Tuesday, October 30, 2007

6th Grade Band Concert


On October 17th the 6th grade class had their first band concert. This photo shows them all hard at work. They did a great job for being their first one. I might add that all of these kids are in the same classroom too. They had to do some shuffling of teachers at the end of last year. The district lost more then they could replace. Lizzy's teacher last year moved to Port Alexander. We have hopes to run into him and his family again. Since they are in our "neck of the woods".
So as you can see Lizzy is using a different hand in the photos. She got her cast off just the week before. She had been practicing with her left hand but in a matter of a few days was able to do a bit of switching. Pretty impressive if you ask me. She definitely gets her musical ability from Chris' side of the family. Her grandpa Ken played trumpet and Chris says he gave it a go when he was around her age. So she has the music gene in her. Not to forget her Uncle Eric one of the greatest drummers I've listened to. And I'm not being biased because he's family.

Friday, October 19, 2007

The Cast is OFF!!!

Well after 6 weeks of patience Lizzy got her cast off. After about 2 weeks the "fun" of being casted had worn off. She was a bit nervous as they started to "saw" the cast off but was reassured that they could not cut her. They were patient and were great every step of they way.

Whew it's off!! She was excited to try and move her fingers and wrist. In this photo she is looking and laughing at the gunk between her fingers and the lovely aroma. Her friend Amber is beside her but quickly backed away as the smell came to her nose.
What a lovely sight left under the cast. I took this photo as we were waiting to get an x-ray to make sure the growth plate looked ok. And sure enough the doctor was pleased with the results. We have to x-ray it in December to check the growth plate and no "ball" sports for another 3 weeks. She is just happy to go swimming again and to get some biking in before the snow comes. Yes I said snow and will cover that topic in another post soon.
Other than that all is well. Can't believe how long it's been between posts I have some making up to do.

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