Ms Amanda Goes to Washington

On May 17th, Amanda, along with her 5th grade class and Mom, embarked on the annual class trip to Washington DC.  Visits were made to the Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Natural History, and Smithsonian American History.

Aidan at Ashland

Oops.  Somehow, Aidan took a field trip to Ashland Nature Center back on April 30th, and I completely missed posting anything about it.  Sorry.  To make up for it, here's some pics...

Amanda on Stage

During the month of May, Amanda has found herself performing on stage multiple times.  The first time was on May 1st, at the RLCA Elementary Spring Program entitled "Who is Like the Lord?"

The evening kicked off with Amanda performing along with the RLCA After School Choir.  The selection below is entitled "A World of Music" and features and opening solo by Amanda.

After the ASC finished their portion of the evening, the main act began.  The selection below is entitled "Every Move I Make".  Here, Amanda participated in the choreography line.

Later in the month, on May 18th, Amanda, along with the 5th grade band, participated in the RLCA 2012 Spring Band concert.  The 5th grade band, comprised primarily of clarinets, performed a piece called "A New Wrinkle on Twinkle."

GOOOAAALLL!!!

There are several times over the years where I can recall watching my children and honestly welling up with pride.  Moments where I wanted to turn to the fella next to me, nudge him with my elbow and say, "That's my kid."  Today I can add another of those moments to my list.

Alex's soccer team, the GRPC Cobras, faced off against the WYMCA United.  As the second half of the game started, Alex found himself playing Forward and charged with one purpose:  Score!

The results can be seen below...