The Weekend

David and I have started trading date night babysitting with some of our friends, and it has been a lot of fun so far.  Last weekend we got to hang out with their cool kiddos doing sidewalk chalk and making fruit nachos, and this weekend, we got to go to dinner and a concert...baby free! :)

We went to Pizza Pie Cafe.  Yum.

And then we went to the Piano Guys concert.  It was sold out two nights in a row!  Crazy!

On Saturday, we ran a 5K, and David was in the top three finishers.  Go David! 

Hyram rode along with me and Cathy.

Purple team power!

 

We headed down to Utah Saturday afternoon and spent the rest of the weekend with David's family.  It was so fun to actually see what spring is supposed to look like.  Happy Mother's Day to all our moms and sisters! 

I think my favorite part of the weekend however, was the cute gift I got from Hyram and Daddy.  I found this letter with an iTunes gift card with breakfast:

Thanksgiving and Concerts

David and I went to Utah for Thanksgiving and even did the whole Black Friday thing.  We started shopping at 11:30 PM and finally came home at 10:00 AM!  All of our Christmas shopping done in one night.  It was one of the best dates we've ever had.  It even included a 6:00 AM breakfast at McDonald's.

Thanksgiving day was fun to spend with Dana and Robert and a few other family members and friends.

Andrew and his friend, TC, Rick and Sandy (Dana's friends from the ward), Garet, Robert and Dana, Me and David, Grandpa Chambers, Grandpa Love

In December, David had concerts and recitals galore.  His composer's recital was awesome.  He composed a men's choral piece that is truly amazing.  I still am floored when I think of his dynamic personality and genuine goodness that committed more than 20 guys to come to three rehearsals a week for more than a month.  He fed them a big dutch oven dinner to thank them.  

Then, a few days later, he sang in one of the biggest concerts BYU-Idaho has done to date with guest singer, Brian Stokes Mitchell.  It was a fantastic event!  My favorite parts were The Little Drummer Boy, and Oh Come, All Ye Faithful.  Amy came to the composer's recital (We love her!) and Dana and Robert came up for both events even though they were only three days apart.  What a support team they are to us!  They even took us out to Costa Vida one night Chinese and ice cream the other.  Wahoo! 

Random Kindness

Saturday night, David and I went to an organ recital on campus since he has to attend various performances throughout the semester.  We were running a little close on time beforehand, so we called in a take-out order to our favorite:

When we arrived, we made our way quickly up to the front to pay for and pick up our order.  To our astonishment, the girl at the counter informed us that a gentleman had recognized our name and paid for our order as he went through the line earlier.  What a wonderful surprise!  We were so excited to have such a fun random act of kindness befall us!  To the kind mystery gentleman, THANK YOU!

Sunday brought many Priesthood meetings and the annual primary program.  The kids did such a wonderful job.  The theme this year was, "I know the scriptures are true."  I could feel the testimony of these sweet little people.  It was a privilege to work with them as the pianist.

Yes, we are nerds.  Yes, we do often match for church.