OK, I know, I know. I've been a lousy blogger. We have been so incredibly busy over the last few months that I've not had a moment to keep the blog up to date. The school year is winding down rapidly, house projects are ongoing, vacation is just around the corner, and before you know it the summer will be upon us. So before that all happens, here's a very brief recap of some of the highlights of the last several weeks...
A MUSICAL MONTH...
Simone has been our little songbird for as long as she could talk. Everyone who knows Simone, knows she ALWAYS has a song on her lips and a twinkle in her toes. She has been channeling this passion into chorus this year. She was chosen as one of four kids from her school to participate in the All County Chorus (so happy for her)! That honor also earned her the opportunity to sing the national anthem at the PTO fundraiser Faculty Volleyball Match.
Then after many weeks of 7am practices, the big All County Performance took place in late April. They did an AMAZING job. So proud of her!
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| Simone is in the second to last row, on the right side, second from the end. |
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| Closer up. |
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| Smiles after the performance. |
In addition to chorus, Simone also practiced for and performed in her school Variety Show in early May. She sang "A Million Dreams" from the movie "The Greatest Showman", with her friend.
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| Simone with another friend at the show. |
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| A FANTASTIC performance!! |
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| A pose with her 5th grade teacher. |
And now fast forward to this weekend. We've had a super soggy week and Saturday was no different. That didn't spoil our chance, however, to take a break from house work and head to Reston Town Center for their annual Fine Arts Festival. Yep, it poured, but the great part about that was absolutely no crowd! It was like having the festival all to ourselves.
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After browsing the art vendors, Tony and Simone heading straight for the Mochi tent.
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And finally, today the sun miraculously returned in time for Simone's spring piano recital. Simone played Sakura -- a Japanese song meaning cherry blossoms. Flawless performance!
So proud of her!! I will try to be better at keeping the blog current over the next several weeks, which promise to be equally packed -- so no promises on that! Eventually, things will settle down and I can catch everyone up. Lot's ahead!
