Although I have no illusions anymore that I will capture every (important) event or trip on the blog (simply too much going on), I am going to try to be a little better about getting the special stuff up. I've received several 'complaints' from our readers that I've been too lax recently!
Today, Jeremy and I went to the Colorado Fiddle Championship at the Western Stock Show here in Denver; an annual event to root on Ari, who won 1st place in the "Small Fry" division last year (for the post on that, search this blog for 'fiddle' or 'stock show'). He did great in his new division, "Junior Jr.", and I'll try to post again with the results. Jeremy loved hanging with Ari and his sister Zoe, as well as getting to see several of his 'classmates'- other students of his fiddle teacher, Katie.
Jeremy loved the fiddle competition, but he and his teacher have decided that he needs a little break from his instrument, and so will be starting piano. Jeremy is starting to pick up some bad habits on the violin, and he only wants to play the way he wants to play. He loves performing and playing the violin, and I don't want his enjoyment of it dampened at this point by making him do the exercises needed to advance to the next level, as sad as it makes me. We will be coming back to it for sure!
In bigger news, Jeremy and I recently returned from Chicago to celebrate his Great Grandmother's 98th birthday. It was a glorious visit, including not only a wonderful little party at my Aunt Bonnie's home, but several other visiting opportunities with his two first-cousins-once-removed Mahalia and Jacob (whom he adores and resembles), their parents (my cousins), his Uncle Isaac and Aunt Gretchen, and his beloved Papa. A highlight was also playing violin for Grannie and leading all of us in Hanukkah songs.
