Random February Happenings

February was such a busy month. I didn't get a whole lot of pictures though. I had to prepare and give a talk in church and that pretty much ruined the first week of the month for me. It was terrible. The entire thing. Before, during, and even after. I was also asked to help out on the piano with the Lamb of God (thankfully they used an orchestra), lots of running, lots of Young Women stuff, and of course the NFMC stuff, which I'll put in a separate post. So yes, I was so busy. Erik was also busy with being in three choirs--Millennial choir, ward choir, and The Lamb of God multi-stake choir. Plus his work.  Anyway, here are the pictures I took---I probably should have taken more.

Feb. 3

A lot of sickness this school year and a lot of school days missed. Here is Ian sleeping off one of his sicknesses on the couch. Elisa also missed a lot of school days.

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Ready to go!

Almost to the finish line...

Goofing around just before we left

Feb. 8

Ian, Erik, and I all participated in the Ryan's Race. I believe this is the last one they will be having. They must not have advertised as hard as the previous years because there wasn't as big of a turnout as there has been in previous years and not nearly as many booths. Erik ran the 5K with me, and Ian ran the 1 mile race with his friend James. The 5K ended up being a little longer than the 3.1 miles more like 3.3 miles so actually that was the longest I've ever run haha. I ran my average slow speed (11--something minutes per mile) so I didn't place of course. Erik ran at my pace the whole time. I may have set a slow pace for him, but I also kept him from stopping to catch his breath. After the race itself, we chatted with a few people and grabbed a few snacks before heading home.

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February 16

While I was busy helping out with the organ federation event, Erik made the kids some chicken parmesan for dinner.

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Feb 17

The latest set of songs printed out, waiting for me to stuff them in the binders. I left them sitting for an entire month until I got around to putting them in the binders. 

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Feb. 19

Ian with his first batch of tumbled gems. I couldn't for the life of me get them to polish properly. 

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https://youtube.com/shorts/XtmfgX-8JhI

Erik's skit

https://youtube.com/shorts/E7cwi1-3rnc?feature=share

Ian's Allegro Grazioso performance

Feb. 22

We had our ward talent show, the first one we've ever had. I didn't sign up to do anything. I brought my patriotic quilt to show, but I changed my mind at the last minute. Erik had signed up to do a skit, and Ian decided to play his piano, which I was happy about! The skits were mostly silly. We had popcorn and water while we watched.