Happy last day of August! And a happy birthday to my dad today!!
Our August was highlighted by 3 major themes...Music, Football and Back to School!
First up was MUSIC and the Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival where Rebecca AND Jacob performed during their youth showcase exhibition.
They both sounded amazing and continue to hone their love of singing and performing. Rebecca sang "Wolf Song" by Camp, and Jacob sang "Believer" by Imagine Dragons while being accompanied by Rebecca on guitar.
Friday during the festival, they performed and then we walked around the festival and had lunch including a favorite of a blooming onion.
Friday night, we returned to the festival to see the high school marching band perform and to see the Artistic group "Artrageous" perform. They are a group of artists who sing and dance and paint all at the same time. Their show was fantastic! If you ever have a chance to see them, I would highly recommend it!
Saturday, we were back at the festival for the kids' 2nd day of performing and again they sounded fantastic! They had a great experience, and I am super proud of them. While they were performing, Ben was having fun dancing on the sidelines. After they performed, we walked around again, and the kids had some fun playing a few games and see a transformer robot! Overall, it was a fun experience!
Next up in August, was FOOTBALL! We went to the coaching debut of my brother as a high school assistant football coach. It was a hot day for a game, but once the sun went down it cooled down considerably. The kids had a blast seeing Uncle Josh as a coach. I really am proud of my baby brother, who graduated college in May and is now a high school intervention specialist and football coach for the high school football team. Thankfully, the team Josh helps coach won. It was a good game and a lot of fun to watch Josh mentor and build these kids up!
Finally, last week the theme was BACK TO SCHOOL! I headed back to work and the kids headed back to school. Benjamin started back to school on a Thursday. Rebecca and Jacob went back to school on Friday, as Thursday was a day dedicated to 6th graders and 9th graders to get used to the schools. Since Jacob and Rebecca are in 7th and 10th grades respectively, they didn't have to attend school until Friday.
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With all of that, I think that I have caught up on blogging. Finally. I think with that I will leave you with a picture of Gronk, who decided one morning to not get off my bed when I went to make it, so I just tucked him in and he seemed to like it!
Hope everyone has a great day!
Aw, that picture of Gronk all tucked into the bed. So sweet! Glad your August ended on a good note. Still can't quite comprehend your kids starting back to school on a Friday, why not just wait until Monday in that case? It is hard to get a back on track and not be wore out no matter when it starts though. Congrats to your brother on his new job & the win. Looked up the show you mentioned, seems sold out near us (still 2 hours away, maybe next time). Hope you are in the middle of a fantastic week!
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ReplyDeleteAww! Groom is so sweet! I could only get Rebecca’s video to load, but wow! She sounds amazing! Such a beautiful voice. Looks like y’all have been busy, busy, busy! Hope the kids have a great school year!
ReplyDeleteI meant Gronk…autocorrect for the “win” again. 🤦🏻♀️
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