I was asked to teach all the women 12 and up for Mother's Day. I was told they would have about 25-30 mins since they were going to do counseling and a treat. I dutifully prepared. Sacrament barely touched on mothers, my lesson had a little, but it was based on Sister Johnson's talk, so not really. I understand that Mother's Day is a touchy subject, so I wanted to be cognizant of that in my lesson.
They decided to pass out the treat as the women came in, oh! And they changed rooms on me, we were in the primary room, so that threw me a bit, I moved a table and went to sacrament meeting. When I came in after, the table had been moved again and dressed up with fresh lilacs that I had to move because they were messing with me. I never had allergies before, but I'm allergic to whatever this side of MO has. Anyway, there was no counseling; they just turned it over to me. I had to pivot a bit, but I think it went well. I ended up sharing a few things I hadn't planned on, and of course, I cried. I forgot to pass out the chocolate I had brought until the end of the lesson. Lizzy drew a picture of me teaching.
The Ward got us roses, too. Lizzy looked like a flower seller.
I had my customary post-church headache; those are new as well in the last few years. I had decided on steak for dinner, but that was new for Daniel, so it was a little trial and error, but it worked out. All in all, it was a Sunday like any other, so that's fine. I hope you had a Happy Mother's Day!
Since Mother's Day was coming up, the activity day girls had a mother-daughter paint night. Teddy came with us and thoroughly enjoyed painting. Emily decided we should paint the house.
I painted the left side. Emily did the right. It was fun. Next, Daniel took me to the Ballet. We saw Fusion at the Kauffman Center. They performed 4 dances: Tulips and Lobster, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, choreographed by William Forsythe. Celts, choreographed by York. And hold on tight, was a world premiere by Caroline Dahm.
Since we attended on opening night, we saw the first performance of the last one. It was an interesting experience. I didn't like the first dance, but loved the second one. The use of light was fun, and I am in awe of their fly system.
The theater was so colorful and had a fabulous view.
We took the kids to a new park: Waterfall Park. Unfortunately, the waterfall isn't really in the park; it's next to the road, so we drove by it slowly instead of letting the kids get near it. But the park was fun. It had an organic vibe and fun walking trails. Lizzy took a few good pictures of the waterfall.
It was a beautiful day, and the kids had a great time.
May is my busiest month. So many things happen back to back! So, of course, we started with May the Fourth! Or Star Wars day. Since it was on Sunday and a fast Sunday to boot, it was a little different this year. Our ward was doing a picnic fireside out at Adam-ondi-Ahman, so we came home from church and made a ton of sandwiches, and then Lizzy, Daniel, and I went to Lizzy's awards ceremony. She was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. I accidentally wore their colors, so that was fun!
We returned home to find that the picnic had been cancelled, but since we had promised the kids a picnic, a picnic we would have! We chose a park and headed there. The kids played while we ate. I heard several kids state that we should do this more often. So I guess it was a success. We had Sarlacc cake at home afterward.
This year, I forgot to pick up gingersnaps for the sand, but I had some nilla wafers, and they worked just as well, if a tad lighter in color. I tried the crown braid this year instead of the space buns. I also finally got a calling: I'm teaching Charles' Sunday school class. I was supposed to teach, but they had not informed the teacher, being released, that she was released, so she taught instead. I felt bad since she was sideblinded and a little hurt at being released. She just had a baby and had had some health problems, but she really injoyed the class so she was bummed at being let go. The funny thing is the teacher staying will be out of commission for the next 2 months with a surgery and other health issues. So they really should have released her, but I don't make these decisions. Luckily, Daniel is available for most Sundays to step in and co-teach with me.
On to Cinco de Mayo!
I put on some music and we had a little dance party while cleaning up dinner.
On to the Main Event! The Piñata! This year's piñata was made by Devon in his Spanish club. It's a cat.
Emily put the remains of the piñata on her head, giving us this creepy shot!
It was the circus skills show too, so we headed to the best show in town.
It was fun, but gave Devon some bad flashbacks of when he sprained his wrist falling from a giraffe unicycle. This year's team had a bunch of dancers in it, so they included some dance in the show to highlight them. It was a great performance.
That was just the first week, I have so much more, but this post is getting long so I'll end it here.
Our second annual Jane Austen Ball was so much fun. Lizzy helped me with my hair.
Here's a full dance.
The cream tea was delicious, our tablemates were vegetarians, so we got extra nibbles.
In true me fashion, I decided to sew my reticule the night before the dance. I had to go to the shop to get the tassels, but I already had the rest, so that was fun.
A couple from our ward attended too, it was great fun, and I am excited for next year.
