Many More Activities

Last weekend was a big one for the Greening Family -- 

These videos are from the dress rehearsal for Annie's jazz and hip hop dances.  I apologize for the quality or lack thereof.  (1) Jazz - Annie is in the front; (2) Hip Hop - Annie is in the back on the right side (then I move and she's more prominent.)

On Sunday, May 18th, we had Annie's 2 dance recitals and a piano recital for John & Annie.

Here are some videos from piano recital: (1) Duet with John on Sax, Annie on Piano, (2) Annie's solo, (3) John's solo. 

We finished up the Spring time activities with John's Band Concert on May 21.  Here is one more clip for your enjoyment.  Note that the band invited parents to join for this piece; sadly, neither Kyle nor I could find our trumpets.  

                

Backwards to the Baptism

So many fun memories of our time in St. Louis.

 The Greening kids loved playing with Kate and seeing her smile.
Kate pretty much always has a smile ready.  

Grandma enjoyed spending time with 6 of the Grandkids.  

We swam at the YMCA on Saturday morning.  Then, during naps, we toured the Soulard Market, buying a few items for that evening's dinner.  The Greening kids had fun playing on the swing set and chasing Uncle John and Clare (& Maggie) around the backyard.  

Sunday, of course, was Kate's Baptism.  She was wonderful and the Greening kids really enjoyed being present.  After lunch, we headed to Faust Park for a carousel ride and climbing all over the playground equipment.  We finished off a wonderful day with ice cream from Slippery's.  Delicious!  Thanks to John & Suzanne for a fun weekend.  We look forward to many more in the Chicago area. 

Baptism, Track, Singing...

Well, I still need to post about our wonderful weekend in St. Louis with John, Suzanne, Clare, Kate and Grandma Cronley.  The problem lies in the fact that I didn't have a charged camera battery and so I am waiting for some photos.  For now, suffice it to say, we had a great time.  It was wonderful to be together.  The kids absolutely loved playing with Clare and Kate, in addition to the Wii!  Plus, Kate was baptized!  What a blessing!

Back to the normal insanity of life:  Last Wednesday, John ran in the Catholic League Championship Track Meet.  He ran the 400M in 1:19, cutting 17 seconds off his previous person best.  

Today, Katie lead the singing at the school Mass.  As you can see, she's literally head & shoulders above her classmates - yes, those 3 other girls are 1st graders with Katie!  I've attached a clip, but will need to have Boog teach me how to edit these videos.  As you'll see, I attempted to change the view from horizontal to vertical while taping the song.  It doesn't work like a still camera.  OOPS!!  Enjoy, her song anyway. (The video has been "processing" for 45 minutes so I'll have to try tomorrow.  I'm going to bed!)

Lastly, this Thursday John is in the St. Pius X Middle School Musical - Guys & Dolls, Jr.  He is in the chorus and so he doesn't have a role, but supports the cast in the musical numbers.  The girls, meanwhile, were discussing the musical and, Erin, in typical form, called it "Grooms & Brides."  We all had a good laugh.  Erin often gets the main idea and doesn't bother with the finer details.  

We're down to 11 days of school, including field day.  We are beginning to focus on our road trip to New Jersey, with stops at Notre Dame, Sturgis, & Columbus.  More on that to come!