Sunday, July 20, 2014

Sassy Sista's Strings Summer Concert

About 7 years ago a gal from my ward and I got together once a week to practice, she on the cello and me on the piano, we soon found other girls from our Stake that played the violin, cello and piano, so we formed a group, we have been doing this for 7 years and our members have changed..our original cellist moved back east and another moved to Spokane so we only have one cello player now..but we just love getting together and practicing. Every Summer we do a patio concert followed by a bar-b-q. We invite all our family and friends. I love these girls so much, they are like sisters to me.
Our faithful cellist Pam

Tami, one of our violinist

Aubrey just joined us a short time ago, she played the guitar with our fiddling..she is awsome.

Our wonderful pianist Marcia

Our awsome group


Kara

Erin, Teri and Sara




Aubrey and Erin



from left to right- Tami, Marica, Kara,Erin, Aubrey, Sara, Teri and Pam


Kara and Lane

Tami and her family, soon to be 5 kids

Sara and her family

Marcia and Darwin

Erin and her husband

Teri and George

Pam and Carl

Pam playing with Fynn

We had a little mini Smith family reunion a few days ago, my dad was on of 3 boys and the two surviving Uncles gathered with family over at my sisters for a big bar-b-q and swimming. Uncle Bob and his wife Dawn live in Oregon and Uncle Ray lives in Spokane Wa. Uncle Ray's wife passed away several years ago as did my dad. We were missing some cousins and my two brothers but we had a wonderful time and so good to see my two uncles together.
cousin Lori with her dad ( uncle Ray) with Avery

Uncle Ray with Russ, Lori and Andy

Uncle Ray, Uncle Bob and Aunt Dawn

my cousins, Russ, Lori and Andy

Sweet baby Avery 7 weeks

Aunt Dawn holding Avery

cousin Andy and his daughter Katie

my cousin Russ and his wife Allison

Cheryl with Avery and Fynnlee

The whole gang, Dawn had some of her family there too

 


Uncles with thier nieces and nephews

Uncle Ray and his family

Uncle Bob and Dawn

front row- Uncle Ray, Uncle Bob and Dawn- second row- Teri, Russ, Andy, Cheryl and Lori

Brothers, Ray and Bob

Lori, Russ, Cheryl, Andy and Teri

Teri, Cheryl and Lori

More Summer Park fun

The other day Steph Kim and I took the kids to this really quaint little park and splash pad in Green Acres, the kids had fun and we had a lovely time hanging out and visiting and watching the cousins play together.
Jaxon and Brayden heading for the mud puddle

Brayden

Jaxon loved the mud puddle


Avery just taking a nap in the warm summer breeze


Jaxon being so cute

boy cousins in the swing

Fynn and Brayden in the giant swing

we fit all 3 kids in this big swing....they loved it.