And There Was Music...

 The grandkids are nearing the end of another school year, and that means music concerts.

First, Miss W's Ensemble Dessert Show:

announcing the Ensemble and their first song

arrow to show where she was standing

her solo

the six Ensemble groups for the last song

Next, McBe's Inventions Friends and Family Performance:

arrow to show where he is standing

Inventions is the Edison Middle School Show Choir

comprised of 7th & 8th graders

signing "Leave a Light on"

Miss W behind McBe for the final number, "I'll Remember You"

this song often brings on tears for the 8th graders

it is a tradition for Invention alumni to join the

current group on stage for the final song

(that includes grade 9 students through parents of Edison students)

they present carnations to their parents

The last song on the program just so happened to be the last one performed 

by the Lincoln High School Ensemble groups earlier in the week.

Both groups had a good time singing "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"

McBe's final Middle School Band Concert:

he played Marimba or Xylophone for the first song

snare drum for the second song

he is one of ten 8th-grade percussionists

chimes for the third song

and bass drum (no photo) for the final song

the 8th grade band members

There are two more chorus concerts in May to round out this school year.

Miss W is 16!

 Happy Birthday to Miss W who is Sweet Sixteen today! It is a flashback day! Those 16 years have flown by! (The following photos are in no particular order!)

A blog post of her first 7 birthdays.

McBe Week

 It was a week of activities for McBe. Monday night was TKD testing for the last level of red belt.

It was a large group of all ages and assorted belt colors testing on Monday night. This was warm-up and stretching.

McBe's sparing kick

another successful kick

he broke all four boards

successful testing for red belt with black stripe

Thursday night was an Inventions 'concert' at one of the local nursing home/retirement centers. The Inventions choral group has been performing for a couple of weeks, but he specifically asked that we not attend the first three. So we didn't.

The group of seventh and eighth graders from Edison Middle School who auditioned for and were chosen for the show choir. They have practiced two mornings a week (before classes/school begins) since October and began performing at the nursing homes in mid-March. 

Their performance for family and friends is at the end of the month. 

Cinderella

 Now for something different! Miss W auditioned for and got a part in the musical, Cinderella.

local high school students

She opened the show with a solo on the castle balcony.

She had several solos as the Herald. 

with the Queen & King after the show

her friends brought her flowers

we saw the opening performance on Thursday night

we had tickets for Sunday afternoon

Hubby attended without me

ceiling in the Orpheum

one of the two balconies

a lovely intimate older theatre

the curtain scenery

downtown Sioux Falls

she plans to audition for more Spotlight Theatre musicals