So we waited until Saturday. My brother had a 6 am bishopric meeting, then picked up my parents from the airport at 8, drove to pick up the key to our house on his "way home". When he got back, we loaded up and headed over to our house to unload. We had Braden, my brother, my dad, my 2 nephews, and my brother (in law, though brother in heart). They worked for a couple hours bringing all that stuff in! We could hardly walk anywhere!
Then we had to rush back to the house, getting home just in time for my nephew, Jonathan's cello recital. He played about 20 songs by memory...and he's 8. Awesome.
We headed back over to the house to work some more, then rushed over to the church for my nephew Nathan's Court of Honor. I never knew that only 5% of scouts actually achieve their Eagle. I guess I thought it was not as prestigious as it is because so many LDS scouts get it, but nationwide, it is a very small percentage. I am so grateful that Braden is an Eagle! And my nephews (Joseph, Nathan, and Talon) plus my brothers are too. What an honor.
(From left, Joseph, Shaun, Jonathan, Susan, and Nate the Great)
The most awesome part of this Court of Honor was that there was a live orchestra. I love being surrounded by so much talent!
In this picture, you see Susan's sister in the back on violin (maybe viola?); her son in the BYU cap next to her, probably also on viola; her other son in the plaid shorts; her daughter in the front in white on violin; my nephew Joseph on violin.
Then you had my brother on piano, Nathan on bass, and Susan's niece on cello. Jonathan didn't play his cello for the event, but he could have! I'm hoping to start Keara on violin...
After the court of honor, we went BACK TO THE HOUSE and worked until 12:30. When we got in bed that night, I couldn't believe that the morning had really been a part of the same day. It felt like the longest day ever. But we were so grateful for all the help!!
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