Performance

The boys have spent the past 2 weeks in performance mode of some kind - either on the court or on stage (or in their head!).

Hamp played Junior High Basketball from Oct - Dec - a big milestone!
Once kids in Meeker get to 7th grade, they graduate from Rec League ball on to the school teams. That means three important things:
1) We get to cheer for the Meeker Cowboys!
2) things just got real. Jr. High sports start to kind of count! (no offense Rec League)
3) He gets to take the team school bus to and fro away games! That was Hamp's favorite part... and mine, quite frankly. No stinky, sweaty boy in the car all the way home from Rangely! Poor bus drivers....

It also means that all the kids are on the same team - no splitting up due to numbers - so they all support each other instead of compete against each other. It was so fun to watch, and I was really impressed with Hamp's hustle and skill. It will be great to see these boys grow together as a team through the next few years!

 

Sam took a little hiatus from gymnastics in December and has enjoyed spending time learning, perfecting, and memorizing a Christmas song which he played for the local nursing home. He seems to really enjoy making music - whether on the piano, on the Marimba at school, or on his ukulele. In fact, he is hoping Santa will bring him a xylophone for Christmas this year....

 

Hamp has stuck with the saxophone for a second year in the middle school band. It isn't always his favorite thing - he never practices and doesn't exactly come home exclaiming how great band class was. But when no one is looking I think he secretly enjoys making music... as long as he doesn't have to work too hard to do it! In fact, he is pushing to move from woodwinds to percussion so he can bang on the drums!

 

 

Sam had his 4th grade Christmas musical presentation as well this week - and he took it very seriously! He sang every song and stood very still and each kid got a chance to shine with a solo or speaking part.... so we spent the whole show wondering when he would step off the risers and have a shot at the microphone, too. And then at the very last song, he had a beautiful solo and I could not have been more proud of his moment!

ready for his solo - in the Santa hat and snowman sweater!

As proud as I am of both these dude for all that they do and how well they do it.... my favorite performances to watch are ALWAYS the ones they create themselves, unsolicited and for no one else's enjoyment than their own!