E performed in her winter concert Tuesday night. It’s one of those events that I like to have a camera for, but I get torn between just wanting to sit and watch the performance vs. trying to wrangle a halfway decent shot. I chose to sit for most of it, and tried to sneak one in at the end. And then I tried not to annoy everyone with a gigantic flash so this is the best I got. Thank goodness for friends who send iPhone pictures like the bottom one. (Thanks RH!) If we were smart, we’d get one person with a camera to take subtle photos throughout, and tell everyone else to just sit down and listen. But cameras and phones are everywhere, and you can’t watch anything without seeing a dozen rectangles held up in the air, recording every moment.
Somehow this post turned into a speech on digital recordings rather than an elementary school recital. Back to my regular programming now…
I love watching E play, and really love listening to her practice at home. What an amazing transformation over the past three and a half years. The best part was watching her little sister throw her arms around her when she was done. F is fascinated that her sister can make music come out of that instrument, and she is hands down her biggest fan. (Her grandparents come in at a close second – they drove 660 miles round trip to see her play for fifteen minutes!)
