Where have we gone???

Holy cow, where have we been?  Sometimes we ask ourselves that over and over.  Might be more like, where haven't we been.  :)  It certainly has been a busy couple of months but that doesn't always mean it is bad. 

The snowbird season has kicked in big time in our area.  Seeing the normal increase of out of state license plates around town.  That of course has caused the trips to and from work to be longer than normal.  Unfortunately that means Jenny fights a lot of traffic to come home.  Anyways, some of the things we have been doing:

Cody got the opportunity to participate in the Solo Ensemble for the Lee County District.  He practiced doing a solo trumpet performance (well, he had a volunteer playing piano as an accompaniment).  He was judged on his performance and skill based on his age/skill set.  He was only 1 of 5 band members that chose to participate (out of the 60+ in band total) but we felt it would be good for him.  Despite being nervous, he did great and earned a Superior rating.  The judge was very happy and impressed by his skill set.

The following weekend, both kids got to participate in the Fort Myers Edison Parade for Grace Church.  Cody got to help carry the banner for the church.  Amberlyn was asked to just wave and smile and provide energy.  Thankfully she is full of that.  :)

Both kids have been helping around the house and around.  Last weekend Cody had a science project to work on so he helped do some chores around the house (inclusive of doing some building) before tackling his science project. 

He needed to do a scale model of a plant cell.  Instead of doing a normal model, of course, his head went to the Lego option.  He took the model photo from doing research and plowed ahead.  One more step of labeling the parts and he'll be good to go.

Meanwhile, Amberlyn helped by going up to see Grandpa Chester and celebrating his 87th birthday.  We did some flea market shopping and Amberlyn has a good eye to help him find those small items he is always looking to add to his "war chest" of trinkets.

So all in all, we're staying busy.  Hopefully things give us a break at some point!