Today, Lydia and I left by 7:40 to take her to her harp competition. When we arrived, I tuned the harp, and then she played in her practice room until it was time for her to perform. At 9:35, she performed beautifully!
Then Lydia and I had 3 hours to kill until the awards ceremony. We had so much fun together! First we went to the farmer’s market to look around at everything. Then we went to the Greek festival and enjoyed some really great food. We learned that Lydia likes dolmathes! Our Gyros were so good too! Then we went back to the Farmer’s market and got a bunch of things. Lydia got slime, earrings, gelato and a gift for a friend. I got a candle and a necklace for Lily, and we also bought produce, a gifts for family members and wands for Mary’s upcoming Harry Potter party. The weather was perfect, and Lydia and I had such a fun time walking around together, talking and shopping. She is such a joy to pal around with.
We made it back to the awards ceremony just in time, and we learned that Lydia tied for 3rd. Great job Lydia!!
Then Lydia I headed home from Salt Lake, but first we took a slight detour so I could show Lydia a house that she lived in when she was very little:
While Lydia and I were at the competition, market and festival, Lydia was having a great day with the kids and her mom as well. She did a fun outing with Georgia, took Ammon to a Harry Potter Birthday party, and took the kids to the library. Lily had a particularly good time with her mom, and so everyone had a really good first part of the day.
We took it relatively easy in the afternoon, and then had a family movie night. We watched the new live action Little Mermaid as well as Superpets. The Little Mermaid was well done and a great show, but I think Superpets was everyone’s favorite. It was absolutely hilarious and had a very beautiful message. More than anything, it was just so fun to snuggle and share something as a family for so long.
Also, here is a really cute picture that Clarissa drew:
