Abigail is probably the busiest of all, mostly because she has the most homework on top of her other activities. She started cello this year at school in the stings ensemble and we enlisted a private instructor for her in the evenings during the week. This picture was taken at her first school concert. (She is the one second in on the right.) Abigail is also playing another year of soccer.
Maggie started harp lessons. This decision was kind of a gamble because it involved purchasing a harp which is quite significant. We needed to find something unique to suit such a unique girl. We found a wonderful teacher here from Scotland and she had a few trial lessons which went really well. Both the girls have a good foundation in piano and so it has been smooth transferring to another instrument. So far, she still loves it and hugs the harp every night before she goes to bed.
Xander is mostly just getting used to a long school day. It starts at 6:30am when he wakes up to get dressed and eat breakfast before the bus comes at 7:00. Kindergarten here is a full 7 hour day. He does have an after school swimming class once a week. Below he is pictured in is USA costume on UN day. While the school is the Singapore American School, there are lots of different nationalities represented and it is fun to see them all portrayed on UN day.
I am still involved in the Achievement/Activity Day program for the 8-11 year old girls in the church. Our group has grown significantly now with some 28 girls total. I get to work with Abigail and Maggie, which I enjoy, planning meaningful activities to help the girls achieve goals and learn new skills. We recently had a Garden Party themed evening talent show with such a fun variety of talents from singing, to instruments, art displays and dance.
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