This weekend was full of endings. We finished school on Friday. (Mostly because the teacher was more than ready.) The kids each had their last piano lesson of the year and performed in a recital on Saturday. And the boys played their last baseball game immediately following the recital.It was Kayla’s first recital, and she was stunned to see her name listed FIRST on the program. She had butterflies, but she performed “Firefly” perfectly!

Cooper was the second to perform, (we asked to be at the beginning of the performance because of the baseball game), and did a great job playing “The Mermaid.” This may be Coop’s last piano recital, as he is becoming more serious about guitar.
And here’s Kory playing Pachelbel Canon. He can now hire out for weddings! Kory is really playing well, and goes to the piano often during the day to play something.

And speaking of weddings….we’ll be having another one in the fall! Some of you know our dear friend Lois who was in our youth group in Austin, TX and then joined us here in Massachusetts to be on staff at Mercyhouse. Well, after having attended over 40 weddings as a bridesmaid, florist, wedding planner/consultant, or simply a guest, she is finally having a wedding of her own to the above pictured young man named Patrick! We are beside ourselves with joy! Patrick is a wonderful man – on staff with a ministry at the university here and a huge part of the life of our church. He also helped Robert do some coaching this year and is a great mentor and role model to our boys. As one wise woman at church put it, “Patrick is the smartest man in our church.” She’s right – Lois is a treasure!The boys do have a couple of make-up games, and possibly some play-offs – though our record doesn’t indicate that as a real possibility. So, we finished up our weekend of “finishes” with some local ice cream – and they even serve gluten free cones!