Ellie's Concert

Ellie had her Orchestra Christmas concert at the middle school.

(Ellie is straight down from the basketball hoop)
All the 5th graders from the valley elementary schools orchestra classes met together to form the 5th grade orchestra. They sounded incredible, like a real orchestra.

This picture is a little blurry, but Ellie is the one in the back.

Ellie and her best friend Anna both play the violin in the orchestra.

Our Gingerbread House Party!

The Nutcracker Ballet!

On Wed. Dec 3rd, I got to go with Ellie and her 5th grade class to the Nutcraker Ballet!

It was really fun to get to go. This is Ellie, and her McKinen, in front the Capitol Theatre.

McKinen, Ellie, and Vonya

Ellie & some of her classmates, Collin, Wyatt, (Ellie), McKinen, with the Nutcraker.
The most boys in her class were not excited to be there, especially since they had to be dressed up.

Ellie and Maria with the Nutcraker.

Here we are waitin' for the ballet to start. Ellie and I had been to see it before a couple of years ago, so we new what to except, but McKinen hadn't ever seen it, so it was fun to watch it with her. The boys in front of us were quite bored, and one of them even said he would NEVER come back. I think a little culture never hurts anyone.