Pieces of May

Here are some random moments from May.

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I have snapdragons in my front flowerbed that come in every year.  This year there were so many.  I loved it!

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We went to the Payson Temple open house.  I had heard that it was so beautiful and I had to see it for myself.  We went on a Tuesday in the hopes that the crowds would be smaller.  I don't know how it compared with other days but it wasn't too crowded.  It was a little rainy though.  It wasn't a problem until right as we were coming out of the temple it started raining hard.  We ran as fast as we could to get to the car.

 So beautiful!

Jaaromy came too.  He's behind the camera.  The temple did not disappoint.  It was absolutely beautiful.

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 Jonathan was fascinated with the little bubble thing at the bottom of the egg shell.

Then I told him to look at the camera and this is what I got.

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I was asked to play with a small orchestra some music written by a local composer who I've worked with in the past.  We rehearsed a couple of times and then performed at the Assembly Hall.  I've never played there before.  Weird.  I've sung there, but never played.  Anywho, it was fun to be on Temple Square.

 I had no desire to walk from the parking garage under the Conference Center to the Assembly Hall carrying my bass and stool so Jaaromy was nice enough to drop me off at the curb and pick me up.

The concert went well and it was fun to see the underbelly of the Assembly Hall.  The ceilings are really low so I feel like I know what it's like to be an average height person now.  Verdict: It's okay, but not great.

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 Jonathan had his first concert at the end of the school year.  He's been in the band class at Truman.  He has been to my concerts and Nathaniel's concerts.  He was so excited to have his very first concert.

 When they were all done, he took a bow.  He did a good job.

 The parents were supposed to all bring treats to share but only one family did.  When they realized they were the only ones, I don't blame them for just taking the treats home.  They had donuts and so Jonathan wanted to celebrate with donuts.  We went to Harmon's and everyone picked out their favorites.  It was a good day.

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Oh, Suki?  Yeah, she's still cute.

 I found her lounging like this and it made me laugh.  The sideways glance made it even better.

We bought her this toy that spun around and lit up.  It's actually for cats but she loved it and chased it all over the kitchen and living room.  It was pretty hilarious to watch.

So there you have it.  Our random moments from May.  I'll give Memorial Day it's own post since it's kind of a big deal.