American Idol????????

So a few months ago my neighbor and I had the idea for our 2 CTR's (Ame and Jackson) to sing for their dad's on Father's Day. But because of the primary singing we couldn't fit into the father's day program, so we decided the week after would be OK. So Ame and her neighbor buddie, Jackson, sang "Where Love Is" in Sacrament Meeting yesterday. We practiced all week and they actually learned it quickly and sounded quite well. We went over to practice in front of the microphone on Saturday and we thought maybe it wasn't a good idea anymore. Jackson is kind of like Kaipo, full of energy and has a hard time being calm and still(I guess you could say). All the kids wanted to do is play with the mic & touch it with their lips and you know how that sounds. Plus our piano player didn't get into town until 12:30 am on Sunday morning so we didn't even know if she would make it, let alone get to practice together. But it all worked out-they practiced just b4 sacrament meeting and despite having to try & sit through most of the meeting reverently (and we have sac. mtg. last) because they sang in between the speakers, they did an AWESOME job!
Also, I tried to keep it a surpise from quinn. There were a few oop's that weekend and he kind of figured out something was going on, especially when we were walking into church Sunday and someone says (having seen the program already) I hear you have a performer in the family today. QUinn thought what? Did Brittany sign me up for something I don't know about?
We were very proud of Ame!! She was soo brave! She may not be ready for "American Idol", but I hope she continues to appreciate and share her beautiful talents.
Grandma and Grandpa Asplund also got to come and see her perform. Ame was of course very excited to invite them and they didn't need any arm twisting to make it either.


We told them to pose and this is what we got. You can see Kaipo with Azlin, doing what he always does, torment her!!!!!!!