Final Performance

At Eagleridge, the HS enrichment program the kids attend, 

there is a student band that meets one or two times a week.

Leigh really wanted to play an instrument so we gave her a choice of band 

or to continue piano. 

She decided to take a break from piano and try her hand at flute.

 

It was many, many hours of practicing

(and trying to get out of practicing at times)

Tonight it culminated in the final band concert of the year

The band students have really bonded.

 

Some of Leigh's best friends are in band.

They are kids aged 9 to 14, with a variety of experience in music.

I must say that I was pretty impressed with their final concert and dedication to their music.

They closed with the Theme from Star Wars ...

It's a wrap!

The final performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has closed

and all the kids did phenomenal!

Every performance was a full house and every day had a ripple of excitement

A few shots of the final day

squirrel!

squirrels going to the nut room

Fizzy Lifting Room...AKA lobby

Kids at the candy cart

entire cast

Ahh, now I get to rest...

until the band concert today.

It's On!!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened yesterday 

Opening night went off without a hitch.

In the makeup chair

ready for stage

Lobby

I guess if you want to see what all the hubbub is, you'll have to come to a performance!
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I'll have more photos of cast and crew and scenes after I can actually sit in the audience through a whole performance next week.

Mother's Day

Leigh and Carson both had Mrs Skipper (best K teacher ever!) at Eagleridge

and she did the same Mother's Day card both years.

This is Leigh's

 Along with a painting of me....

 This is Carson's

and his portrait.

Carson's Photography

Yesterday at the park, the kids discovered the new baby ducks in the lake.

Carson snapped an entire 72 picture album of them and the surrounding landscape.

Here's a sample of his work.

baby ducks

turtle with biscuit

Leigh walking in grass

trucking through mud

2 ducks, both itching at the same time

He made up the titles of the photos.  I didn't edit any of them either.

Dippy Eggs

I think these pics speak for themselves...

growing up

At 9, she has a "morning routine"