The boys' school year officially ended on Dec. 10/11th, so there were lots of end of the year events to wrap up different activities. The first one was an exhibition of all of the after school art classes. Emerson had been taking Sculpture on Wednesdays after school, so we got to go see all of his pieces and those of his classmates. It was actually very fun seeing their work as well as the work of the bigger kids in all kinds of mediums.
Avery's after school activity was learning to play the violin. So the following day, he had a little recital, which was absolutely adorable. The teacher did an amazing job. Avery went from never holding a violin before in his life, to actually being able to play a real song, two songs in fact. For the first song, the kids played one note but in lots of different rhythms. The teacher would then play a melody over the top of their one note rhythm, and the result was this really lovely duet that was actually nice to listen to. The second song they played was one where they actually played a little melody on their own. I was so impressed; it was very fun to see Avery do something musical when it's something I love so much.
There was also an end of the year party for their wrestling class that same week.
For the boys' end of the year class celebrations, the Kinder classes put on a show about ancient civilizations. One class dressed up like Egyptians, one class was the Maori from New Zealand, and Avery's class dressed up like Ancient Greeks. Avery was chosen to memorize some lines and speak them in front of the entire audience, and he did so great. Proud Mama Bear moment.
Then each class did their own dance. I was very proud of Avery because in the middle of his dance, his belt came untied, but instead of getting upset or being unsure, he just grabbed it off the floor, held it in his hand the rest of the dance, and kept right on going. Avery's class did their dance last, and it ended with a couple of glitter cannons. What's not to love??
For Emerson, the first and second graders put on a performance showcasing different types on jobs. Emerson was an artist, so he got to wear a beret and a smock. He also got to say a few memorized lines at the beginning on the show.
The 1st and 2nd graders also did choreographed dances. I didn't get any pictures of this part, but the second half of the showcase was an exhibition where each group had made a display about their profession along with some kind of hands-on activity for the parents. The artists had a painting station set up, and the artists would refill the paint, move pieces to the drying area, and set up new blank canvases for the parents. Very cute and well thought out.
Since we'd be leaving for our big Patagonia trip on Dec. 14th, we realized having Christmas on the road would be pretty impossible. So instead, we asked Santa to deliver presents on Dec. 6th, and he kindly obliged! So, we had an early Christmas this year, which was the opposite of last year when we had Christmas in January. The boys had no problem with the early time table. I love Emerson's face here.
Avery's Santa gift was a kitchen set, which we hid on the porch under a blanket so he wouldn't see it initially. Pure joy from Chef Jeff. I love that a kitchen set is still his gift of choice. He was heartbroken when we had to leave our old one behind in CO.
We leave on Sunday, Dec. 14th for our big Patagonia trip, so the next post will be from the road! My goal is to post after every new section; we'll see how that goes. Van life, here we come!
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