Piano Recital....

On top of everything else, we had a piano recital today. She played "Butterflies Flying". Really glad this day is over!!

More photos this morning.....

This morning we have to do photos from "I Feel Pretty" - Westside Story Ballet, as well as "I Have a Dream" from Tangled. I am taking our own solo photos since we will be out of town for the viewing. Then they said for 20.00, they would email the photos to choose from. I told them "forget it". I'll take my own solo photos, and we will just buy the group photos. I really couldn't get the lighting right this morning. The bad a** Vikings from Tangled. Oh well, these are my cheap substitute for the professional photos. And now for "I Feel Pretty" from Westside Story:)

Dance photo time.....

Dance photos- This one is for jazz class. They are dancing to "Surf's Up". Each group has to make an "appointment" to get group and individual photos done. It takes 3 days!! Then you are supposed to make another appointment to "view" the photos to purchase them. We will be on our vacation during the "viewing appointments", so I just ordered a couple of group photos and took my own individuals. Jasmine made a face in every photo I took with her friends:(

CEE Spring Concert....

The theme of the Spring Concert this year was "Around the World in Music". Each class had two countries to represent. Second grade represented the Caribbean and Philipines. They sang "Shake the Papaya Down" and two Filipino Folk Songs. At the end the whole school sang "Put a Little Love in the World":) We got home very late!

Charlotte and Camiile's party...

Nice day for a party! 90 degrees with a breeze. Bouncy house, cake and watermelon.Charlotte and Jasmine. Charlotte, Sophia, and Jazzy. Book exchange;)

Another long weekend... Happy Mother's Day!

Skating all morning- as always, then ballet recital rehearsal, then to Charlotte an Camille Smith's birthday party! We're only skating two days per week now due to the temporary closure of our rink, but Jasmine is really coming along- progressing more quickly in some ways. No skating for two weeks now due to our trip and ballet rehearsals. The Classic Image Ballet Troupe is performing "West Side Story". Jasmine's class song is "I Feel Pretty":) She is also in a Jazz and Tap number- but not related to the ballet theme. Next, Charlotte and Camille are twins at our school. Their house is really close, so we will catch the tail end of their birthday party. Jasmine just could not contain herself this morning with the Mother's Day gift:)) My beautiful Mother's Day gift!

Let's Play Music party....

Tonight was the final "Let's Play Music" party at "Pump It Up"- celebrating the completion of 3 years! First year... very easy. Second year- more time consuming, third year- ridiculously difficult. I didn't even know what they were doing half of the time. Some kids are going to do a year of piano or some other instrument, then repeat the third year. We might do that. We already have a new piano teacher starting mid-June, and she is familiar with the "Let's Play Music" curriculum. It will be strange not spending every Wednesday night at Ms. Janalee's house with Zeek Coyle, Scotty Larson, Jasmine and Ciera Leone. Those four have been together the whole three years! Zeek, Scotty, Jasmine, Ciera. Ms. Janalee and Jasmine- bad photo taken with my phone. Jasmine with her music trophy and certificate. This weekend is the recital for the 3rd year students. We will miss it because of a ballet recital rehearsal. Jasmine is going to play her composition "Butterflies Flying" at the first and second year students recital on May 17th- which is where she will also meet her new piano teacher:)