Dress rehearsal for "Skating thru the Decades"

Some of the solos, including Jasmine, didn't get to practice. She will be going on the ice tongight with no preparation:( Oh well, it's just an exhibition, but wanted her to at least have a good experience. Goofing around in the locker room with Mia and Katy.

Let's Play Music Assessment today.....

Went around to different stations in Ms. Janalee's living room:) to test our knowledge. Janalee testing Jazzy on the piano. Little Dani comes to all of the classes:) Recital is in 2 weeks.

Day 2 Fiesta Skate 2013.....

Got off school even earlier today. Waiting to go on the ice. Didn't skate well today at all. On the one hand, Jasmine's level for her Dramatic Program was cancelled due to not enough entries, so she skated against kids more advanced than her. On the other hand, she didn't skate well at all and got 4th place. She was happy... didn't care at all. She wanted the ribbon to be pink..of course. Then wanted to go pose for the photos:))! A wall in Jasmine's room. She has a few more medals somewhere in a drawer.

Day 1 of Fiesta Competition.....

Jasmine was very glad to get off school early. Her first class yesterday was Artistic Light Basic 2-4. Jaime and Jazzy. With her friends/competitors Adeline and Makayla. First place. I'll have better photos of the performance in a few days. Program and scorecard:

"They Picked Me"....

We had a fun day today. Valley Youth Theater performed a musical called "They Chose Me" about adoption. They covered many topics on adoption from proper terminology, famous adopted people such as Halle Barry, Bill Clinton, Nancy Reagan, as well as "gay parents", various reasons why children are adopted, and how to deal with looking different from other family members. Not a good photo. Jazzy and some other kids talking with the Orchestra Director at the intermission. Pictures were not allowed during the performance, but some of the performers were available after the show. The little girl on the left played "Mei Ling Moskowitz", a Chinese girl adopted by Jewish parents. She sang a song "I'm proud to be a Chinese Jew":)) They were all great singers and performers. On a side note, the theater is located across the street from the very first hotel built in Phoenix, called Westward Ho. It was built in 1927 and was frequented by Teddy Roosevelt. In 1949, an ugly tower was added onto the top of the hotel. It was the first TV tower in Phoenix. The building has not been used as a hotel since 1960 when it was converted into an office complex. Since 1980, it has been a homeless shelter!! Builders and developers want to tear it down, or at least remove the ugly tower, but that notion caused a huge uproar in Phoenix since it is considered a "historical building". It certainly is not a pretty building though. Fun day. We weren't too creative in our dining choices when we ate at Olive Garden on the way home:)

Fiesta Recital...

Friday night "recital"/dress rehearsal for the big Fiesta Skate competition this week. Goofing around with "boyfriend" (one of many) Grant Owens. Everyone says that Jazzy and Grant will be pairs skaters someday:) . Goofing around with Jaime and another student. Annie going on the ice next.

Princess Dog....

Here is the Princess dog with a secret life of living in a "magic castle"!:))