Proud Parents!

Dave is wearing a saucer on his head!



Proud Graduates...can you tell them apart???



Beautiful Dancing Sisters!



WHAT is growing out of Matthew's head???



The tumbling Ladybugs (and Manbug)!

What a busy weekend we've had! May has always been a very busy month. But this year it is proving to be the craziest we've had in a while!

We started on Friday with dress rehearsal for Sarah, Grace and Analiese. Dave had to take them as I had volunteered to run the dance studio while everyone was at rehearsal. Dave was able to experience the madness that is usually left for me.

On Saturday morning William and Thomas graduated from high school! Yes, the twins are now college freshman. It is still unbelievable that they are that old. We are so proud of them! Thomas graduated with honors and William just missed it by a few points. Both of them are off to Georgia Tech to study engineering. Thomas is waiting for the fall and William is enrolling for the summer and will report June 14th! We are so glad they've chosen to stay in the dorms. They need a strong dose of independence. The world is out there and all they need to do is jump in with both feet. I sure hope they are brave enough.

Then, on Saturday afternoon we had recital rehearsal AGAIN. This time for Matthew, Analiese and Grace. It was just insane running from the graduation ceremony to take them all to practice. I missed the twins luncheon but Dave and Sarah were able to go.

Next, on Saturday night we had the recital for Sarah, Grace and Analiese. It was lots of fun for the girls, all three of them were able to perform in a tap number together. Both Sarah and Grace were helpers in Analiese's class. I can't tell you how sweet they looked. I, on the other hand, was stressed. As a "company" parent I have to work at least one of the recitals. I chose Saturday. Oh, boy, never again! Those little, itty-bitty's are tough to take for almost 3 hours! Give me the older girls any day!

Then, on Sunday we had another recital. This one was the tumbling recital for Matthew, Analiese and Grace. To be honest I really was a little worried about Matthew. He just had no experience in which to draw from for performing in front of 500 people. During the classes he has proven to be a good student, most of the time. But, he didn't always follow the group. Matthew's teacher was confident that he would do well. During the "ladybugs" performance, ALL of the Evans kids did a fabulous job. The crowd cheered so loud for Matthew; he was fabulous AND the only boy! I had so many people stop and comment about how well the kids did and they were amazed when I told them Matthew has only been home 6 months!

It has been a whirlwind weekend but one so full of emotion! All of our children are excelling in one way or another. We couldn't be prouder of each and everyone of them!