What's Cadence Been Up To?

Can you even believe this is the same girl?!  These pictures were taken practically a year apart.  Cadence still loves to take a stroll around the Sunbury Square (weather permitting) after her piano lesson each week.  It's a cute, little tradition we have.  We noticed the tree had bloomed again, so we tried to recreate the photo we took last year in April.  Cadence has definitely matured - in her looks and attitude.  Everyone always comments on how much taller she's gotten.  As far as her attitude goes, she's definitely a big help around the house.  Now, some of that might be because she's wanted a phone; maybe some of that is just because she's sweet.  She's still as stubborn as can be, and loves to be right, but she also still has her soft side.  

I'm also thankful to have her as my sidekick at the boys' baseball games.  It's nice not sitting alone.  She keeps me entertained.  She even makes money sometimes, playing with the little kids!

Cadence has remained busy - when she's not at basketball or softball practice or taking piano lessons, she's been singing in the choir and playing the clarinet in band at school!  She loves to sing (and has a really nice voice).  She picked up the clarinet rather quickly and can even create short songs by figuring out the notes herself.  We enjoyed going to her school's recital.

I mentioned the little girls flock to her at the boys' baseball games.  Tinlee (Hunter's little sister) had fun "doing" Cadence's hair.

Here's Cora - also a little sister we know from Colin's basketball and baseball teammate, Darren.  She loves Cadence, too (I mean, who doesn't?).  She makes Cadence "play house" with her.  It's so cute.  At the Lex Center's recital rehearsal, Cora told her mom she wanted to get there early to see Cadence perform on the piano 💗 After Cora's first dance performance, I told her we were going to leave (we needed to eat dinner); Cora's eyes welled-up with tears.  We definitely had to stick around for performance #2 after that!

Cadence rocked her song at the recital - she played "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson.  The recital had a theme of "The Menu," so all songs and performances were food/drink-based.

Oh, Colin...

Cadence's first softball game of the season was a HOT one! 

Storms rolled through after the game and we even had hail!  The boys were in a tournament out of town, so the girls went shopping that night!