Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Musical Solo Debut
Last weekend, we went to NC to visit my mom. She was asked to have her "Nana's Family and Friends" sing at a Constitution Day celebration in her town. The whole group sang "This Land is Your Land." This was the same song they sang back in April.
Not only did Leland sing, but Lucy did a great job too. She knows the motions pretty well. She was very excited to be up there with the big girls.
Here is the song.
The few days prior to heading down to NC, I asked Leland if she would like to sing a song by herself in front of lots of people. To my surprise she said, "Yes!" She knows "Proud to be an American" really well, so we decided on that song. We kept prepping her that she was going to sing all by herself in front of lots of people. She seemed to be really excited about it.
I was so nervous for her when it was time for her to sing. We had been out in the sun for a few hours and she was hot and tired. She started to say she didn't want to do it, but I think when it was suddenly "her turn" she was ready to go.
She walked up to the mic and was ready to sing. There were about 75 or more people in the crowd. Now for her musical debut:
The video was pretty far away, but luckily we have some great close up pictures.
Look at the smile. She did such a great job.
Now she wants to sing for everyone. Later that night, at my mom's neighborhood block party, she asked my mom if she could sing. There were about 30 people there.
The next day we went to church at my mom's branch and they happened to have their Primary program. They had only 12 kids, ages 4 to 12 years, as a part of their program. My mom asked if Leland would be willing to sing with them, since she knows all the songs. Of course she was excited about the opportunity to sing.
Leland walked up to the front while giving us a big wave. When the music started, Leland sang at the top of her lungs, so much so that everyone started to laugh and turned to look at her parents (us!). She was the youngest, but loudest of all of them and she was on key most of the time. It was so cute, but I was a little embarrassed. She loves her Primary music. I wish that we had that whole program on video. It was great!
Our cute girls were so worn out after all that singing.
Not only did Leland sing, but Lucy did a great job too. She knows the motions pretty well. She was very excited to be up there with the big girls.
Here is the song.The few days prior to heading down to NC, I asked Leland if she would like to sing a song by herself in front of lots of people. To my surprise she said, "Yes!" She knows "Proud to be an American" really well, so we decided on that song. We kept prepping her that she was going to sing all by herself in front of lots of people. She seemed to be really excited about it.
I was so nervous for her when it was time for her to sing. We had been out in the sun for a few hours and she was hot and tired. She started to say she didn't want to do it, but I think when it was suddenly "her turn" she was ready to go.
She walked up to the mic and was ready to sing. There were about 75 or more people in the crowd. Now for her musical debut:
The video was pretty far away, but luckily we have some great close up pictures.
Look at the smile. She did such a great job.
Now she wants to sing for everyone. Later that night, at my mom's neighborhood block party, she asked my mom if she could sing. There were about 30 people there.The next day we went to church at my mom's branch and they happened to have their Primary program. They had only 12 kids, ages 4 to 12 years, as a part of their program. My mom asked if Leland would be willing to sing with them, since she knows all the songs. Of course she was excited about the opportunity to sing.
Leland walked up to the front while giving us a big wave. When the music started, Leland sang at the top of her lungs, so much so that everyone started to laugh and turned to look at her parents (us!). She was the youngest, but loudest of all of them and she was on key most of the time. It was so cute, but I was a little embarrassed. She loves her Primary music. I wish that we had that whole program on video. It was great!
Our cute girls were so worn out after all that singing.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Welcome to Richmond Exploration
Last weekend, we spent our entire Saturday exploring Richmond. Chuck wanted to give me and the girls an introduction to some of the fun things he had seen in his trips downtown.
We visited the Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works.
Walked out over the gorgeous James River.
While we were on the bridge, a train came on the tracks that went right over our heads. The girls were ecstatic.
We drove through Hollywood Cemetery, which has 18,000 Civil War soldiers, two US Presidents, the only Confederate States President, and 25 Confederate generals buried there.
We also had a picnic on Brown's Island, drove by Main Street Station, Chimborazo Civil War Hospital, the Flood Wall, and Shockoe Bottom. We also got some BBQ sandwiches from Buz & Ned's, who was challenged by Bobby Flay in a BBQ Throwdown and WON! (The employees all wear shirts that say "Flay Slayer.") We love watching Bobby on the Food Network.
Some of these sites we visited were National Parks and we found out about National Public Lands Day on September 26th. Find a participating site near you to volunteer in your area.
We visited the Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works.
Walked out over the gorgeous James River.
While we were on the bridge, a train came on the tracks that went right over our heads. The girls were ecstatic.
We drove through Hollywood Cemetery, which has 18,000 Civil War soldiers, two US Presidents, the only Confederate States President, and 25 Confederate generals buried there.
We also had a picnic on Brown's Island, drove by Main Street Station, Chimborazo Civil War Hospital, the Flood Wall, and Shockoe Bottom. We also got some BBQ sandwiches from Buz & Ned's, who was challenged by Bobby Flay in a BBQ Throwdown and WON! (The employees all wear shirts that say "Flay Slayer.") We love watching Bobby on the Food Network.
Some of these sites we visited were National Parks and we found out about National Public Lands Day on September 26th. Find a participating site near you to volunteer in your area.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Lucy misses her sister
This week Leland started preschool. She loves going to school so much. Her school is on the way to Chuck's work, so he has been dropping her off in the morning. This morning he had an early meeting, so I had to take her with both the little girls.
Lucy was NOT happy about leaving Leland there at school. She threw a little fit on the floor in the hallway and I had to drag her out of the building. Charlotte is in the car seat carrier, which is heavy just carrying that, but then throw in carrying (dragging) a 35 lb 2 year-old while kicking around too, it was quite the workout.
I finally got the girls to the car, after Lucy sat down twice in the middle of the busy parking lot. Sporting her newest saying over and over, "It's not fair!" while crossing her arms and pouting her lips, huffing and puffing.
After she calmed down, I asked Lucy what she wanted to do during her special time with mommy. I gave her a few choices - library, mall, playground, or yoga (I threw that in there, cause that's what I wanted to do).
She chose to go home to do yoga. Great choice. At least she gives me a little reward for our tough morning.
Leland's only been gone 1 out of the 3 hours for today and Lucy has asked twice when Leland will be home. I love that she misses her sister. I need to remind them of this when they are driving each other crazy later today.
Lucy was NOT happy about leaving Leland there at school. She threw a little fit on the floor in the hallway and I had to drag her out of the building. Charlotte is in the car seat carrier, which is heavy just carrying that, but then throw in carrying (dragging) a 35 lb 2 year-old while kicking around too, it was quite the workout.
I finally got the girls to the car, after Lucy sat down twice in the middle of the busy parking lot. Sporting her newest saying over and over, "It's not fair!" while crossing her arms and pouting her lips, huffing and puffing.
After she calmed down, I asked Lucy what she wanted to do during her special time with mommy. I gave her a few choices - library, mall, playground, or yoga (I threw that in there, cause that's what I wanted to do).
She chose to go home to do yoga. Great choice. At least she gives me a little reward for our tough morning.
Leland's only been gone 1 out of the 3 hours for today and Lucy has asked twice when Leland will be home. I love that she misses her sister. I need to remind them of this when they are driving each other crazy later today.
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