We drove to Redding from Austin (three eight hour days--give or take--plus one four hour day....but who's counting?) for Christmas. After a drive like that, we decided to stay a while. And so here we are. Doing a whole lot of nothing. Both Joe and I have work to do, though, and we'll get on that this week before we drive back.
The real reason for the post is to say that we got a camera for Christmas! Woot! What this means is more pictures of babies for you. Also, hippies. Because I plan to document some of the Austonian weirdness for you. It'll be fun.
See you soon.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Allison's most recent show
Allison's school puts on shows for parents once a month or so. Previous shows have entailed a play of some sort, followed by a gallery showing of the children's work in their art room. This time, they staged a musical performance. They've been doing a unit on South America, which included learning some Spanish. They did two song, both of them a mixture of English and Spanish.
First, they sang "Bienvenidos a nuestra clase," and then they went on the superb color song, pictured below, featuring Allison's class on egg shakers and vocals plus their teacher Miss Casey on additional percussion and backing vocals.
The lyrics:
Ooh! Aaah! I see the colors
Ooh! Aaah! I see los colores
The sun is yellow. Amarillo! Amarillo!
The sky is blue. Azul! Azul!
My blood is red. Rojo! Rojo!
The trees are green. Verde! Verde!
There's a bit of dance that goes with it. If you're lucky, Allison will do it for you. If you see her, you should ask her.
I took more pictures but you know, they all pretty much look the same.
For atmosphere, here is a view of Allison's adoring fans:
And a post-performance stupor. Really, I wanted to take a picture of her in that spectacular dress but she wasn't interested. This shot represents a protest against mother-enforced picture taking.
Only a matter of time before she starts hopping again, though.
I had to crop my finger out of the frame. Quality nice.
First, they sang "Bienvenidos a nuestra clase," and then they went on the superb color song, pictured below, featuring Allison's class on egg shakers and vocals plus their teacher Miss Casey on additional percussion and backing vocals.
The lyrics:
Ooh! Aaah! I see the colors
Ooh! Aaah! I see los colores
The sun is yellow. Amarillo! Amarillo!
The sky is blue. Azul! Azul!
My blood is red. Rojo! Rojo!
The trees are green. Verde! Verde!
There's a bit of dance that goes with it. If you're lucky, Allison will do it for you. If you see her, you should ask her.
I took more pictures but you know, they all pretty much look the same.
For atmosphere, here is a view of Allison's adoring fans:
And a post-performance stupor. Really, I wanted to take a picture of her in that spectacular dress but she wasn't interested. This shot represents a protest against mother-enforced picture taking.
Only a matter of time before she starts hopping again, though.
I had to crop my finger out of the frame. Quality nice.
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