Playing the Piano

Here is the first familiar song that Solomon can play on the piano. He wanted to make sure his grandparents, family & friends far away can see and hear him play!

My Nephew

Here's a picture of my sister Rachel and my her son, nephew Zac. He won a contest so his drawing got put on this San Bernardino National Forest sign!! So talented! Just had to show off !

Vote for my dog!!!

YOU can see her video on this website! All you need to do is go to this site and vote for Chopin's video for best singer! Watch the video and click the vote for me button in the video box. :)

Tell you family to vote too! :)

http://www.worldwidefido.com/watch/5362/a-singing-composer

http://www.worldwidefido.com/dog/4585/chopin

In case you don't get to the exact page, go to worldwidefido.com enter "chopin" in the search button at the top right, and it should come up. It is called "A singing Composer!"

I didn't see any other nominees that sang on command! Ours does!

Summer going ons

We spend a lot of time at our community pool! Jerricho loves the water and has absolutely NO fear -- which is a little scary for me because he will try to swim out of my arms into the deep end!
This is a humorous picture of Solomon.... he just HAS to wear his goggles even if they fog up, he can't see, or it folds up his ear! Gotta have the goggles.



Jerricho also loves the swing. Basically he just loves the outdoors.

Solomon is going for a pass . . . he LOVES football, and he's actually catching them now!

Yummy BBQ Pineapple Recipe

Andrew and I BBQ'd this weekend and we tried this way of grilling pineapple. It's are favorite! Yummy! Even Andrew, who is not a huge pineapple fan likes it!

(click on the title and it will go to the recipe)

Faith . . . and . . . Wisdom

Two of my favorite quotes:

When you come to the edge of

all the light you have know and are

about to step out into the darkness,

FAITH is knowing

one of two things will happen . . .

There will be something to stand on or

You will be taught how to fly.

And:

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Both of these quotes have become my creedo in life. They have helped me get through the hardest trials I have had. . . with the Lord's help of course! Just wanted to share them.

Solomon riding

Solomon has learned how to ride his bicycle! He learned last Monday and has been riding ever since. Can't get him to stop! This is a huge step since he has a lot of fears. Yeah for him. Now all he wants to do is ride ride ride....

Sanders Band

It's been 3 weeks since I started teaching piano to Solomon. I've been waiting until I thought he was ready. He is, and he's doing great. He's catching on rather well. I hope he loves the piano and sticks with it. Only time will tell.

Andrew wants him to play the guitar. When he is older, I'll make sure he gets lessons. He's got the fingers for it. Andrew wants a guitarist in the house. Although I could teach him the very basics on a guitar, I wouldn't go so far as to say I am a guitarist! Ha!

Jerricho loves music. He is always playing on the piano and singing. Every time he hears music (he notices when music is playing even when we don't) he starts dancing. I plan on teaching him piano also! I think he'll sing too!

Solomon on guitar, Jerricho singing, Jen on piano . . . and Andrew can whip out his trombone (wipe off the cobwebs) and we can have a good old Sanders Band!

What would you do?

If I could do it over again, I would learn how to play the string double bass. I would love to play that in jazz combos..... way fun.

What about you?

What a rush!

Here is Mike. He looks so professional!

Last night, Andrew and I went to New Plymouth to bike ride. I took a few lessons on stopping, going, and turning. Then I attempted a small hill a few times. HOW FUN! I can definately see how motorcycling can be addictive! Andrew went up the bigger hills and did very well. Our friend Mike, who took us riding, has been great about teaching us safety that go along with riding motorcycles. We are thankful Mike is teaching us how to ride bikes.

And yes, moms and dads, we used all the proper protective gear! :)

Here is me:

Here is Andrew: