Trouble Maker

Conan the Trouble Maker was at it again yesterday; Anthony left without putting up the gate. So Mr. Conan went upstairs and found a bottle of Ibuprofen. He managed to open it and spilled the content on the floor. I don't know that he ate any of them... If he had, he would probably be very sick! 

Lemons

Does lots of flowers on our lemon tree mean lots of lemons?

Newberry Park Jazz Festival

This is a busy season for the Performing Arts and for Christina and Anthony. Christina has Choir 3 more Choir performances this week; One today with the Santa Clarita Concert Choir, one each Tuesday and Wednesday night with the GVHS Women's Choir. Anthony participated in the Newberry Park Jazz Festival yesterday with the GVHS Jazz Band where they played 4 songs, 3 of which featured Anthony on the Alto Sax! I am so proud of my kids and the way they are performing and presenting themselves...

Heritage Festival

Christina and the GVHS Choirs are participating in the Heritage Festival in San Diego this weekend. The performance was last night, Friday, March 18th. The Women's Choir did an excellent job and received a lot of praises from the judges! Today, they were spending the day at Sea World and are scheduled to return tomorrow  around 1:00PM.

Alumni Game

It was fun to watch Anthony and the GVHS Boys Volleyball Varsity team take on the Alumni Team. Some of the past athletes showed up and there was a lot of familiar faces. Of course, the Varsity team won, but the Alumni team make them work for it.

Happy St-Patrick's Day!

HAPPY ST-PATRICK'S DAY!

Missing Days

I have been missing a lot of days lately. The kids are keeping me pretty busy. I also lack the motivation and the inspiration. I miss the days when the kids were little. Documenting there lives was so much fun. Now a day, if I can get a picture of Anthony, it's usually in action; Either playing volleyball or playing the sax. And Christina is becoming more and more self-conscious everyday. She will only take photos when she feels like it. So that leaves me with Conan... Not the most cooperative subject, but with a treat or two, I can get him to sit still long enough to photograph him. The problem is, without props or a change of scenery, his photos are starting to look all the same.

Quartz Hill

Anthony and his High School Volleyball team played Quartz Hill on Thursday. Unfortunately, they lost in three sets. The Coaches are still playing with the line up and trying to figure out who the best players are. We are hoping that by the time league play starts, the team will be ready. Anthony set in the first 2 sets and half of the third set and hit the other half.

Victory Rolls

It's Black and Gold day at school today; that's when the 8th Graders go visit the high school and get a preview of all the Clubs and activities they can be involved in. Anthony has been asked to be the representative for the Boys volleyball program and Christina will perform with the Choir and the Theatre Departments. "Zombie Prom" is the Spring musical and they will perform one of the song for the visitors. Since it takes place in the 50's, Christina created "Victory Rolls" in her hair. Cute isn't it?

Emmys

Playhouse of Cards, the Web Series that Christina shot this past Summer was nominated by the Collegiate Emmy's for "Best Scripted Series"!

Antelope Vally Volleyball Tournament

Yesterday, the GVHS Varsity Volleyball Team participated in the Antelope Valley High School Tournament and made it all the way to the Championship Match. Unfortunately they lost by 2 points and finished in second place. The pressure got to a few key players and at the end, too many mistakes happened. Anthony had a solid performance and did his best to lead his team. 

New season

I got to watch Anthony's first High School Volleyball match of the season last night. He was the setter for the first set, played half the second set as a setter and the other half as a hitter, and he sat on the bench for the last set. They were playing against a really crapy team so Coach gave his second stringers a chance to play. They didn't even play in a high school gym, they played in a Multipurpose Room in a Junior High School. The room was barely large enough for the volleyball court. So they put a bunch of chairs on the stage for the parents to watch. Because of this, taking photos was a little bit tricky. 

Jazz

March is here and so the craziness begins! Anthony plays in the GVHS Jazz Band and is on the Varsity Volleyball team. Between those two program, it's already pretty busy. But this year, Christina is also attending high school and she is in the GVHS Women Choir and in the Spring Musical. Between those programs, she is also pretty busy. Trying to coordinate our schedule and not miss anything will be pretty tricky! This past Monday, Anthony performed at the Downs/Fisher Jazz concert. They played three songs and Anthony had a solo in two of those. He played really well. 

Promotion

Allan got a big promotion yesterday! He is now a Vice President! Wow! Congratulations! You deserve it!