Adam went to his friend’s birthday party this past weekend at a Tae Kwon Doe studio. He loves to go around chopping people and inanimate objects, so we thought he would have a good time. Amy said it was a great party. Here are a few pictures.
Here is a short clip of one of Emily's recent baskets. You'll notice her Jordan-like style of not looking to pass.
Emily's class gave their 4th grade recorder recital last week. I'm guessing it is easier on the ears to listen to this on your computer instead of sitting in the room with 20 LOUD recorders. I, myself, prefer to listen to the violin being practiced instead.
Adam's preschool class gave their Christmas concert last week. Adam is very shy about singing and doing all of the motions, but he's starting to come around (a little bit).
We took the kids to the Scottrade Center this past Thursday to see Star Wars in Concert. The show features clips of the movie on a huge HD screen while the Royal Philharmonic plays music from the movie. The show was narrated by Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO.
As we entered, we found out that our tickets had been "upgraded" from the nosebleeds to the club level for some reason, which was a nice surprise. Before the show, we walked along the concourse to see the displays of costumes from the movie. My favorite was Darth Vader, but Adam loved it all.
The show itself was awesome. Going in, I wasn't sure how interesting it would be, but they did a really good job with Anthony Daniels setting the stage and with the video clips. They were effectively little music videos with different themes, such as Luke, Yoda, Darth Vader, etc. Adam has been to different events recently, and tends to wiggle around and talk during the show. This time he sat attentively, at times with a huge smile on his face. Emily enjoyed watching the violins in the orchestra, and seemed mesmerized by the speed at which they changed notes.
I have included a few clips from the show, below (don't tell George Lucas - you know how he is!)
Star Wars1 from Paul Kreidler on Vimeo.
Star Wars2 from Paul Kreidler on Vimeo.
Star Wars3 from Paul Kreidler on Vimeo.
Emily's orchestra class had an open house today so that the kids could show the parents what they have learned in the first 3 months of the year. Here is Emily's performance - we are very proud of her!
Emily's Violin Recital from Paul Kreidler on Vimeo.
Wow. Another one of our typically busy weekends. We started out on Friday night by going to see the big man to deliver our Christmas wishes. Santa seemed to understand what Emily asked for, but seemed confused by the term "Vulture Droid." Perhaps the elves need to do some research. We followed Santa with a trip for ice cream with Ninny Cindy.
Our street was HOPPING on our third Halloween in Glendale! So many kids, so much candy!
Per St. Louis tradition, both kids were armed with jokes, committed to memory, for the trick-or-treating event! (In St. Louis, you must do either a trick or tell a joke to get your loot!) Before heading out to tell their jokes, the kids joined the neighborhood kids for the annual picture. Thanks Kelli for being the official photog for the group!
Family picture - Mom, Dad, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Darth Vader.
The jokes Em and Adam told this year:One joke that has stuck with me - what is a vampire's favorite drink? BLOODweiser! of course, my guess was "Bloody Marys?"
In the trick department, only two kids did a treat - they performed a dance for me. I heard a large group of kids a few doors down singing, but by the time they reached my house, all they wanted was to cut through the backyard to get home quicker because they were cold!!
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