Ebony and Ivory

These guys have been working so hard on the piano! I flipped back in the piano notebook and we have been doing lessons for almost exactly 4 years - since April 25, 2012. That is more than half of Caleb's life!

Anyway, here is a recording of their first duet. It was the one and only take of the day after a somewhat rougher attempt a week-and-a-half ago, thus the exuberance at the end. I love seeing them work together and celebrate together. This is one of those awesome parenting moments.

Friday in Felton

My team went offsite to build camaraderie. I think it was effective. It was certainly fun.

The scenery was beautiful. My colleagues and I... maybe not so much.

A bit over a hundred feet above the ground level in a giant California redwood.

I'm psych'ed.

We zipped from tree to tree; it was great.  I tried to enjoy the view as I flew past, but I was typically focused on where I was going to land. I kind of felt like an Ewok... or a resident of Channelwood.

Family Night

We've been hit-and-miss with Family Night, but when we pull it off, it's awesome.

The kids have gotten into taking the stage to fulfill their duties. This week, we had a lesson about Ninjago, but it managed to turn into a lesson on being courageous and working hard.

One of our neighbors held a small piano recital. I wanted to take the kids' picture together there. I tried for a while to get the kids' attention but they were very distracted. As we were leaving, Jacob complained that his back was wet. How did your back get wet Jacob?

Play time

At last, the kids have begun to play together for an extended amount of time without fighting!  We always believed this day would come.  The Playmobil sets have been heavily featured in our home lately.  Awesome toys.  The lion tamer, soccer mom, and hazmat crew often end up teaming up to battle the fairies, unicorns, and medieval knights while the three wise men and pirates stay aloof on the sidelines and the ICU nurse tends to the wounded and children.

Conference

[Mosiah 2:6] And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear...