Our fun-filled weekend with Grandma and Grandpa ended with the big girls’ big spring orchestra concert. They joined orchestra in March, after a few months of private lessons, but they caught on quickly and were definitely major contributors to the beginner’s orchestra section. We were supposed to have the concert outside, but the 10% chance […]
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On Sunday, all the attention moved to Susie, who had her first violin recital with the other students in Miss Cande’s violin studio! Susie played Allegro and Minuet 1 from her Suzuki book and then joined the advanced players for several fiddle songs. All the students played one of the first fiddle songs together, as […]
Leah texted last week to say that their little Lutheran school had a teacher work day on Friday, and it just so happened to be the only free day for weeks for our family. So the three little girls and I drove over to Davenport for the day to hang out with Lydia and William […]
We didn’t plan it, but we were pretty well color coordinated for church this morning. Of note: Tommy is now wearing Men’s clothes.
Annie met Dr. Gardner in the fall, and last week, the middles had their well-child checks. As usual, they’re all petite, but their growth is proportional, so we’re not worrying about anyone’s growth anymore, even Annie’s. (And the next day, Susie had her surgery recheck with Dr. Hansen, and her ear has healed wonderfully. We’re […]
We have another child in double digits! Susie celebrated by getting up early to open her ten books and other assorted gifts. We had an abbreviated school day so that she could play with her new toys and read new books! Homemade pork dumplings and chocolate cake with chocolate icing for dinner. Then on to […]
Well, we don’t really have a church home yet, but we went to in-person services for Good Friday and Easter, so things are looking up, right? Maybe by next year we won’t be wearing masks and social distancing? I thought we’d only get a picture of the kids, but our neighbor happened to be walking […]
Spring Break in Hillsdale, Rochester, and South Bend
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Indiana, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 16th, 2021
Spring break found us heading to Michigan, where the girls hung out with Grandma for a few days while I stayed with Mariel and met up with Bethany and Keith for a Jane Austen CCA at Hillsdale! It was great to be back on campus and so great to have a couple days off from […]
We’ve had a LOT of snow this winter–way more than the kids have seen during our brief midwest forays over the past nine years! But until now, it’s not been the best packing snow. When Tommy went out to snowblow the driveway this afternoon, he announced that it was finally sticky snow, so the girls […]
Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Muller
Posted in Annie, Elizabeth, Family, Iowa, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Nov 28th, 2020
Grandma and Grandpa came down to spend Thanksgiving with us and helped us find the perfect tree! With covid restrictions closing down tractor rides, Daddy and Grandpa had to drag the tree all the way through the fields and back to the check-out area, but we managed it, even in masks.