October 21, 2007
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“Next time” is now. ;^)
Alex got me online, bless his heart, so here are some pix from the past few days. On Thursday morning we took Hannah down to her play group, where she made – with a little assistance – a keen kitty cup to hold candy:
After play group we went outside to the play ground:
That afternoon Beth’s friend, Monica, stopped by with her little girl, Chee-Chong, to Hannah’s intense delight. The little girls played and squabbled for a bit, Beth and Monica chatted then the latter took both children outside to play so Beth could take a nap and Faith and I dozed in the rocker in the back bedroom.
Once Alex got home, Hannah tore into the package her Paw-paw had sent:
Faith kept an eye on the situation as it unfolded:
There was a bunch of goodies in it, including some sunglasses, a feather boa, coloring book, etc. Alex was particularly taken with the sunglasses:
There was also a package of Halloween balloons to provide amusement:
Here’s a photo I took where the flash didn’t go off, so I turned it black and white instead:
On Saturday before we headed out, Alex practiced his tuba, combining it with bouncing Faith:
What a multi-tasker.
In the afternoon we went to a park close to the base:
Then it was off to the Italian Garden restaurant on base, which makes a terrific pizza; here’s Alex and Faith while waiting for dinner to be brought:
On Sunday we went to church at the chapel on base, then mosied around the NEX before taking Alex to the band building for muster, as there was a gig in town that afternoon. We parked in a garage on base then walked down into the city where the performance was to be. When we got there a mostly-female band was playing and they were excellent. Turns out that was a middle school group! Amazing. Stripling Middle School’s band sure never sounded like that, lemme tell you. Finally it was time for the Seventh Fleet’s ceremonial band to make it’s appearance:
Faith was very excited.
The band sounded great, and I’ll post some videos from it.
Then it was back home for a supper of left-over pizza and just resting after a long, lovely day.
Comments (7)
Is that a mute in the tuba? I’ve never seen that done!
Looks like you are having a fun time. and how cute are those girls ?!
Yep, that’s a tuba mute. Big critter, innit?
And TOO cute, that’s how cute they are, Aisling.
Ooh, is that one of those silent practice mutes?
Not silent. Just….muted. There’s just so much one can do to muffle a tuba, and in any case, Alex needs to be able to hear himself to know whether he’s playing properly.
It’s actually called a Silent Brass mute. It’s used for practicing in an apartment without upsetting the neighbors.
~ Beth
That’s a whopper of a mute, though!