Today we met another new friend.
Evelyn Adele Edge
"Evie"
She is very cute don't you think
Her two big sisters Lilly and Bella are very proud of her
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Family Time on Tour
We managed to sneak a little bit of family time on one of our "night's off" while we were away and we took the boys out for a meal, this was dessert!!!
We spent all of the other evenings taking the youngest group to the sweet shop before safely getting them into their own rooms before midnight. Every other night we were on the late shift where we had to check the older ones back in and patrol the corridors ensuring we complied with the hotel's policy on noise. If only all the other schools had done the same!
Never mind, at least we did what was right and set the example.
I think they call it "sector leading practice" in an inspection!!!
The ferry crossing home was beautiful, it was early morning, the sun was warm and the sea was calm. Ross was sick at the very thought of the boat! But he was okay once we actually got on it and as you can see in the next picture he did get up and move around in the end.
Orchestra on Tour
We have just come back from a tour of Spain with the Greenhill School Orchestra and Windband.
Ross was one of the youngest members.
He played in the wind band and also had a role in the main orchestra
as chief page turner for one of the pianists.
Here is Gareth with his major role in Ace is High.
And here he is with Joel who gave him on the job training, tuition and inspiration on the Timpani drums.
The percussion section really do enjoy themselves!
This is the Orchestra of the future!
Lets hope we have an influx of musicians in the next couple of years!
Sunday, 10 July 2011
What a treat!
We had a fantastic time at the Swansea Grand last night watching JOSEPH.
Thanks Granny and Grandad for our birthday tickets.
Monday, 4 July 2011
Happy Anniversary To Us
We were married 19 years ago today.
July 4th 1992
I am so thankful to have married my best friend.
I am thankful that he is there for me, that he cares for me and loves me.
I am thankful for our three beautiful, healthy children.
I am thankful for the support of family and friends.
I am thankful for the knowledge that I have that our union will continue after we leave this mortal state, that we are sealed for time and all eternity in the Temple.
This link will tell you why we build temples and why we feel blessed to be able to go there.
Three years on
This is a river trip in May 2008
Same river, different boat May 2011
My haven't they grown!!
We did all manage to get on the boat but I don't think it will happen again as the back end was submerged and Calvin and I got rather wet backsides!
No photos
It feels like so long since I blogged!! I feel like its more interesting with photos and I haven't taken any recently. It's not that we haven't done anything here in Wales.
Gareth and Ross were in their school concert last week (forgot the camera)
Gareth is off to Birmingham on Wednesday to take part in a UK school orchestra competition. He has a large part in one of the pieces as he has to play the big cymbals in "Ace is High"
Both boys are then off to Spain with the Orchestra for a tour.
Martha had a fantastic school report, topping the class for reading. The report concluded with her fantastic teacher Mr Adams asking for a copy of her first published book.
The weather has been great and at last we have been able to fire up the bbq and have some friends over. One family liked it so much here, they bought their caravan with them and stayed the weekend! They discovered that our village was more than just a few houses and a garage on the main road!
We also have another new addition to our menagerie. Poppy the hamster joined us last week. She is very pretty but may never be tame as we are all too scared of being bitten to pick her up.
The chicks are growing, we have 1 cockerel and 2 hens. The other aged hens are dropping like flies so we need this new stock.
Thats about all for now, just to say welcome to any new readers that may have found me out here in Sunny Wales.
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