Spring Updates

Since first grade Callie has participated in chorus, which is an extracurricular offered at Cassidy that leads to a spring concert.  This year, however, the chorus teacher took it up a notch and put together an entire musical. Callie surprised us when she said she was trying out for a solo in the production of Cinderella.  She did not get the solo, but she did get to be a town cryer.

One of the benefits for Callie was getting to spend more time with several good friends, including Holland, who is pictured here.  These two in particular enjoyed the idea of getting to wear makeup for their respective roles.

Now we were thinking what you were probably thinking - an elementary school musical production of Cinderella is a recipe that only parents can enjoy.  However, we are happy to report that it was a fun 45-minute production filled with great choreography, solid vocals, and lots of great humor.  It involved a lot of kids and they all had a great time.  Kudos to Miss Stringer for putting it all together!

With no snow days, the end of kindergarten came quickly for Reese.  It was exciting to be done with her first year at Cassidy, but it also meant that she was ending her time with Miss Willis and Miss Shambu, who had become two of her favorite people in the whole world.  We could not have asked for a better entry experience for Reese.  Callie, meanwhile, loved her teacher Ms. Jeter, but had no interest in an end of the year picture.

With the kids out of school, we decided to take a parent-only trip to Chicago while the girls stayed in Lexington with Nana Banana and Sport, who were excited to get some one on one time with Callie and Reese.  They had a great weather weekend which meant they were able to get outside.

Sport put the basketball Reese got from the Easter bunny to good use and started to work on the girls' jump shots.  Their work began to pay off and the picture of Callie above shows some pretty good form.  We may need to get them involved in a basketball league....

As an eighth grader in our church, Ella Abraham went through the confirmation process this spring.  She had to pick an adult mentor, and John was honored to serve in that role.  Their joint experience led to many giggles, including one Sunday when the two of them had to give the blessing of baptism to all the congregants as they came forward.  It is hard to describe, but picture a bowl of water, a small frond, and Ella trying to be serious while telling each church member to remember their baptism and be glad.  You can ask either of them about the tribulations involved with the process, but at least John managed to avoid getting his frond caught in someone's hair.

Finally, we end this post with a picture capturing Mother's Day brunch.  No one meal can truly honor Sarah for all that she does for the girls, but it is a start.  Callie and Reese are luckier than they know, and this picture says it all.