End of School Busy-ness

The end of school brings 'fun and frantic' to our every day vocabulary. I'm pretty sure we were at some event or activity every night of May! Some of the highlights were 1) Piano Recital, 2) Ballet Performance Awards, and 3) End of Year Middle School Band Concert. Each year our kids are getting more and more involved and busy, which adds new dimensions of craziness to our lives! But crazy is good, right?

FYI: in the following video Kate is the ballerina on the far left, and Todd is the percussionist in the band videos.

And, truly, as I watch these videos I say a silent and heartfelt "Bless Your Hearts, Dear Teachers"! What patience, what kindness, what near deaf- and blind-ness they must all possess! We love you, dear people. :)

Kate's Ballet Performance Awards - 2010

It's already May. Which means dance and piano recital time. Kate had both recitals on the same day this year, so last Saturday was jam-packed with clothes and hairstyle changes! Enjoy a few pics of her ballet performance. Her goal this year was to earn a gold medal -- which she did! Yea for Kate!!

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Kate - Ballet & Piano Recital Videos

Hooray! I got the video download working so here are the promised recital videos of Kate. More to come of Jack and Todd.

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Kate - Ballet Performance Awards

Kate had the wonderful opportunity to dance in the Ballet Conservatory Performance Awards Recital at the end of May. The director of the Royal Academy of Ballet in New York came to little old Burley, ID for a couple of days to judge each of Miss Katriina's students. Each girl got to do 2 dances onstage by herself and then be judged and awarded for her efforts. Kate received a "Silver medal with distinction"! She was thrilled!!! :) We were so proud of her. It takes courage to stand up on that big stage all by yourself and perform. She was a pro. She messed up just a little bit and instead of falling apart she just found her place and kept going. It was a proud moment to see her react so positively in a tense situation. She's growing up. I'll try to get her video uploaded if I can figure out what's wrong with my computer.