Do you ever feel like your tired of the same old, same old, and you just don't want to prepare a meal. Well it hit me one Friday night. I decided that we would have finger foods for dinner and turn the night into a party. The kids really got into it. They helped wash and peel veggies, make Rotel & Velveeta cheese dip, and bake pizza bites. After we ate our finger foods we danced around the house and then had a Mario Cart tournament. Sweet!