New Braces!

Tanner got his braces on today! He chose red and black bands. He says they are not too bad, but his mouth tastes funny.

Christmas Sing

  

Tanner and Kiersten's school has an event on the last December day before Christmas break, and it's called Christmas Sing. Each grade sings two songs together for the parents, and later for the whole school to see. Tanner's class sang "Island Christmas" and "The 12 Days of Christmas". Kiersten's sang "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "The Chipmunk Song". It was fun to see.

Hope of America!

Tanner's school participates in Hope of America! at the BYU Marriott Center every year. The fourth graders do a dance on the floor, and the fifth graders are in the flag chorus. Tanner was pretty stressed about getting there late this year (we were a little late last year) and so we went early! No traffic, it was great! But we did have to wait about two hours for the show to start! (They were supposed to be there an hour early).

Tanner almost alone on the bleachers! At least I knew where he was...

See what I mean about knowing where he was! This is all fifth graders!

Tanner is right in the center of this photo, the lower of the two white rows, with a blue collar on his shirt.

The best part of the show is the last song. The flag kids have flashlights and they shine all over the stadium; there's also a disco ball effect going on.