Spring music

It's a sign that the school year is coming to an end. Or that the people of our town have come out of hibernation. The annual elementary spring music program. How else could you explain the 1,000+ people (ourselves included) who willingly subjected themselves to an hour and 15 minutes sitting on hard wooden bleachers (the alternative was hard metal folding chairs.)

At least it wasn't hot in the gym. 

This year's theme was current day pop songs. And the kids did a good enough job with them that Sydney, sitting next to me, recognized the songs and wanted to sing along.

If you can't pick out AJ in the above photo, here's a close-up:

They were singing "Say Hey" - great song lyrics if you want a photo that looks like your child is smiling.

Here's a sample of what they sounded like: 

For the grand finale, all the kids (grades 1-6) came back into the gym to sing together Phillip Phillips' "Home". As luck would have it, he ended up right down in front of us. But was directed to face the folding chair crowd. But hey, at least a I got a good shot of our friend Ethan.

AJ says he liked last year's disco-themed songs better. They may have been more fun to sing, but from the audience's perspective, this year's concert was much better. At age 8, he still smiles and raises his hand in an acknowledging wave when he picks us out in the crowd. It's a little more low-key response than previous years.We'll have to see how his attitude changes by third grade.