The girls' Christmas gift from Nate's Aunt Nancy and Uncle Paul was a day of skiing at Alpine Valley! This was the their first time ever skiing! They started the day with a 2 hour lesson and then were hitting the slopes like pros! Nate and I got to tag along and ski too. Nate did extremely well for only having skied once in his life. It took a little bit for me to get the hang of it, but I eventually got there! We all had so much fun but sure were exhausted and sore at the end of the day!
Jade had her winter band concert where she again played with both the 7th and 8th grade bands! She was also among three 7th graders who received an Ionian award, which is a specific award given to band members who play 12 IMEA (Illinois Music Educators Association) lines without making any errors.
Jemma also had her winter band concert and as section leader, she got to announce the percussion section! She did a great job! Unfortunately, everyone except myself and Jade were either out of town or sick and had to miss the concert.
The last few months have been very busy with sports! Jemma has been doing 5th-6th grade recreational volleyball and basketball leagues with games both Saturday and Sunday! Jade has been doing a 7th-9th grade volleyball league with Saturday games and two soccer leagues with games on both Saturday and Sunday. We had to divide and conquer many times, but somehow we pretty much got everyone everywhere they needed to be! It's been crazy, but so fun!
Here is just a tiny snapshot of basketball (Jemma is black team #7) and volleyball. I usually only take my phone out to record at one or two games during the season and hope I get something good! No videos of Jemma scoring in basketball, but she did have baskets in most games!
