2009
2008
Last year the recital was held at a chapel on the army post, but this year I was able to have it in the piano teaching room I have set up in our daylight basement. We pushed the furniture to the sides and brought over 25 chairs from the church, so it looked pretty official.
I tried inserting a picture of the piano keyboard cake I make for refreshments for the spring recital every year, but for some reason it wouldn't copy into the blog. This year I tried something new, and I think these sugar cookies turned out pretty cute. They were tasty, too!
I wish I'd asked Kent to take pictures of the students playing, and one of the audience, but I didn't, so I don't have any photos of that.
Two days before the recital I decided I should play something, so I dusted off my Pachelbel's Canon in D. It wasn't the most showy or difficult piece I could have played, but the music is so lovely, it's a pleasure to listen to, and I think that's more important than showing off.
We had refreshments outside on our new brick patio. Fortunately, it wasn't raining, which is saying something around here this year!
We also toured the Ines home, one of the few remaining buildings that was in the area during the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg. It's only open to the public twice a year. Those are bullet holes still visible from the battle. 
On Sunday after church we drove for about an hour out to Westmoreland County, Virginia, which is where George Washington was born. We had a picnic at a national park along the banks of the Potomac River. .JPG)
These pictures are from the World War II Memorial in the evening. I really liked how you could see Lincoln's statue illuminated in the background of this last photo.
