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!