In February and March, Ally was in the kids' chorus of our local high school's production of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. She's posing with "Joseph" (at left); "Pharaoh" and the "Butler" in the center photo; and with
some of her friends (and fellow chorus members) and "The Narrator" in the photo at right.
 

Also in March, our girls' dance troupe visited a nearby nursing home and performed
for the residents (you can see more dance photos, from last Christmas, here)

For Easter, we joined a good chunk of Joni's relatives at her sister Liz's house in Virginia
 

At the end of March, Ally fell and broke her arm; Ally introduced Beth and Joni to Webkinz;
"Princess" from around the corner frequently escapes from her yard and comes to visit us
(much to our delight--she's a very sweet little dog. Alas, her owners know where to find her)
 

At the end of May, Beth got her braces off. A few weeks later, in June, Ally got hers off, too.
That's right: I had two kids in braces. Our orthodontist has named his new boat after me. 
 

Ally did a school project on Abigail Adams; we commissioned this portrait of my folks' dogs
for my mother's birthday; with a tremendous amount of help from my neighbor Mike and his
friend Rob, we replaced all the plumbing and redid one of our bathrooms
 

Under Mike's tutelage, I'm actually learning how to fix stuff around the house. At the beginning
of June, the girls (including their cousin Natasha) performed in their annual dance recital
 

Beth won the "Silver Slippers" award for leading the dance
troupe. We got to go onstage with her as the dance instructor,
Dr. Teri O'Meara, presented it to her
 

Also in June, at the end of the school year, Ally performed in a choir concert and racked up all "A's" in
her classes again (as did Beth). They must get their study habits from their mother...

With summer coming on, Ally decided to get her hair cut short, just like she
did two years ago, and donate it to "Locks of Love"

Lord only knows what we'll do in the second half of the year...