Now that's funny

Meadowlark quartet

Playing at Meghan Coones wedding. 

Amy Player, Jenny Klinkenberg, me and Nathan Wood

Summer Bucket List 2017

It's ready. I'm ready. Let's do this thing.

That's a wrap

Hold on to yer butts.

It's time for school to end and that means concerts and fieldtrips and awards assemblies and graduations.

Here we go!

Mathew's Jazz band...he inherited a brave gene from an ancestor because he is not...

afraid. Watching him play is simultaneously terrifying and seriously awesome! He always does great and I'm so glad it's not me.

Apparently, he did so well, he has been crowned king over all. He will no longer be required to walk.

He's graduating from middle school, so he has alot of assemblies. This one was "The Pennies". Its for theater and recognizes the kids for their contribution in the last three years.

Theater is the best.

And the long awaited trip to Branson for eighth graders.

 Ethan's symphonic band concert.

Megan literally running up and back to receive her award for killer grades. I almost didn't get my phone up before she bolted off the stage. But she nailed sixth grade. She can run if she wants to.

 Anna singing in her very last kindergarten assembly. ADORABLE.

And we loved her teacher SOOOO much, Mrs. Degraffenreid is the very best of the best. We are going to work our magic to make sure that Everly gets her too.

Megan's final band concert and she got to play the timpani! I love being able to hear her and see her serious face as she executes her part with precision. And I love that tiny involuntary smile she gets when she knows we are watching her.

And finally....Mat's graduation! He did it! He survived middle school and I'm thrilled for him!

Next year he'll be a freshman and Olathe South.

Now, let's go get crackin on that Summer Bucket List!

Mother's Day 2017

Every mother should wake up to the sight of Mathew in his church clothes ready to take your breakfast order.

Nailed it.

Playing "Spot It" with the cutest little Everly. And she beat me fair and square. The video is next-level adorable.

Tuscan chicken with seedless watermelon.

This kids fill up my life!

Path to freedom

Well, hot diggety.

He did it.

And I am officially done with driving this fellow to early morning seminary!

Ethan turns 16

He made it, ladies and gentlemen. He's old enough to date and drive. 

His main birthday present was the John Mayer concert, but we always have a special dinner as a family, not matter what else is happening. He chose pork barbacoa. We were happy to oblige!

Ethan has had a hard time passing the test for his learner's permit. So my gift to him was to make flash cards of the manual so he could study and finally pass it. We shall see if he makes good use of them!

The Huffords are never afraid to embellish the birthday song! Laney leads out.

Clearly, Ethan loves it...

He is one of us, however....and he proceeds to blow out his candles...

One.

By.

 One.

Happy 16th, Ethan!