Proving she's just as crazy as the rest of us

Well maybe not crazy but certainly true to part of her parentage. Maya, our dog, got to REALLY dig for the first time today. Living in the city makes it kinda hard for her, but she found a sand pit and went to town. Yes the hole she's in she made herself. Silly puppy.

Family Reunions, Flute Recitals, Puppy Playtime, and A little bit of Work

In betwixt all of our packing and moving, Celestra and I have managed to have a few adventures as well. First up was the Anderson-Lowe annual family reunion at Crystal Hot Springs. This year we were only able to attend Friday night due to Cele's rehearsal schedule. It's always great to get together with that side of the family, even if wind did try to ruin all the fun!

The Anderson Clan

Next up was Cele's Flute recital. She and her teacher's other student did a great job. In fact, you can hear just how well they did in the video's below. Each girl performed three songs and both did a great job on all three.

Cele performing at her recital

Robyn performing 'Can you feel the love tonight' from 'Lion King'

Cele performing 'Orphee et Eurydice' from the Suzuki Flute book 3

Grandma and Grandpa Brown were able to come to the recital along with Mom, Dad, and Grandma Eiko

Then there is all the time we make to play with the third member of our family. She's been with us almost a year now and boy has she grown. Still a very energetic and happy puppy. Most of the time she's lots of fun.

 Cele and Maya having fun together

Our Maya

And then there is my home away from home. The infamous Subway. Good times are to be had at work or I think we'd all loose our minds!

 A couple of my employees having a good time goofing off in between all that work

 And that's all for now folks. The move is done, though there are still boxes to be unpacked. Life is getting back to normal and summer and Cele's rehearsal schedule plods on in all this lovely heat.

Picture Time

Some fun new pics of Celestra. They kinda ended up being before and after shots but ...

one month of happenings

So I realize it's been over a month since our last entry and, sadly, it doesn't mean things have been quiet and we haven't had things to tell everyone about. In fact its quite the opposite, as usual. So here in brief synopsis are the happenings of the last month and a half.

 We had a children's choir from Los Angeles come to visit and got to perform in concert with them at the Tabernacle. These three lovely ladies joined us at our home for their stay.

Cele went on a choir tour to Idaho. They performed in Pocatello and Boise and played at the Shoshone waterfall.

Cele went on her schools Honor History field trip to Idaho where she was joined by several of her friends and had a ball.

 She even got to play fun games that the pioneers would have played

 We had Choir fest with seven other choirs from around Utah and Idaho - 215 voices strong for the mass choir~!

 The kids also got to work with guest conductor and composer Rolo Dillworth. They absolutely loved him, just ask Cele!

 Band-o-Rama happened once again and Cele decided to 'let' me take a few pictures of her with some of her friends after the concert

Cele and her best friend Erika after Band-o-Rama

And then Cele got asked to play for honors solo and ensemble night at the middle school

So, Yep its been another whirlwind month (or so) for us. The summer should be a little quieter though since Cele 'only' has Opera (she's performing in Tosca with UFOC) and Vocal Performance Camp.

Happy Birthday Grandma Eiko!

Wednesday was Grandma Eiko's birthday so we spent a little time with her to help her celebrate. Here are the results!

A beautiful bouquet of flowers for a beautiful lady

from Sarah, Todd, Brian, Jackson, Celestra, and I

 I never claimed she was normal

and I never will

The birthday girl herself

Grandma and Granddaughter

aren't they beautiful!

Eiko and I

Happy Birthday to an amazing woman! We could never thank you enough for all you do for us. We love you. Hope you had a great birthday!

Choir Photos

Monday was picture day at choir so I thought I'd share a few cute pics from the event just because some of these kids are just too adorable not to see, even if you don't know who they are. And then, of course, there's my crazy kid. Enjoy!

A day of History exploration

Cele here. Mom says I have to do this entry since she wasn't there and I actually know what's going on in the pictures. So.... I cheated and made a MOVIE hahaha. I took 109 photos on this trip so I had to take a few out. I hope you enjoy!