Honor Choir concert

Kyrie made it into honor choir again this year, and tonight was her concert!  They’ve been staying after school once a week for the past couple of months practicing their songs, and of course she had the time of her life.  This girl sure loves to sing, and we’re so proud of her.  Derk had a business trip in Phoenix and made it home just in time for the concert.  Here’s the stage all set up.

The auditorium was pretty packed, so Asher had to sit on Derk’s lap during the concert.  He loves to snuggle anyway, but since he’d just come from karate he was extra worn out and glad to snuggle.

Check out this cutie’s cowlick!    That’s what happens if his mother forgets to comb his hair in the mornings…

Here they are on stage with their director.  I drew a white arrow over Kyrie’s head.  I just realized it’s kind of hard to see – it’s on the right hand side of the picture, just up and to the left of where the director is standing.

In between songs.  In case you can’t spot her…there’s a boy on the far right in a white shirt, then you can see the girl right next to him to the left – she’s looking at Kyrie. 

I got some video, but for some reason I can’t get them to upload.    Here’s our girl when she’s all done.  Go, Kyrie!

Singing

Our kids sing all the time. Even Bri has started doing it, which I think is adorable. This week, she's been singing happy birthday to herself almost constantly. :) I didn't get that on video, but I did get a video of Kyrie and Asher singing over the last few days. In the video of Kyrie, Bri is singing along, too, but it's really hard to hear her.

This is Kyrie singing along to her Barbie computer game

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Asher made up his own song :)


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Caught on camera!

I'm risking pure torture for posting this, but I cannot resist. Once again, I'm using my hubby as a form of great entertainment. Derk was belting a song at the top of his lungs earlier, and I just HAD to record him because it was just too funny. I stood outside the door to be extra sneaky. :) This is just him being crazy, but he normally sounds AMAZING. Anyone who knows him in real life knows how talented he is!

Here's another one I took right after that, just to prove that he really does sing much better. Although, this one isn't quite up to par either because I'm sure his throat was a bit sore after the first song. :P

Random pictures from today

The kids had a lot of fun today. I worked hard this morning while everyone was napping to get things clean, and then we all worked hard this afternoon to mess it back up again! :)

Asher got to play on the laptop this morning. It was actually his first time. He's never been very interested before, but he begged for it today, so we played for a while. He sure had a great time playing PlayhouseDisney while wearing his skeleton costume (that he practically lives in, by the way)!

After everyone woke up from naps, we decided to play blocks in Asher and Bri's room. Kyrie decided to build her tower on the bookshelf to avoid The Brister, so poor Asher got the brunt of Cambria's destructive nature. He'd build his tower, and she'd come right over and knock it over, full force.

Derk's aunt gave us some clothes for Cambria to grow into, and Kyrie has latched herself on to these too small feety pajamas. She wears them all the time. ;) Can't you just hear her saying "Tada!"?

I love how hard he's concentrating. :) In the second picture, you can see Bri's head as she's coming to strike down poor Asher's progress. ;)

After blocks, the kids decided they wanted to put on a concert. As usual, their request was Coheed and Cambria. Yes, Derk is such a huge fan that we actually named our daughter after this band. :) If you aren't a Coheed and Cambria fan, this won't mean as much to you, but it's still cute nonetheless! The song is called No World for Tomorrow if you're interested in looking it up.

Between Cambria cracking up because she thought knocking over the towers was so hilarious and Asher's concert, I had a highly amusing day to say the least. :)

Row, row, row your boat!

Our poor kids put up with Derk and I filling out applications ALL day today, so we decided to take them out for a treat. We went to the mall to play and then ate at Mongolian BBQ. We stopped to grab a movie, and Asher decided to be super cute in the van while we were waiting for Derk and Kyrie to come back. Luckily I had my camera with me and caught it on video! He's all the entertainment I need, that's for sure! :)

A Duet

Kyrie and Asher singing one of their Primary songs, "Popcorn Popping". I tried to get Asher to sing it by himself a few weeks ago and posted that video, but I'm replacing it with this because he's actually singing and not screeching this time. Enjoy! :)

Break it down! It's Hammer time!

My kids love to dance. Kyrie especially dances constantly. She is the one who started the tradition of all 3 of our kids climbing up on our coffee table, using it as a stage for their recitals. Today was no different. I couldn't find Kyrie's favorite CD, which is Coheed and Cambria's No World For Tomorrow (a girl after her Daddy's heart!), so she settled for her Silly Songs CD. I tried my best to get Asher into it, but the most we got was a little sway back and forth. : )

Cambria

Kyrie

That's Bri yelling "OWW!" at the end for no reason : )

Lemon beauty and the secret duty...

Kyrie's version of "I Love to See the Temple", complete with lemon beauty and the secret duty! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! :)

And just for those of you who don't know the song, the correct words are "love and beauty" and "sacred duty" :)