Teacher Swap

Breven and Sienna switched places today and took on the role as the piano teacher. As one was playing, the other would sit in the chair next to the piano and make comments. It made me laugh when I heard, from the other room, Breven say, "Well, you had some pauses, but I will let you go on."

Our practice routine is that they have to play each piece three times. Recently, we have added that if they play the piece perfectly, they only have to play it once. They usually still end up playing the piece three times, but they are motivated to try harder.

When they finished their practicing, they came to the other room and announced that they wanted to do that again tomorrow because they know each other's pieces now. I think, "YEAH!! Anything that helps them want to practice."

End of Baseball Season

This was the second season that Breven has played baseball, but first time doing Coach-pitch. He did a great job and had a lot of fun. Breven was number 14 just like Smokey when he played hockey when he was little. The number was just assigned to him. We did not get to pick it. Breven would hit left handed the first time up to bat and right handed the second time up to bat. Smokey would show him something new and Breven would pick it up very quickly. It was fun to watch, both father and son, be so enthusiastic about playing. Breven liked playing all the positions. He did a great job at catcher. He actually was able to catch some of the pitches. Coach Larry was such a nice man. He smiled and laughed a lot.

Thanks for the fun season.

Magic Mountain

We had some friends treat us to a day at Six Flags Magic Mountain before we left California. It was the first time for Breven and Caden, and Sienna's second trip. It was a fun day, and it was especially great to go with the Nelsons.
I was a little nervous how Caden would react to the log ride. He was getting more anxious as we waited in line, and I almost decided not to go when we got to the front. However, after the last big drop, he said, "AWESOME!!" I'm glad he liked it.
Goliath is Sienna's favorite ride. It has a 255 foot drop and you travel up to 85 miles per hour. She is only 52" tall and most of the big rides require you to be 54". She will probably love the park even more when she grows two more inches. Hopefully, the next trip we can go on Batman together (Cherlynn's favorite ride).
I love how Breven is holding Caden's hand to make sure he feels safe. He is a good big brother.

Before this trip, Breven was not a fan of roller coasters, but he loved it. He even rode it by himself a few times. Its too bad kids grow up too fast.

Thanks Friends!!