Choir concerts

So tonight was the girls' choir concert at Aloha High. I dropped them off early since they volunteered to help set up the dessert table ~ yet another fundraiser for Hawaii!
They decided to get into their outfits at the school...if you'd like to get their opinion about these dresses, check out their blog! Something about shower curtains... :)
The girls dutifully saved the little kids and I a place to sit. Unfortunately, I never did spot the single sweatshirt that was put on the seats on the RIGHT, Laurel. Not the LEFT, as you explained to me on the phone. :)
It all worked out because we got to sit with Jean's family (although we missed you, Jean!).
As I settled in my seat, it made me remember just how in love I am with singing and how much I enjoy hearing teenagers sing too. The songs were funny, and entertaining and even serious at times. I had such a good time! Even the little kids sat nicely for the program ~ I did pack some apple slices for Quentin & Claire, that was probably cheating on my part :)
Once the girls saw the picture, they finally believed me when I told them the outfits would look fantastic on stage. Here is the concert choir ~



Right after the concert, we ran into someone really special. Let's just say the girls must have really been praying hard about playing softball next spring...

I got a few more great pictures of the girls ~



They are so beautiful! And here is another set of twins in concert choir with them. Aren't they all so adorable?! They could be brothers and sisters! ;)





Just to make sure everyone knows their silly side, here are a couple more ~




It was a really good night, and hopefully more friends can come to their Christmas concert!

Friends and Facebook

Having teenagers brings a different perspective to my life as a mom. They find ways to reintroduce me to all the fun I had in high school ~ just with a high tech twist! Take Facebook for example. I've never been a big fan of any social networks for various reasons...until the girls showed me their friends on Facebook.

I was curious about what I saw, and agreed to let them make a profile. After a couple days they had all kinds of flair buttons, favorite books and songs, bumper stickers, you name it. Now, I was intrigued. This seemed to have a lot more personality to it than I had first thought.

You guessed it, I made my own profile. Now, I don't take time very often to hang out there, just like this blog! But, it's nice to have around. Every once in a while someone from my hometown will find me and send me a message, or a friend will send me a great piece of flair. In fact, I was very excited to find out tonight that my best friend just joined Facebook. I sent her some great pieces of flair! They will make her smile, just like I did when I saw her friend's request.

With all the heavy stuff going on in mine and my kids' lives right now, it's pretty cool to have something light-hearted!

Yay for friends and Facebook! :)