First and Second Place Cousins

Joseph and his cousin, Jayson

These are the days of brother vs. brother and cousin vs. cousin at the teen center! Now,  this is not nearly as bad as it sounds-it's actually fun. Because of the ages of my boys and sister Rosemary's boys being nice and close and all of them enjoying a game of pool, they often have to play each other during the pool tournaments at Non-Toxic.

Last year, all three of our sons would play and lots of times it came down between two of them. It can often be a cousin or brother who takes them out of the tournament -or one of each 'cause it's a double elimination meaning you have to lose twice before you're out.

Anyway, last night was fun. Jayson had the game against Joseph in has hand when he accidentally scratched on the 8-ball. But all the kids in the tournament are such good sports-they are gracious winners and losers.

Congratulations guys!

*Notice Jayson's nice newly brace-free teeth!!*

The Von Trapps live!

David and his Grandpa wearing their matching outfits: moss green sweaters and black pants. His Grandma and mother also ended up wearing moss green sweaters! 

Now it's only 'matching' outfits NOT 'identical' outfits (unplanned of course)  like Sam McCumber and David's Grandpa had on in the very first post on this blog. 

Today walking around we must have looked like one of those travelling singing families on tour.

Once More With Feeling

So here David is warming up before his audition. 

He was able to procure a practice room for students about an hour and a half before his app.  He played Jeff Hickey's "The Old Fishing Reel "  and then his own "My Refuge". It lasted 8 times longer than his last audition.

There was a crazy awesome piano player in the practice room next door. I peeked in, but didn't want stare--have no idea who he was but he really was crazy awesome.

David's audition went well; he liked the professor very much.

So now we just wait to find that letter in our mailbox accepting, denying or wait-listing him. 

Either way, it was a good visit today.