I feel as though I should apologize for not posting in 10 months. But truly, the way we live, the past 10 months have passed by so quickly that it feel like it has been 10 weeks. The schedule is non-stop. The crazy thing is, I don't recall determining the schedule and nobody in our home recalls determining it either. The Hoffman schedule just seems to make its own decisions and pulls us along for the ride. It's somewhat frightening. To keep this from becoming a novel, I'll share the cliffnotes version of what you've missed:
March: Audrey's Birthday, of course. This year, Audrey turned five. She was sick with a fever the day of her party, so the party was cancelled. We celebrated as a family and she still got a purple cake with a unicorn. March was also time for "The Music Playhouse Live!". The program I direct has a show once each year featuring fabulous Nashville players performing all of the kids' favorites from the year. I've never experienced anything like it. It's a tremendous amount of work to organize, but I love it. Charissa sang a solo on one of the songs this year.
April: Girls' Night Out at the ballet, Cub Scout Ceremonies and Ressurection Day. Sadly, I woke up with a stomach virus on Ressurection Day, so I helped get the kids dressed for church and went back to bed. Tom remembered to take pictures. He's a good dad.
May: Harrison's Profession of Faith. There is nothing sweeter or more satisfying than hearing your child profess their love of Christ publically and with sincerity. All the Sundays of searching for lost shoes, bouncing fussy babies on knees, pulling noisy kids out of service to give them a-talking-to are forgotten. If you're still in that phase, don't lose heart. It's worth every frustrating little battle.
June: The Music Playhouse Studio Grand Opening. Yes, the dream has come true. I am now teaching in a custom studio. The response was overwhelming. We had 1000 people come out for classes during Grand Opening week. It was utterly exhausting but wonderful at the same time.
Thanks for waiting 10 months for the next edition. :) We hope you're having a great summer!
November: Thanksgiving in DeMotte. We always like to see how long we can make that 7-hour drive last. I believe our record is 13 hours.
December: The Mini Nutcracker. Charissa danced and Rachel sold cookies...about 3000 cookies, actually.
December: The Mini Nutcracker. Charissa danced and Rachel sold cookies...about 3000 cookies, actually.
January: Celebrating the wedding our our dear friends, Joel & Megan. It was one of the happiest weddings we've ever experienced. Absolute joy and celebration...and fabulous food. Really fabulous food.
February: The Homeschool Science Fair at the Adventure Science Center. The kids are categorized by age, so none of our children compete against each other. This year, Charissa won third prize for her category and Harrison took home first prize for his. February is also the the month for Father/Daughter Banquets. Charissa & Tom always enjoy their special date!
February: The Homeschool Science Fair at the Adventure Science Center. The kids are categorized by age, so none of our children compete against each other. This year, Charissa won third prize for her category and Harrison took home first prize for his. February is also the the month for Father/Daughter Banquets. Charissa & Tom always enjoy their special date!
March: Audrey's Birthday, of course. This year, Audrey turned five. She was sick with a fever the day of her party, so the party was cancelled. We celebrated as a family and she still got a purple cake with a unicorn. March was also time for "The Music Playhouse Live!". The program I direct has a show once each year featuring fabulous Nashville players performing all of the kids' favorites from the year. I've never experienced anything like it. It's a tremendous amount of work to organize, but I love it. Charissa sang a solo on one of the songs this year.
April: Girls' Night Out at the ballet, Cub Scout Ceremonies and Ressurection Day. Sadly, I woke up with a stomach virus on Ressurection Day, so I helped get the kids dressed for church and went back to bed. Tom remembered to take pictures. He's a good dad.
May: Harrison's Profession of Faith. There is nothing sweeter or more satisfying than hearing your child profess their love of Christ publically and with sincerity. All the Sundays of searching for lost shoes, bouncing fussy babies on knees, pulling noisy kids out of service to give them a-talking-to are forgotten. If you're still in that phase, don't lose heart. It's worth every frustrating little battle.
June: The Music Playhouse Studio Grand Opening. Yes, the dream has come true. I am now teaching in a custom studio. The response was overwhelming. We had 1000 people come out for classes during Grand Opening week. It was utterly exhausting but wonderful at the same time.
July: Firefly Fine Arts Festival & Fourth of July with The Langelands. I'm not sure that July is the best month for an outdoor fine arts festival. Actually, I'm quite sure it's not. We nearly melted. But it was a fun opportunity to have some "mommy" time with the kids. Harrison was even featured on the news, apparently.
August: August is still in the making. We'll give you that info in the next post. :)
Thanks for waiting 10 months for the next edition. :) We hope you're having a great summer!
Love,
The Hoffmans
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