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Wow what a week! A rite of passage for 8th graders across the country. Our trip was coordinated by a teacher at Quinn’s school but was managed by a company called World Strides. I wasn’t 100% sure we wanted to go but Don still remembered his 8th grade DC trip and encouraged us to do it…so off we went.

We met at the school on Thursday at 5:15 pm to catch the bus to LAX. We had a red eye to DC and the kids were encouraged to get some sleep but it was a 4 hour flight with very little sleep. Upon arrival at DC the kids were excited and tired.

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Every year that we have a little bit of rain, I make a point of visiting the Antelope Poppy Preserve. It’s about a 90 minute drive from our house but well worth it. This year I took Barbara with me.

It’s not a superbloom year but there were alot of poppies. You have to hit it at the right time before they wilt from the heat. It was a great day with lots of lovely sights.

Look at this tall and handsome tuba player in his new band shirt for the LCMS Spring Concert!

The program for the concert. You can see on the 3rd page the kids in the honor band were recognized.

And they were also recognized during the concert.

The advanced band getting ready to play. These are all 7th and 8th graders. Because there is a need for more deep base, a high school tuba player joined the performance. Mr. Freed noted that he could hear Quinn play louder than the high schooler (that’s a good thing).

The tuba player with his very, very proud family.

You might have seen this on FB. Quinn’s elementary school band director was there to see all the kids play. Ms. Janine is so kind and just a bundle of positive energy. Some things have changed.

Here are videos of the songs they performed. They blew us away once again.