Les Mis

In November my Mom and I took the girls to see Les Mis at Mom's High School.  I was familiar with the musical and the songs, but I had never actually seen it before.

Turns out, it is my favorite EVER!  I am in love with all of it and so are my girls.  I bought piano music books for me and Sunny and she has not stopped playing and singing the songs for over a month.

I also bought the movie for Sunny and we have watched it probably 15 times in December.  She knows the whole thing word for word.  Actually all the kids really like it.  I was very surprised that Griffin loved it, but he does.  I was also surprised by the interesting conversations we have had about life because of the movie.  Sunny is truly wise beyond her years.

Here is Sunny singing "I Dreamed a Dream"

Wait, did you miss that?  Need to see it again?  Oh, okay, here is an identical video.

Tired of that song?  Here is Lila with, "A Little Fall of Rain."

Oh you want more?  Well here is Sunny again with ,"On My Own."

And if you still need more Les Mis, cause let's face it, you want to feel like you live in my house and this is what we do all day, here is "Master of the House" on piano

And I've got lots more where those came from.  Sunny absolutely loves to play and sing and we have so much fun making videos all the time.

Fishing With Mimi and Bear

The boys went fishing and Mimi wanted Griffin to get a little to close to the fish he caught.  

Ben Harper Concert

For Ryan's 33rd birthday in September we went to a Ben Harper concert in Salt Lake with some friends.  It was so beautiful!

Ben's Mom showed up as a special guest at the concert and I was thrilled.  I loved all the songs they sang together.

This is the song Ryan and I danced to at our wedding.  It was so fun to see it live.  It was my first time.  Ryan has been to like 5 Ben Harper concerts and has met and talked to him.

BYU Football Game

Ryan took the boys to a BYU football game in the fall. It was Griffin's first time and he loved it.  Cam is already begging to go next year.  It is so fun having boys.

Wax Museum

Sunny was in the 5th grade Wax Museum at school back in the fall.  She choose Amelia Earhart.  She did pretty much all of the project by herself.  I think all I did was order her aviator goggles from Amazon and help glue the pretty paper on the board.

She and Rakel made a cute pair

Lila's Art Class

Lila took and art class in November and December.  These are just a few of the pieces she made.  She loved it and we will definitely do it again in the spring.

This is her favorite painting.  She decided to give this one to Mok and Pok for Christmas.  

This was her first painting and she gave it to Mimi.

I love her turkey.

She really enjoyed making the giraffe sculpture.  They also did a Christmas tree sculpture that was adorable. 

PIano

Back in November Sunny participated in an Ensemble Recital and Festival.  She and her partner did an amazing job.  They received a perfect score and were invited back to the Honors Festival.  That is very rare and such an honor, especially for it being her first time.

With her teacher Ani. We love her!  She is a great teenager.