The Recital

Last night was our first violin recital.

Ever.

My oldest has been playing for a year now and can actually play 5 songs with piano accompaniment.

My middle loves music and rhythms. He just started lessons in the summer.

My youngest is our performer and she desperately wanted to take violin lessons also.

She actually started this summer when she was 2.

What was I thinking?

Our violin teacher's daughter also teaches and she was available at the same time our oldest was taking lessons. I was going to have to do something with the other 2 anyways, and they both wanted to take lessons, so I said why not.

Here they are pre-recital.

You can tell they are excited and thrilled to have their pictures taken.

What if daddy stands behind me and promises you all lollipops if you smile?

That's what I thought.

Here is my oldest at the recital. Look at that confident stance!

He played "Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

and "Song of the Wind" with piano accompaniment.

My middle played "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

At least part of it.

We are not for sure what she played. But she did play.

Oh yes she did.
With all the flair and grandeur she could muster.


And then she took her bow.


The audience clapped.
The audience cheered.
She wanted to play again.
We thought we would never get her off the stage.