We were finally able to get back to our Saturday builds this morning. Today, the kids built a helicopter in honor of Veteran’s Day. The kids are getting really good without help now. Alex brought his buddy along and they worked so hard.Lucy was super excited to use sandpaper on her helicopter’s edges.Once the copters were built, they were able to use stickers to finish them off. This Home Depot doesn’t have paints for the kids, like ours in Wylie did. I think we are going to try a different one next time. Painting was one of the kids’ favorite parts. Once everyone was finished, we snapped a quick pic and headed to Krispy Kreme for some quick donuts.Natalie had practice for her big performance later on in the day. I dropped her off around 2, then we met back at the high school at 5. Lu wanted nothing to do with me, since Uncle E was there and also “her” buddies. (She ended up sitting with them for the entire concert and didn’t make a peep. I was so very proud of her.)Poor Alex has been struggling for the past few weeks with his throat. With the weather changing, his sinuses have been playing havoc on him. He was such a trooper to come and support Natalie while he was not feeling so well.

The Concert was amazing! Natalie was one of only eight kids selected from her school to participate in this special choir, and this opportunity only comes once every three years. We had perfect timing moving I guess.The choir was led by the associate director of the Tabernacle at Temple Square. He was fantastic at getting the youth to be expressive and change dynamics to really captivate the audience. We were all very impressed. Hopefully, when we move down south, Natalie will have other opportunities like this to increase her experience in singing.