thank you

you know it's officially springtime when the recitals begin. not that i'm complaining, recitals really are one of my joys of motherhood. a sort of "thank you" from my children for driving them to & from and paying for their music/dance lessons, not to mention the rent they owe me for the forty + weeks they spent in my womb, labor and delivery and the stretch marks, oh the stretch marks. bottom line, recitals make this mostly thankless job all worth it. i especially love how easy it is to see & hear their progress from year to year, they always seem so grown up when i see them performing and find myself wondering, when did this happen? this feeling was especially apparent tonight at taylor's guitar recital. i was watching him play and he looked so comfortable up there strumming along, even his body language was cool and calm. i told him that guitar will be great one day for wooing the ladies, i've actually been telling him this all along and it still makes him blush when i say it. so, here's the video, courtesy of allie. before you push the play button, be aware that it is long, i think three minutes or so, but it had to be posted because it's part of our story. also, the microphone was too far away to be able to really hear his voice well. this means he'll be willing to perform it on the spot for any fan who requests it.speaking of fans, here are a few of them who came to cheer taylor on tonight.note: i'm sure i would have a photo of rich's parents if i had been smart enough to tell them taylor was having a guitar recital. it didn't occur to me until tonight that i had never mentioned it to them. dough! and by the way, since when is taylor taller than me? good job taylor man, and i'm not just saying that because i'm your mom!