We rang in the new year with a party at Uncle Josh and Aunt Dayna’s house. Hank had a blast playing with his cousins and he absolutely loved getting to stay up WAY past his usual bedtime.
Although January was full adventures, we really didn’t take many photos this month. Hank continues to enjoy school and playing violin. Shortly after returning to school from Christmas Break, Hank auditioned for the school variety show. He was a bit nervous to stand all by himself and play in front of a judge and his waiting peers, but he walked to his mark, introduced himself and his pieces and played beautifully. He was thrilled to learn he had a spot in the show and we were thrilled to see him have real-world experience with having practice pay off. The show was fabulous. The kids performed to a packed house. Hank’s GG, Grandad, Grandpa and Grandma were all there (with Mom and Dad and several of Hank’s friends) to cheer Hank and the other performers on. Hank played, “Go Tell Aunt Rhodie” and “Oh Come Little Children”. It was neat to see him on a stage and to hear older elementary students, moments before Hank began playing, telling their friends to be quiet so they could hear him. He got a great ovation and is already talking about what he might play next year…
The weather this month was inconsistent so while we did visit with friends, most of our visits were indoors. Fortunately, when Sarah’s cousin, Doug, was in town for work (he and his family live in New Jersey), the weather was actually lovely and she and Hank got to spend time together with him at a park. This month, our family enjoyed Pho and went to library much more than usual and Hank and Tyler had some quality video game time together enjoying the new Lego Batman game Hank got for Christmas (Hank likes the Lego video games quite a bit). Hank participated in the science fair at his school. He explored conductivity (photos are in December as that’s when he did the work). He had fun experimenting and telling Mom and Dad where things should go on his presentation board (we did the assembly under his direction). It was a good month!
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