5/5/17...Went to the Lutheran School Music Festival with Melissa

Hailey in the music competition at the Music Festival at Holy Cross Lutheran.  I love going to this each year!

Hailey in the white dress in the middle

Hailey in the second row on the right

Hailey in the middle(second row)

Met Melissa at Vikki's and spent a few minutes visiting with her and Vikki.  Left for the school with Melissa to pick up Hailey and a friend to take to the Music Festival.  What a fun day with Melissa at Hailey's Music Festival.  Loved seeing her and the other kids sing and play instruments.  Hailey was in handbells, Advanced Choir, Advanced Band, A trumpet trio, and a double singing duet.  She did amazing!  Got 1's (which is the best) in everything but the Advanced Choir.  They got a 2 in that.  So proud of my sweet Hailey.  They served lunch their, so when we had a long break between things, we ate.  Sat with Hailey and some of her friends.  I had a sub sandwich with fritos and Melissa had a hot dog with chips.  We did go back later for a snickers with almonds.  

We did a lot of walking from the different classrooms they were singing/playing instruments in to the next place we needed to be.  These kids are amazingly talented.  The judges were all really nice (and very talented themselves)  They would point out the good things they were doing and then tell them things they should work on and have them try it.  The judges judging the singing had beautiful voices

and sang parts to show the kids things they could try.  One of the judges had the kids each hold a stuffed animal that was in the kindergarten room to show them the difference of just singing and singing to something with emotion involved.  It was cute how he did it.  While I was sitting waiting for Hailey, Ally, and the two boys to sing, Cathy Krause called to see if we wanted to meet her and Tim at the Maple Grill, Gayla called to see if we wanted to come to their house on Sunday to celebrate Wes's Birthday and Sandy called to see if I wanted to go to the Family Book Store that's closing.  Then they texted me or left messages because I couldn't be on my phone while the kids were singing.  I was videoing each one Hailey was in.  I can put videos on here for some reason.  We met Tim and Cathy and Bill had a huge hamburger and potatoes and I had yummy meatloaf, grilled carrots and potatoes.  It was so delicious and the place was packed.  There was a continual line coming in.