End-of-School Stuff

We've been busy lately with all of the usual end-of-the-school-year events. Zoe and Lucy's first grade program was back in April; it was nearly identical to Noah's & Molly's first grade programs but I still think it's adorable and very enjoyable! The kids were allowed to dress up as a "storybook character" -- these may be stretch but Lucy is Super Girl and Zoe is dressed Cinderella-ish. Here they are with their teacher Mrs. Speer, who Noah and Molly also had as their first grade teacher.

Last week, the night after Pinewood Derby was Molly's 3rd grade program. The theme being "It's a Small World," the kids could dress up in International costumes if they wished, and Hawaiian was closest to "international" that we had on hand. So here's Hawaiian Molly, and of course, Lucy and Zoe are never known to pass up an opportunity to pose for the camera too. The kids played their recorders on a couple of songs, in addition to all the singing.
The night after that was Noah & Molly's cello concert. This year since Molly's in Beginning Orchestra and Noah's in Intermediate, they sit on complete opposite sides during concerts. For the Christmas concert we sat near Molly, so for this one we sat near Noah. Here he is in action: And, both Noah and Molly with their orchestra teacher Ms. Smith, who does a terrific job: They played some really fun songs at the concert and it was another good night.

The last big event of this type will be our piano recital; stay tuned for a report next week!