Hi everyone - Sam here. I get to do the post about our spring programs this time. I thought I'd share a couple of videos from each of our programs for your viewing pleasure.
First up was my program - the theme was I believe in music.
My Old Kentucky Home
Grandfather's Clock
I Believe in Music
The we had Mason's program - his theme was Show Biz.
The Ride of Paul Revere - narration and then song
The Charleston - Mason was chosen to be one of the six dancers. They worked very hard.
On the Sunny Side of the Street
So Long, Farewell
And there you go - there was a lot more singing and dancing. But we picked these few favorites to share. Hope you enjoyed!
In the month of May we celebrate the annual Tulip Festival. We weren't able to go last year so mom begged us to take her this year for sure. We all met up at the festival one warm night after school. And it was so worth it - the flowers were amazing!
Enjoy lots of photos of flowers!
The colors are incredible.
And the boys you find hanging around are sure handsome!
Some of the tulips are ruffly . . . yes that is a word.
And some were made of glass.
More pretty colors and beautiful flowers.
They added hanging lanterns this year too.
We each had our favorite colors and styles.
Sam and I both liked this section - Yellow is my favorite color and Sam's is purple.
The waterfalls are always wonderful.
And the view from the top is great too. Even when you pretend to be falling.
The next thing we celebrate in May is Sam's birthday.
My little brother turned 8 this year. How is that possible?
One of the things he wanted most was a set of books he had come across - mom had to order them from England. He was so excited to add them to his bookshelves.
I got him a new stuffed animal - we both have a deep love of stuffed animals!
He also got a brand new bike this year.
And look at him ride - he still need lots of practice . . . . if it will ever quit raining!
He also asked for a homemade milk chocolate cake with milk chocolate frosting. Sam is definitely a chocolate lover!
We always do a birthday boy sandwich picture - so here is Sam's.
The third thing we celebrated so far in May are Spring Programs at school. We'll do a whole post in a day or so with some of the videos of our performances. But we wanted to get part of it documented here. Along with singing and dancing, we have a Young Author's Festival - here is Sam's book.
We also have an Art Fair - Sam took 2nd place for second grade this year with his salt painting of fireworks.
And then we also have a Computer Fair.
Here is my Young Author book.
I took 3rd place for fourth grade - with my photographs from our trip to Arizona last year.
And here I am with my amazing teacher, Mrs. Haynie.
Finally, we celebrated some hard work with a Piano Recital over the weekend.
I played Grumpy Old Troll and Where is my Little Dog Gone?
And Sam played Forest Drums and The Bubble.
This is our fabulous teacher Anna. She is moving away to go to college in South Carolina in a few weeks. We've been so lucky to take piano lessons from her.
We will sure miss her.
Sam Alert: Hey everyone - it's Sam, the 8 year old. I requested shrimp cocktail for an appetizer prior to my birthday dinner at home. What better birthday could I possibly have asked for? Yes, I ate pretty much the whole thing single handedly.
We're behind in posting on the blog - mom has had some computer trouble. We think we're back at it now. But watch for a post with spring program videos coming soon. And next week, after our final spring football games, we'll post all about football season. We thought we'd do one big post about football this year. Hint - it's been a great football season!
