The family invasion

We've had a busy couple of weeks. Last week, my brother, Fred, came for a visit, followed by David's parents for a long weekend. For them, it was the first time they set eyes on Ethan in the flesh. What a great time! Fred got the chance to check out our town and hit some hobby shops, and Mom and Dad Snyder got to see the annual pumpkin festival, followed by David's performance with the symphony.

Thanks for such a lovely visit!!! I was actually a little sad to see Fred and Mom and Dad Snyder go. But all good things must come to an end, eh? See you next time!!!

Happy Birthday, Vicky!

Yes, Happy Birthday to me! This year, we thought throwing a talent show might be fun, so we dubbed this year's celebration "America's Got Talent Birthday Bash". Here was the lineup:

AD-The "weed wacker" bit
The Schmidtgall Girls- ABC song, Jesus Love's Me
Alex H- tumbling
Tammy D and Mr. Goodwrench- My Guy
Erika- comedy bit
Dave and Em'ly O- dueling banjos
David S- French Horn (Japanese style)
Vicky S/Julie M/Julie P- "For Good" from Wicked

Thank you to our judges, Jeff, Marla and Kevin whose impersonations of Hasselhoff, Brandy and Nigel were quite entertaining. Ok, so they didn't really do impersonations, but their comments throughout the "competition" kept us laughing! Here they are tallying their marks...

If you're wondering about the pizza boxes, well, that's all the paper we had to write on! I thought the judges were quite resourceful, don't you think?

Here's David playing his French horn "Japanese" style. (You'll have to ask him about his bit, it was quite funny)

At last but not least, the cake! I LOVE cake!