Lily 's first piano recital

 Yesterday was Lily's first piano recital.  She did a great job and played both of her recital pieces perfectly.  It was just her and Kade and Jaron McIntosh.  James Lear is her piano teacher.  They had the recital at the Lear's house which is really beautiful and overlooks Lake Tapps.

I thought it was funny that Kade and Jaron each played a primary song, but not Lily.  James tried to get her interested in a couple, but she wouldn't learn them.  It's really hard to get Lily to do something she's not interested in.  So she just played 2 Suzuki songs (Honeybee and Cuckoo). She really practiced hard to get her pieces just right.  I was so proud of her.

2nd funny thing...I thought it would be great to have warm apple crisp and ice cream afterwards.  James said the recital would be about 30 minutes ago I thought I'd be smart and cook the apple crisp at their house during the recital so it would be hot.  Well James was of on the time by about 20 minutes so the crisp has to keep cooking and people choose other desserts.  I had a ton left over. But on a good note, the house smelled delicious and like fall.

An Interview with Lily and Claire

For family night a while ago we interviewed our kids.  I think this would be fun to do once a year and see how their answers change over time.  We'll see if that happens though.  The interview was pretty funny!  We did an interview about Daddy too, but I can't seem to find it.

Lily's answers (5 years old)

1 - What is something Mommy always says to you?
     I love you
2 -What makes Mommy happy?
     That I do nice things for you, like clean up my room
3 - What makes Mommy sad?
     That I do wrong things
4 - How does Mommy make you laugh?
     That you do funny things for me
5 - What was Mommy like as a child?
     Cinderella
6 - How old is Mommy?
     40
7 - How tall is Mommy?
     10 feet tall
8 - What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
     Clean up the house
9 - What does Mommy do when you're not around?
     You make dinner
10- If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
     Do what Daddy does
11 - What is Mommy really good at?
     Taking care of the house
12 - What is Mommy not very good at?
     Not doing all of the things that I would want
13 - What does Mommy do for her job?
     Cleaning up the house
14 - What is Mommy's favorite food?
     Fruit and smoothies
15 - What makes you proud of Mommy?
     Helping me clean up
16 - If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
     Cinderella
17 - What do you and Mommy do together?
     Making us happy
18 - How are you and Mommy the same?
     That we both have jeans
19 - How are you and Mommy different?
     That you have earrings and I don't
20 - How do you know Mommy loves you?
     That I do the right things
21 - Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
     To Disney World because its really sunny out


Claire's answers (3 years old)


1 - What is something Mommy always says to you?
     Don't eat Pete!  Stop with Lily
2 -What makes Mommy happy?
      A funny face
3 - What makes Mommy sad?
      Like that
4 - How does Mommy make you laugh?
     This word
5 - What was Mommy like as a child?
     A funny face
6 - How old is Mommy?
     4
7 - How tall is Mommy?
     As tall as my Lovie
8 - What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
     Boing
9 - What does Mommy do when you're not around?
     Running
10- If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
     For ABC's
11 - What is Mommy really good at?
     ABC's
12 - What is Mommy not very good at?
      Like that
13 - What does Mommy do for her job?
     The lights
14 - What is Mommy's favorite food?
     Popcorn
15 - What makes you proud of Mommy?
     
16 - If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
     Minnie Mouse
17 - What do you and Mommy do together?
     YMCA
18 - How are you and Mommy the same?
     Pie pie dies (nonsense words)
19 - How are you and Mommy different?
     (nonsense)
20 - How do you know Mommy loves you?
     
21 - Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
     Disney World