It's a little hard to get ready for Christmas in Missouri, with temperature swings from the 60's (Sunday afternoon) to 8 degrees (Monday morning!). Yet, the marching of time inevitably brings Dec. 25 closer whether we are ready for it or not. We started December with a light snow (see previous post), and later that week, Abby and Zeke marched in a Christmas parade with Kay's Music Studio Homeschool Band. It was a tiny parade, but they did a great job, considering how little practice they had marching - not to mention playing!
Abby, our gifted trumpeter
Abby, our gifted trumpeter
Zeke, the drummer with a sense of rhythm!
Rachel and Sarah Hickle, our band carpool buddies
Isaac in a "Nisbett sandwich" on the float for the elementary choir and siblings of band members --Kim Nisbett, Nathaniel and Anna's mom, talked us into doing band this year -- and we're glad she did.. most of the time :)
Maybe even more fun than the parade was the evening following, as we spent time with our friends the Hickles, whose girls are also in the band (see above)-- warming up, singing, making more music (or noise, maybe), visiting, and, some of us, sleeping....well, in Becky's defense, she WAS getting sick, and it was pretty late by the time she fell asleep on the weight bench.....
the conversation going on in the living room was obviously MUCH more stimulating!
the conversation going on in the living room was obviously MUCH more stimulating!
The next day was the Rolla Christmas parade, with the usual small town parade stuff, and enough candy to fill a grocery bag full. Our church had a float, which we used to advertise our Live Nativity. Isaac is on there somewhere, and Zeke walked alongside, handing out -- you guessed it -- candy! Later that day, Abby's choir, the Rolla Community Children's Choir, sang in the Old Courthouse, which dates from the time of the Civil War.
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