In September, Kalleigh started Suzuki violin lessons. Her teacher's name is Yuko Saito. Every Wednesday, Kalleigh makes the journey with her little pretend violin to practice the rhythms, learn new beats and songs. Soon she will be upgrading to an actual violin! It is fun to watch her learn, grow and develop her skills and we can't wait until she has a "real violin" to practice on!
Last night (Friday-October 26th) we traveled to Dawson, MN to see Midori, a famous violinist. She was in concert with Robert McDonald who played the piano. Talk about an amazing adventure. Midori was amazing, she spent about 2 1/2 hours exhibiting her talent which left us breathless. Kalleigh was amazed at the skill she demonstrated and couldn't stop talking about her moves and the music. It was a great date night for mom and Kalleigh and we had a wonderful time! Midori spent time after her concert signing autographs for the future violinists. Kalleigh was able to get Midori to sign her violin. What a perfect ending to a wonderful night of adventures and fun!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Hailey Marie
On Monday morning, October 15th, our niece Hailey will undergo another open heart surgery as her doctors have decided that it is time once again to repair her heart. Everyone in the family has spent countless hours praying and preparing for this moment. Most of us were thinking she would be a little older before she would have to go back to the cities and have heart surgery... However as much as we would like to control all of the aspects of our lives, that is not reality.
Putting your faith in the unknown is hard to put into words. Trusting others who have spent countless hours of their lives studying for this moment is unimaginable.
God has a plan for everyone regardless of their age...He loves all of us, especially little girls who love the movie 'Cars', love stuffed puppies, the red insides out of olives, reading Judy B. Jones, eating ice cream, and macaroni and cheese.
We love you Hailey Marie!
Putting your faith in the unknown is hard to put into words. Trusting others who have spent countless hours of their lives studying for this moment is unimaginable.
God has a plan for everyone regardless of their age...He loves all of us, especially little girls who love the movie 'Cars', love stuffed puppies, the red insides out of olives, reading Judy B. Jones, eating ice cream, and macaroni and cheese.
We love you Hailey Marie!
Holmberg Orchard
Saturday proved to be a beautiful day. We spent the day at Holmberg Orchard just outside of Vesta. Girls, girls and more girls as Jada, Kalleigh, Casey, Camry, Abigail, Missy and I headed out in our burb to pick the perfect pumpkin. After arriving at the orchard, we met the clowns, got our faces painted, played in the boats filled with corn... The girls all got a ride on the minature ponies and then it was time to take a ride on the hayrack out to the pumpkin patch. The pumpkins came in all different sizes from big to small... The girls had a blast running around the field trying to find the perfect pumpkin. I think they were more facinated in the rotten ones that had gigantic holes! It was a fun and exciting day and has turned into a great fall tradition.
Zip Line
Ty and Tate bought a zip line with their rock picking money. Tim strug the line between two trees in their backyard and they boys fly through the air, upside down, backwards, sideways... and have a blast. Last friday night we were over at the Thooft Ranch and Kalleigh got a chance to practice her bat like flying skills as she flew through the air and gracefully crashed into the tree at the end of the line. Kalleigh and her "boyfriend" Tate took turns flying through the air. They always have fun when they play together!
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