E2 and N

We have a hard time getting information out of E2. Not sure why exactly.... I don't know if Darren and I are extremely unobservant or if E2 doesn't think through things. An example of this was in December. She came into our room Friday night and asked for a ride to the school at 6 am Saturday morning. We asked her why.... and she informed us she had a Drill competition in Delta the next day and this was the time the bus was leaving. We were like huh???? We asked if she needed lunch money. She was like, well I guess that would be a good idea.... (ya think???).

Fast forward to a few days ago.  Thursday morning she is running out the door to school and has on her official Drill team "dress-up" outfit consisting of cute skirt/blouse/heels. I ask her what is going on. She indicates they are dancing for half-time that night at the girls basketball game.  Neither Darren or I had no idea this was happening.

The fact the team was dressing up for school should have alerted me more was going on as they obviously don't dress up every school day that the girls or boys basketball team plays.  Darren and I go to the school that night to watch her perform. They are doing a simple little routine they learned back in June at camp (and probably had to relearn as they haven't done it since football season). She performs. She looks great. After they perform their instructor comes out and they honor each girl with flowers and announcing their name to the crowd. We had no clue this was going to happen either. After it was over the team gathered for pictures.  We just had to shake our heads and wonder if we live in the same house as our busy girl and how we miss out on the necessary information.



The video below is of N. His piano teacher is also his primary music leader. She is hands down the BEST music leader I've ever experienced in Primary and that is saying something as I've had the opportunity to work with some amazing women. She does a little activity every year where she "switches places" with the kids for singing time. She randomly picks children to lead the music while she sits in their seat, and the pianist switches as well and has one of the kids play.

Sister Blake ensures that the pianist picks children that are her piano students and who she has preassigned a primary song. The kids think it is totally random so that is part of the fun.

 N has loved being part of the "trick" and has worked extra hard on his assigned song. At the beginning of the week I could hear him struggling with the song. He was really frustrated but kept trying with so much dedication. I didn't know at the time that Sister Blake had asked him to participate in her little "switch-a-roo". I tried to help him for a bit but he just couldn't do it. We were literally doing the first two measures over and over again. As often happens, something "clicks" and by learning the first phrase he could make his way through the rest of the song.

 He has been diligently working on it all week. I am really proud of him and his hard work. And I am thankful for a great piano teacher and music leader that helps inspire my son to learn and grow (and have a fun time doing it).