Talent Show Part II

Here is my latest parody - "We Are the Very Model of a Modern Mormon Family" based on the well known "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. 

Though the original song is very fast and it would have been fun to sing the whole thing that way, it wasn't very practical when I wanted the audience to understand the words. Daron was kind enough to put in subtitles on the video. We were a little off occasionally, but not too bad considering this was literally the first time we all sang it together. Scheduling conflicts and all that...

Anyway, I had a lot of fun writing it and putting it together. I hope you enjoy it, too!

You'll have to double click on the video to make it full screen or you'll miss the entire side of the stage!

Talent Show Part I

Earlier this month, our ward held it's annual talent show. Esther really wanted to participate so she sang one of her favorite songs. Short and sweet, it turned out so cute. She's really a natural on the stage. I love her little curtsy at the end.

(Unfortunately, the great video quality from our camera gets distorted when transferring it to the blog. But it's not too bad.)

The Cat's Out of the Bag

I've been in hiding as you can see from my lack of posts. I've actually been spending a lot of time prostrate on the couch, opening and shutting the fridge without finding anything appetizing, and Nathan has been watching way too much Cars, Toy Story, and Muppet Babies than is good for him.

Guesses?

Esther managed to keep it a secret for several weeks, but she's starting to burst at the seams and has been telling people...so I thought I'd just come out and tell everyone.

We're expecting.

I'm nearly 12 weeks along. I've had some complications already, including a trip to the ER via ambulance, which is another reason I've been pretty low key. Fortunately, everything seems to be going well. Considering the lateness of the last miscarriage, we are just taking one day at a time and hoping and praying. If all goes well, we will be adding a new little one to our brood sometime late in March.