A birthday video for Grandpa upon his 88th birthday...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Springtime for Children in Door County!
It's springtime for children in Door County! Okay, maybe that's not quite a Mel Brooks song, but it does mean it's time for spring concerts!
There are few communities in the country that celebrate the arts more than Door County, so it's not surprising that we have very elaborate music and art programs. Here are the highlights of the concerts from three of our kids.
The first is Malia's performance. Here are the 1st graders doing a tribute to Appalachian folk songs...
Our elementary schools in Sturgeon Bay are separated by grade. 1st & 2nd grade go to Sawyer Elementary, 3rd, 4th & 5th go to Sunrise Elementary.
This means that Nalani goes to a different elementary school than Malia - but they sang the same songs.
Here is the third grade also singing a collection of Appalachian folk songs...
And finally, we have Kekoa and the 5th graders. They decided to be hippies for a day - complete with tie dyed shirts of their own design...
Springtime in Door County!
There are few communities in the country that celebrate the arts more than Door County, so it's not surprising that we have very elaborate music and art programs. Here are the highlights of the concerts from three of our kids.
The first is Malia's performance. Here are the 1st graders doing a tribute to Appalachian folk songs...
Our elementary schools in Sturgeon Bay are separated by grade. 1st & 2nd grade go to Sawyer Elementary, 3rd, 4th & 5th go to Sunrise Elementary.
This means that Nalani goes to a different elementary school than Malia - but they sang the same songs.
Here is the third grade also singing a collection of Appalachian folk songs...
And finally, we have Kekoa and the 5th graders. They decided to be hippies for a day - complete with tie dyed shirts of their own design...
Springtime in Door County!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Plays & Performances Abound
Bret Jr.'s basketball tournaments have been eating up a lot of our time - but there's also all the stuff that our other kids do on the side. For instance, David served as the co-host of the Sturgeon Bay Middle School Arts Night.
Here's a compilation of videos of my son introducing the acts along with his friend Charles...
Of course, everyone thought we were nuts. I was the only guy in the room who'd pick up the video camera to film the guys who introduce the acts - only to put the camera down once the acts began.
Last week we also attended the Destination Imagination performances of a couple of our kids. For the uninitiated, Destination Imagination (or "DI" as it's known) is a program in which kids have to perform a challenge in the context of a skit they write for themselves. They practice this for several weeks before performing it before an audience and a panel of judges the day of the DI Tournament.
Bret Jr., Kekoa and Nalani all participated in the program.
Unfortunately, Nalani and Bret Jr.'s performances were scheduled for the same time in different rooms. Cari was one of the coaches of Nalani's team, so I went to see Bret Jr.'s peformance on the day of the tournament while Cari stayed with Nalani.
But I wanted to see Nalani's skit, so I attended her final practice which her team put on before her classmates.
Here's a video of the final practice of Nalani's 3rd grade team. Early on, Nalani plays the role of the Fruit Queen - sending her troops to battle the evil Candy Soldiers. Later, all the girls are Cheesehead Aliens and they walk with a strange walk.
Hey, it's an original skit written by 3rd graders...
Kekoa's 5th grade team did a nice job as well. The story revolves around a dream of a "dumb nerd," played by my son Kekoa...
Bret Jr. also participated on a 6th grade team, but he asked his mother not to post the video online. Oh well.
Here's a compilation of videos of my son introducing the acts along with his friend Charles...
Of course, everyone thought we were nuts. I was the only guy in the room who'd pick up the video camera to film the guys who introduce the acts - only to put the camera down once the acts began.
Last week we also attended the Destination Imagination performances of a couple of our kids. For the uninitiated, Destination Imagination (or "DI" as it's known) is a program in which kids have to perform a challenge in the context of a skit they write for themselves. They practice this for several weeks before performing it before an audience and a panel of judges the day of the DI Tournament.
Bret Jr., Kekoa and Nalani all participated in the program.
Unfortunately, Nalani and Bret Jr.'s performances were scheduled for the same time in different rooms. Cari was one of the coaches of Nalani's team, so I went to see Bret Jr.'s peformance on the day of the tournament while Cari stayed with Nalani.
But I wanted to see Nalani's skit, so I attended her final practice which her team put on before her classmates.
Here's a video of the final practice of Nalani's 3rd grade team. Early on, Nalani plays the role of the Fruit Queen - sending her troops to battle the evil Candy Soldiers. Later, all the girls are Cheesehead Aliens and they walk with a strange walk.
Hey, it's an original skit written by 3rd graders...
Kekoa's 5th grade team did a nice job as well. The story revolves around a dream of a "dumb nerd," played by my son Kekoa...
Bret Jr. also participated on a 6th grade team, but he asked his mother not to post the video online. Oh well.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I came home today and discovered stacks and stacks of Girl Scout cookies. The garage smells wonderful!
I was going to dig in, but Cari (the troop leader) wouldn't let me. Something about other people already paying for them.
Evil temptress.
I was going to dig in, but Cari (the troop leader) wouldn't let me. Something about other people already paying for them.
Evil temptress.
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