Chelsea's Christmas Concert

Chelsea had her band's Christmas concert last night. She is in the concert band for 10th graders but last night they joined with the symphonic band (11th and 12th graders)
too. She is playing clarinet - the 2nd person from the left in the front row.
All went well in the concert, aside from the fact that we had to take Shaelyn. She sat pretty good until the orchestra played. They played 5 songs and 4 of them were slow and long. The last song was better because it was Jingle Bells and she recognized that one. The band ended with a medley of 4 different Christmas songs and they did a great job!

TIme for the Holidays!

We went to a holiday parade on Saturday. It was a bit chilly so we went to McDonalds and got Mocha's to drink. We've gone to this parade every year and it's usually quite a bit of fun - unless it's snowing or rainy. The route ends at the fire station where they serve hot chocolate, coffee and doughnuts. Here's some of the highlights.





Shaelyn, Katelyn and her friend Erin. Staying warm before the parade started.














Here comes Chelsea's band. Don't they look nice?














Chelsea is the shorter one in front. They played "Joy to the World"














Shaelyn loved the little ponies














Here comes Santa Claus (and Mrs. Claus)














Live reindeer at the fire station













At the fire station, enjoying hot chocolate