The Many Family Band

as noted in previous blogs i am involved with the PTA at the kids school. i am the official "arts chair" which means i'm in charge of the school t-shirt, the reflections art program and anything else art related that goes on in the school. this year i thought it would be fun to have a talent show for the school community. i won't go into the details of the program but i will tell you that it was a huge success. we had 76 students perform and 4 families who went on stage to do their thing.
we knew that we were going to do something that night but went through a few different songs until we found the right one off this record. we chose the snow patrol song because it was easy to learn and quite cute.
our video camera was missing the charger and we could not record the event...we're super sad but we did get some pictures:
we're hoping to do the show again next year and already have many more families interested in showing off their talents too.

Just a Few Notes

We have had a BUSY weekend and i don't have enough time to write about ALL the things we've done but i have put up a bunch of new pictures on the flickr page so have yourself a little lookey-look.
here's a quick list of some of the highlights:
*Hazel had a huge dance performance on Sunday
*We rode The Duck around Seattle on Monday night
*2 trips to the Sculpture Park
*1 trip to the Aquarium on Tuesday
*First appearance of the Many Family Band on Friday night

We also did a bunch of walking around all weekend and found this strange plant. Do any of you happen to know what it is?


those leaves...they are fuzzy! like Tank's EAR for heaven's sake! august and i found it walking around queen anne (right in front of Hilltop Yarn for those of you living out this way). we were both a bit afraid to touch it for fear it was sticky or prickly or poison, but it was the softest thing you've ever felt.
i'd love to know what this plant is called. anyone know anything about it?


***UPDATE***
after doing a bit of investigation on line i have found out that this plant is actually called LAMBS EAR. i might have to git me some!

kids movie review #1

we loaded up the van today and headed out to see SURF'S UP.
i'll admit that we'll see just about any kids movie that comes out because well, we love to see movies in the theater, for example, we also saw SHREK III...but that's another story.
so, yes, we saw SURF'S UP and yes, we saw it on opening weekend. and YES, we loved it. it was very different than the other computer animated movie out there. this one not only looked amazing but it had a great story and was a mock-umentory. the fake cinematography was flawless.
we laughed and laughed at the "candid" conversations between the characters. even the secondary characters were great.
so...all that to say...it's worth your hard earned money.
let me know what you think when/if you see it.
(SHREK III does not get my recommendation, can't stand any of them)

running hot and cold

believe it or not it has been very warm in these parts lately. today, however, is rainy and c-o-l-d.
gone are my iced white mocha's with my little star coffee ice cubes:(

i've been getting a bit more involved at the school and oh boy-it's not my idea of a good time. lessons learned:
1. always ask for help from the person who took on the project in the past.
2. always ask for help from said person BEFORE you begin the project.
3. when placing an order for t-shirts based on order forms filled out by parents always order extra shirts.
4. when placing an order for t-shirts based on order forms filled out by parents always assume that they ordered the wrong size and order the next size up.
5. when thinking that a family talent show would be a good idea, STOP! assure yourself that it is not a good idea.
6. when ignoring your inner voice that is yelling at you to STOP! accept the fact that you will not please everyone and that there will be the occasional person who is offended by the fact that you allowed a student duo to play Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer on the piano while they *gasp* sing the words! i mean, come on! it's not Silent Night! they're not singing a PRAISE SONG. they're singing about a fictitious reindeer! LORD!

let's take a break and look at the kids. we all know that's why you came.
august on Ann-Kresten's front porch.


hazel at the ballgame on sunday (three rows from the very last row!)

Crafty

every once in a while the bug bites me. i can go for months without knitting or sewing or even thinking about doing anything creative, but every once in a while i go a bit crazy with the crafty. despite the glorious sunshine and the warm air i made my way to the fabric store and then to target to get some supplies.
here's what i came home with:
cloth diapers, snap in front baby shirt and some pretty fabric.

i have a few reasons to get creative. august's teacher is having a baby soon and the class is throwing her a baby shower AND i'm a part of this website called Project of the Month (there's still PLENTY of time to join in gals).

so.
i whipped up some all purpose cloths for the spit-up/messy food/drool that Ms. Marcia will be faced with on a daily basis.

and a cute little onesie . dude. i love the shirt. i used the same fabric from the cloths and some heat-n-bond type material. super fun. super easy.

now that i've been bitten i may have to spend some time this weekend sitting in the cool of my basement cutting and sewing.

guess my color

you can find so many things on line...today i found this website: How about Orange
which led me to this website to take this test: What Color Are You?
and then, i got these results:

GREEN

You are a very calm and contemplative person. Others are drawn to your peaceful, nurturing nature.

Find out your color at QuizMeme.com!

Our weekend

here's proof that we had a weekend:

In the car on our way to coffee.
The way I saw it...Hazel brought paper and markers and envelopes to decorate...we all wrote letters to each other while we sipped our coffee.
There was a cloud in the sky.
We ended our 3 day vacation from school at the Bazan's house. Tank investigated the whole backyard...he gave it 2 paws up....ugh...dog humor...not so funny.
The Walsh boys are always on our mind. August sends them a note.