Tuba Christmas came back! Last year was canceled due to COVID, so Rebekah rejoiced when she found out that her favorite Christmas tradition was returning. She drove herself to Rexburg for rehearsal, and we (our family, Grandma Hendricks and Grandma and Grandpa Scott) joined her to hear the beautiful (no joke!) tuba Christmas music at the Manwaring Center on Saturday, December 11.
Rebekah and C3PO (her euphonium) decked out for Christmas. This is the kid who refused to wear anything resembling a costume to school on Halloween.
Winnie and Miri reading Dog Man while listening to music.
Ana and Grandma Hendricks listening.
Standing at the end of the concert.
We had the ward Christmas dinner and party on Tuesday, December 14, and our family was asked if we could perform three "fun" Christmas songs. We gladly obliged.
Ana and Andrea playing a duet of "Frosty the Snowman" while Miriam plays the bells in the background.
Rebekah on trombone playing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" while Andrea accompanies.
Andrea and Seth playing ukulele and guitar and singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
Miriam and Winnie singing Christmas songs with the Primary.
We also got to return to Lincoln Court after a year (but we recorded ourselves playing so they could show it over their closed-circuit TVs) and play music for the residents on Monday, December 21. Since Winnie has started piano lessons, she joined us for the first time playing live, and Seth arranged to finish work a little early so he could perform with us as well.
Winnie playing one of her piano solos.
Miriam playing a piano solo while Rebekah waits for her turn.
Ana and Bekah playing a duet.
Miriam keeping Seth's phone from falling asleep while he plays/sings (the lyrics were on the phone) and Bekah plays trombone (and Ana sits in the background).
Seth and Bekah.
I played too (piano duets with Miriam and Winnie, accompanying Rebekah, guitar/ukulele duets with Seth), but I couldn't take pictures of myself. ;-)
We followed up our performance with dinner at Applebee's.
Rebekah sipping her Dr. Pepper and wearing Seth's hat at the restaurant.
Andrea and Seth sporting super cool Christmas jammies at the house after our night out.
