Music (and rain) was in the air all week

 We celebrated Sarah's 30th birthday last Sunday...

We have had rain and more rain this week.  This is what the Bear Creek looked like yesterday!

I worked my last day at the Refugee and Immigration Services office on Monday and I had lunch with Kaye Miller at Bangkok Gardens.  Mmmmmm

And, the rest of the week was full of music:

Tuesday, Steve and I drove to St. Louis to hear Noah play in his third grade violin concert.  All the third graders in his school take violin.  They have class twice a week, they don’t get to take the violins home, and, even with those restrictions, they sounded really good in their concert. 

Thursday I accompanied my cello student play in the state music festival so that meant choreographing the day around a trip to MU campus. She got a "two".  (I felt she deserved a "one")

Saturday afternoon was my last studio recital.  Fourteen of my sixteen students played.  (I also teach five adult students - I don't make them play in my recitals)

Today, I played duets with two of my students in their sacrament meetings – Roberta up in the Moberly ward (one of my adult students)

and Ethan in the Perche Creek ward.

Elise sang with the Memorial Baptist Choir in a performance this evening with guest conductor, Paul Crabb.  I got to attend and they sounded amazing. 

Finally, Kirsti and Ryan are in Missouri.  They braved snow on the highways of Wyoming and arrived in the wee hours of Saturday.  Her baby is due the first part of October and she has a pretty decent baby-bump.  Sadie is LOVING having her around, as you can see.

 speaking of babies, a parting shot of Larkin grinning at Uncle Steve last Saturday