School Carnival

The boys spent so many tickets that they won 7 bottles of soda! Yikes!! They also dunked Father Totton at the Dunk Tank, did several cake walks - winning twice, and ate pizza from the Concession Stand. Annual fun time!

Playing Guesstures with Grandma

Similar to Charades, this game is another favorite at our house. It makes the kids read fast, think of a plan to act out their 4 words, and I am not going to tell them that it's educational. Grandma was laughing out loud.

Waiting in the Wings

Dorito is waiting for his violin recital, and I liked his relaxed pose. Our teacher, Mr. Brock, has been a wonderful mentor for all three boys. He's promoting Meggar to be an accompanist for other Suzuki students next term. The Suzuki Parents Assoc. President gifted him and each teacher with a box of chocolates, reminiscent of Mr. Suzuki's habit to reward a good lesson with first pick from the candy box.

Violin Recitals

"Musette" by Bach was well polished by Polar Bear. He drew the short stick and originally wanted to play "Hunter's Chorus." But he rose to the challenge like he always does.
"Hunter's Chorus" by C.M. von Weber is fun to play and Winger did it perfectly. He likes to sway to the beat.


This summer, the twins will both work toward their Book 1 graduation. (yea!)
Dorito excels with his full-size violin, especially on "Gavotte" by Becker. This violin was purchased in 1921 by Gr.-Gr. Grandfather and has been handed down through the musicians in the family. What a great sound! Meggar accompanied all three recital songs ;-) for her brothers.

Apple Blossom Parade

Dorito roller-bladed with the Griffon hockey team in this year's Apple Blossom Parade. He ran out of candy to toss about half-way through! The twins watched on the sidelines with Noah and caught more than enough candy! Annual fun time.

Biography Tea Party

Here's our first annual Biography Tea Party, with excellent results. The tea cups were fancy, the food was delicious, and the reports were detailed. I admired Henry Ford with his bowtie and pocket watch, Benjamin Franklin with his key and quill pen, and Bronco Charley Miller with his bugle and knife.

We sat with Abe Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Teddy Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and Mrs. Grace Coolidge (yours truly).

Symphonic Youth Orchestra

The Orchestra concert was Outstanding! Mr. Brock chose six popular works and everyone rose to the challenge. Meggar's favorite was accompanying Mozart's "Nocturne and Caprice." Dorito lost one of his sheets, but told us he had memorized most of his music during the 12 weeks of rehearsal. What a blessing! Both grandmas came with us, and the twins are eager for their turn next year! As usual, it was preceded by a potluck supper and giggling with "Chamber Music."