Hey there everyone. It's been a while, so I will get right down to it. I have been wanting to post earlier and haven't been able to find my camera cord, but I found it so...
First of all, the poodle skirts. Cute, aren't they? Grandma Rettig made them and we took the girls to eat at the 50's diner at the local airport. (yes, Brenham has a small airport) The Lewis family, Mike, and Aaron joined us and we had a great time.
These past days have been SO busy! We went to the Houston Zoo last Friday and it was really cool. We got a little lost getting there but when we arrived there was hardly anyone there. Leah really liked the sea lions and kept referring to being in the "jungle" and Bailee liked learning about all of the different animals.
The next day we had Maifest. Bailee, Leah, and Matt were Snorkelers. Now for you non-Brenhamites, Maifest is a "celebration of the youth of Brenham". Basically, there are junior and senior queen and kings who put on parades and coronations. There is a carnival and a festival and stuff like that. It has been going on in Brenham for over 100 years. We participated in the senior festivities because the king is a tuba player in the band. Special thanks to Jonni for making the girls swimsuits sparkle! We had a good time and the girls liked riding the float in the parade.
Mother's Day was a wonderful day. The girls made gifts and breakfast and I got a little ipod that clips on.. purple! I am thankful not only for my family of moms (my mom, mother-in-law, grandmothers etc) but also for the moms that I know. The Bible Study mothers have been a great thing for me this year and all of my friends who are moms are great too. I should be writing something sweet and profound about each one of you, but... not today! :)
Bailee played 4 memorized pieces in Piano Guild yesterday and did a terrific job. She was so cute going and playing for the judge. She has a recital on Saturday where she will be playing "Hush Little Baby".
I feel like I should mention too that we lost a former band student this week. He was killed in a car accident. Evan Bigbee was a junior my first year in Brenham. I remember his care free spirit. He and his friends would tell the waiters at the restaurants we went to with the band that it was my birthday EVERY time we went somewhere. I would be surprised by this random dessert and these tall, goofy boys would be giggling at their table. Evan told me that they couldn't afford to buy my dessert every time we went out, so they did this instead. His friends paid a wonderful tribute to Evan yesterday. It saddened me to see them have to go through something so awful, but it made me proud to see what wonderful young men they had become. I know that they will live a fuller life having known Evan.
Well, all is ok here. BUSY BUSY, but good. Please enjoy the pics and I will try to update soon.
Hope you are well,
K
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