Fine Arts Afternoon

Today we did early naps and then took off to the school for their Fine Arts Afternoon. The choirs work so hard every year for festival season and I love that they set up a few rows of chairs for parents to drop in and see them perform at the school. 

The boys and I wandered around and checked out the art displays. Camilla's class had pictures of birds (hers is the purple one in the middle, top row). 

Hyrum's class did seals (his is somewhere on the right hand side if I remember correctly). 

By the time the first choir made their way into the gym, the little boys were already getting antsy. I gave them each a piece of bubble gum in hopes of making it through at least a few of the songs. Previous experience taught me that they hand out medals at the end of the performance and ask parents to come and present their child with the medal.

Hyrum got to play the sticks for "Who Built the Ark". He did such a great job keeping the beat. Joe sang along in the audience and hummed the tune for most of the afternoon afterwards. Just as Camilla's group came on stage, Ollie decided that he was done. I waved at her and then hustled my very loud boys out of the gym smiling through frustration. I had to wait until the end of Camilla's performance before going home, so we checked out the turtles at the front office, they soaked their shirts at the drinking fountain, and took liberties running down the halls despite my pleas for walking feet, and there may have been a wrestling match at the bottom of the ramp to the gym that just about did my patience in. When they had finished up their final song, I pasted a smile back on my face, walked up to my girly and put the medal over her head with a kiss. I told her how good she sang (from what I could hear in the hall). She hugged me tight and granted me understanding and forgiveness. Next year, I might get a babysitter!