Manwaring Highlights

The beginning of June brought another piano recital. This time Aubrey (and Aubrey’s little piano student Caitlynn), and Breck performed.  Aubrey is a master sight-reader, and one of my favorite things to do is just sit and listen when she practices at home. Caitlynn did a wonderful job on her two songs (Aubrey’s and Breck’s teacher Truett, is the one sitting in the background). Caitlynn is also a great sight-reader and Aubrey’s challenge is to find more advanced pieces for such small…

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We had the rare privilege of having family visit. The opportunity opened up for Melanie and her kids to fly standby from Abilene TX to Lexington KY. She asked if I was ready to have a freight train invade our house. I told her if she was crazy enough to fly standby with four kids ages eight and under, I was crazy enough to entertain her brood for a week. And what a wonderful week it was!!! Thanks to my good friend…

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After Seminary graduation came Breck’s Eighth Grade graduation. I am still quite not sure the reason for an eighth grade graduation, especially when the students here move onto the ninth grade which is in its own building, and technically not a part of high school. Anyway, this pictures show only half of   Breck’s graduating class. The Eighth Grade choir and band played. Breck shares a stand with a friend from church, Ashton Barber, the only other member of the…

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Sadly, it was time to wrap-up another year of Seminary. I had a wonderful class, and am really going to miss seeing them every day during the summer. I am especially going to miss my Seniors next year! Brittney and Daniela were my two Seminary Graduates. That means they attended a scripture study class for an hour every morning that school was in session, for the last four years!  That’s pretty remarkable. But then again, they are pretty incredible girls!!!…

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Breck decided he wanted to try-out for the Middle School track team this year (even though he told his parents a few years ago that he hated running, and we could never force him to run again!). But the power of peer-pressure won out, and he tried-out since “all of his friends were on the track team.” Here is Breck running one of his last races of the season (the mile run). His typical position after completing a race. Breck…

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This year Merinda was a pink talking Lily in her drama’s club production of Alice in Wonderland. Here is a picture of all the flowers who also served as the plays back-up chorus. Merinda’s good friends in her class played the parts of Alice, Twiddle Dee and Tweedledum. Merinda also participated in gifted & talented drama performance of Billy Goat’s Gruff. The kids have little preparation time, and perform without microphones on a small stage surrounded by an audience. This type…

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In addition to going to Prom, Brittney made the most of the end of her high school year. She had a blast going on tour with the high school choir to Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.  Her favorite part of Universal was the Harry Potter theme park. Her favorite restaurant was Planet Hollywood.  And her favorite thing to do was hang out with friends on Coco Beach. Her least favorite part was the long bus-ride all night…

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Brittney got all gussied-up for her Senior Prom. . .The dress: a thirty dollar steal from Marshall’s dept. store (maybe Brittney would not like me sharing that info with the world–oh well), the Jewelry: fake diamond necklace and bracelet borrowed from our good friend Bridgette and my earrings from Grandma Heelis, Hair-clip: a black rose made by Brittney’s good friend Kate. . . Shoes: Brittney’s regular church shoes embellished with black rose pins that came with her dress (bonus!), Make-up: by Brittney which included…

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