Update

Almost 27 weeks! :)

Kent hosted the 2nd annual Cashmere Valley Beginning Band Festival. This is a combination of Leavenworth, Cashmere and Lake Chelan's beginning bands. It's quite a sound!

Today we got back from the Manson Apple Blossom Festival. It was perfect weather for a parade (cloudy) and the crowd was very receptive. Above is Kent's middle school and below is Annie's.

Better Photos from Parade

We found these photos on the Wenatchee World website. They give a more clear view of the bands in the parade.

Ultrasound Photos

Today we had an ultrasound in Wenatchee. It was fun to see how our baby's face developed. She was in a breached position again, so they had a hard time photographing the spine. She weighs one pound and 12 ounces. It was so cool to feel the kicks and watch them happen at the same time!

Belly!

Tomorrow is 26 weeks only 14 more to go! Today was the first day that people asked me about my pregnancy that hadn't already known. I guess it's pretty obvious by now. We have an ultrasound appointment tomorrow. We are both excited to see our baby again and maybe get a few good photos!

Today we had a great bike ride up Mission Creek Road. It was Caitlin's first time up in that area of Cashmere and she loved it. The weather has improved and it seems to have brightened everyone's spirits.

Grand Apple Blossom Parade

Sorry for the poor camera quality... here are some photos from the parade this morning.

Kent and his Cashmere High School Marching Band.

Annie and her Cascade High School Marching Band.

Update

Last weekend, Kent finished painting blue on the side of the house. His next project is to paint the white... which will take some time!

Now with the gutter painted blue we only have a few projects left on the back of the house. The upper windows need to be painted and the chimney fixed. It's so exciting to get close to a nice looking house. I think that is what keeps us going on these projects... we can see the "end" in sight!

I heard the news about the middle school pep assembly and got my camera ready to capture Kent as he rode his bike home. Because they won 1st place in the parade last weekend, he ended up with orange and black hair (in front of the entire middle school).

This morning we are off to Wenatchee again for the Grand Apple Blossom Parade. Kent's band is #66 and my band is #111. We're hoping to take 1st and 2nd again this year... wish us luck! :) By the way, after seeing Kent's hair, I really don't feel like getting 1st...

Today Kent decided to start working on cleaning and painting the side of the house. The first step was to power wash the dirt and loose paint.

Above is a photo of the garden in on the side/back of our house. Our cherry trees are now in full bloom along with several plants in the rock garden (right). We have had cold weather for the last week (20's and 30's) and have noticed some of the cherry blossoms have turned brown. We hope we get a good batch of cherries this year!

Above and below show our garden in front of our house. There is more and more green popping out of the ground every day. Hopefully the warmer weather this weekend will get the garden more on track!

Youth Apple Blossom Parade

Yesterday was the Youth Apple Blossom Parade in Wenatchee. We both had our 7th and 8th grade bands marching in the parade. It was a beautiful day with 70* weather and not a cloud in sight. Kent's band did a great job and won 1st place this year!

Annie's 6th grade colorguard and band in the background. Next week we'll be back here for the Grand Apple Blossom Parade with our high school bands.

That evening Kent performed with the Wenatchee Big Band on the main stage of the festival. There was a great crowd of people and very good smells from all the food vendors. We split a elephant ear after his performance that was very tasty!

Wenatchee Valley Symphony

Bing and Britta (Kent's parents) came down to see Kent perform this weekend. He was featured on the Wenatchee Valley Symphony's final concert for the year. He performed "A Quiet City" by Aaron Copland. The photos are from the dress rehearsal the day before the concert.

After the concert, Kent got a chance to talk to the principal trumpet player from the Spokane Symphony who was in attendance that night. On the concert we also performed Beethoven's 5th Symphony which turned out very well.

23 Weeks

I get asked every day how I am feeling by teachers and friends. After bringing my bands out to practice marching and a day of teaching, my body feels so tired! I'm keeping active and overall feeling great. Only 16 more weeks to go!