On the First Week of December...

I cannot believe how busy we have been this week! I know the holidays are a busy time, especially for us musicians, but DANG we had a LOT, and this coming week isn't much different.

In the first week of December we had:

• One band field trip for Alex to the dress rehearsal for the Trinity University Holiday Concert
• Two Concerts for Dan and the Army Band
• Two Jazz Concerts for Cade
• Two Brass Band Concerts for me!

Throw in the regular stuff like work, church stuff and scout stuff, we are all a bit exhausted already!

Here's a few pictures and videos from our week :)

Alex had his Temple and Priesthood Preparation night. I snapped a picture of them saying the new Young Men's Theme. He is so excited to be graduating from primary and joining the Young Men's program in January!

On the same night they had the LAST court of honor that will be held in our church building. Alex managed to earn his Tenderfoot before Boy Scouts would be discontinued. Congrats!

Cade is feverishly working to get all of his Eagle requirements done this month so he can earn that Eagle Rank!

I made some pumpkin bread this week. This is a recipe my mom made every holiday season for ReMax. She was paid per loaf and often made nearly 1000 loaves of bread for them to deliver to their clients during the holidays. Because of this, the smell and taste of this bread IS what the holidays smell like to me!

Here's a short clip of one of Cade's many trombone solos from his Jazz Concerts this week! He's sounding awesome!

I've really enjoyed being a part of the San Antonio Brass Band. They're really stepped up their level of musicianship this year and I can't wait to compete with them again in April. We had two concerts this weekend, one at Confluence Park near the missions in San Antonio, and the other at the Army Retirement Center. Both places had great audiences and it never gets old playing songs like Sleigh Ride and Carol of the Bells, especially with such good players.

Confluence Park is a new area in San antonio. These concrete walls are made to channel rain water to specific draining spots for collection. It made for a unique performance venue!

The Army Retirement Community had an auditorium complete with tree and winter background! It was perfect :)