Rain

This afternoon the kids were ready to take a break from school and go out and play, but it started to rain. They sat on the porch waiting for it to stop and it didn't. I could hear them running and playing and then I realized they were all out in the rain. They were running and screaming and playing - even filling buckets with rain water and pouring it on each other. They were having so much fun I had to get a few pictures. 

It wasn't long before Bella was tired of the rain and was cold and not so happy anymore. 

They went in one by one and got in a warm bath - Bella was first and it took no time at all for her to warm up and smile again. She got her jammies on and rested on the sofa with Bethany's doll blanket. 

I know I said I was going to post some recital pictures and have not. I think I'm not as anxious this year as I had a terrible seat - a man sat in front of me and his head was in the way of most of my pictures. I could only get pictures of one side of the stage and it was very frustrating so I took a lot fewer pictures than usual. I still may post a few, but today I just wanted to document the blast the kids had in the rain. 

Miracles In Motion - Recital

Sunday was dance recital day for our girls that dance with Miracles In Motion. They were so excited and have talked of nothing else for days and days. I haven't gone through all my pictures yet, but I took these two of Bella when we first got to the school. She was getting her hair and makeup done. 

I will try to go through the pictures and post a few of the dancers in the next few days. It was a wonderful recital and everyone did so well. 

What We Are Reading

We finally read All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor in April. It was a book I had not read to the kids in ages. Actually, most of the kids had never heard it at all. They all enjoyed it and now we have to find a new book to start tomorrow. We have had some suggestions so I guess tomorrow we will decide. We read quite a lot in April, as usual, but I did not use the Mark-My-Time. I think this month I will start back up as the kids do like to see how many hours we read and I do, also.