Get Caught up with the Archibald Girls!

I'm sorry to do this...but it takes time to down load from the camcorder, edit and post while maintaining the "to-do's" of everyday life. So I am finally getting you caught up on the girl's activities (which seemed to happen all at once).

Go grap a cup of coffee & enjoy!

This first video is of the 5th grade choir (which Katie is part of).

They were performing for the ACSI competition, achieving an excellent rating.

Note - the first song that is sung is a tribute to a 5th grader who died this year due to leukemia.

This next video is of the 8th grade choir and band conert.

Note: the second selection of music is because of the band at our school in California and a very influentual band director. He picked the song every year, so this year Lindsay suggested this song to her band teacher and it was approved and enjoyed by each student.

The next video is the Open House festivities. Open House was held on a Sunday, and is a big deal. Katie did perform with the 5th grade choir with the songs in the first video. Katie also had an elective class in music. You will see her perform with other students on the xylophones. Then they move to a percussion piece using cups. It was quite fun. Lindsay also performed in the band - and this will probably be the only footage you will ever see of her in it (she is always in the back row, in the middle..wher we can never see her)! She played the bass clarinet this year. Courtney was part of the 4th grade wax museum - being Emily Dickenson.

This last video is of the talent shows the girls performed in at their school. It is a tradtion the school recognizes the kid's abilities. The first dance is of Lindsay, Katie and Courtney. This was a dance they performed for Mother's Day to me, and then they brought it to the stage. The second dance is Katie with her classmates, and some 1st graders - fun and silly. Finally, Lindsay performed in the junior high talent show with her piano.