Durufle, do you?

I am pleased to announce I have been accepted back into the Utah Symphony Chorus. I called just in time for the auditions, and was even invited to sing with the small choir at this summer's Deer Valley Music Festival performance of Durufle's Requiem. The '08-'09 season is awesome and includes Beethoven's 9th, Mozart's Requiem, an Ives Symphony (!), a Bach Cantata & Bernstein's Mass. Come listen!!!

Check it out:
http://www.deervalleymusicfestival.com/
http://www.utahsymphony.org/

What's your name?

In case you were wondering, yes, we are moving back to SLC. Scott has been working there for almost 2 weeks now, and we are crashing at Candace's (poor Grandma!). Candace has caller ID, which can be a bad thing for telemarketers. When the ID displayed a questionable number Sydney and I decided to let Ray answer the phone. Here are some of the things Ray said, completely unprompted, to the unsuspecting caller.

Hello.
What's your name.
She's busy right now.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Mmmm...just Sydney & Mommy & Thomas.
What are you doing?

I wish I could remember more of what he said. We were in fits when he asked about a girlfriend. It turned out to be someone calling about Nelson's motorcycle. Whoops.

Food - A Love-Hate Relationship

Okay, sorry about all the old stuff, but now that I can get videos posted fairly quickly, I could not overlook this classic. Back on March 2nd Thomas demonstrated his distaste for the food I was feeding him. Of course, he also seemed to be enjoying the process, although he was probably just laughing at me.

Rayisms:

We were having stew for dinner and told Ray to try dipping his toast in it. He did so and after trying it he said, "I just like it PLAIN."

While trying to convince Scott to let him watch the Transformers DVD we just purchased Ray said the following. "I know you'll like it, Daddy. I promise you'll love it."

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Strong Man

Ray just LOVES doing what you will see in this video, taken yesterday. Amazingly Thomas loves it, too.

Stair Master - Really!

I've been TRYING to get the video of Thomas climbing the stairs to upload for ages, so it is completely outdated. Now Thomas can climb the stairs in seconds flat, he cruises the furniture and even places crawling chase with Daddy & brother. So, without further ado....

This video is from the beginning of March. Thomas can now ascend even more quickly, and he checks behind to see if we are coming to get him before he takes off. If he turns around and sees us coming he scrambles up as quickly as he can, laughing all the way.

Shame On Me

Quite a lot has happened in the past almost month since my last post. In the beginning of February we headed north to Grandma Candace's house for President's Day, and left the sunshine for the snow. Our visit was very nice, although it was punctuated by a visit to Instacare after Ray ventured into the downstairs while Kelly was vacuuming and it was all downhill from there. Raymond has allergy induced asthma, inhaler and all. Of course, he hasn't needed it since, so I think as long as we stay away from animal houses he should be fine.

Thomas has grown a great deal in the past month, and is now a "stair master." He also is officially a Daddy's boy. (see below)

Ray, Thomas and I were fortunate enough to spend a week in Santa Rosa, and it was a wonderful, restful time (although we missed Scott!). Ray was a hoot and a handful (particularly as we were 2 weeks into potty training). A highlight was his antics with a banana. He was being silly and playing with one, talking into it like a phone. Then my grandma asked to see it and said, "Hello, Ray!" into it. Ray suddenly became very serious as he turned to her and said, "Actually, its a banana." Thomas was a little hesitant about everyone. He loved to laugh and smile from Mommy's hip. He was SO excited to come home and see Scott. He wouldn't let go once he was in Daddy's arms.

I had fun not doing dishes or cleaning house, and we ate a ton of good food. We visited Kozlowski farms and drove through Forestville, ending in a walk around Healdsburg square. We shopped the Petaluma outlets, lunched Indian style and walked down SR's 4th Street with a gelato stop. Oh, and I went to an Opera. Excellent. Another hightlight was a Saturday BBQ with friends and family. It was wonderful to see everyone. Thanks for coming!!

Anyway, with the travelling and the potty training, I've neglected posting. Don't worry, I'll be back soon. This slideshow has pictures from February through our trip to Santa Rosa. Enjoy!