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Birthdays and Choirs

Happy 10th Birthday Audrey!

(do you notice the blizzard happening outside?)
Seriously, every birthday of hers in 
Colorado = snowstorms


Since Audrey was a baby we have made her little tiny heart cakes, this year I am perfecting a larger version to meet the needs of our very hungry pack of children! 


An Audrey birthday wouldn't be complete without going out for some hamburgers and fries.
 That blizzard couldn't stop Clay's truck.
 We did donuts in the mall parking lot afterwards.
Yee-haw


The next day we woke up to a BVSD snow day! 
Perfect for an extra long birthday


A week and a half later Lucy attended Colorado All State Middle School Choir where many of the best choir kids in the state gather to perform music and learn from professionals. She auditioned back in the fall and was accepted. She then studied the music and would learn her parts (she is an alto but sings second soprano in her own school choir) alongside the laptop.
The songs were so beautiful.


There she is, top right corner, top row!




The more I watch her perform, the more comfortable she 
is with herself.
This is her thing. 
In fact, this might be her very favorite thing. 
She says..."solos are okay but I love singing in a group
 and working it all out"

We went to a little restaurant called Crave across from the Bellco Theater in downtown Denver. 
We dined on donut holes and dipping sauces and some very excellent food. She told us every detail of her 2 day trip. 
We were so proud of her.

Side note: here she is at her last home game for 8th grade girls basketball(in the royal blue shorts, hand on hip...who wouldn't notice her?) 

Day after the Denver Broncos won the superbowl!
Even I wanted a tee shirt (:


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2016 at 1:28 PM

    Audrey is so pretty! Watch out in another few years! Wow!!

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