the hills are alive…

with the sound of Subletts…Honestly, it’s a little like being in the Von Trapp family, minus the Nazis and the playclothes made out of drapes!

Lilly’s middle school drama club presented South Pacific over the weekend.  She was one of the ensign nurses, and did a fabulous job!  She had a couple of lines, both spoken and sung, which she delivered with incredible cuteness!  I wasn’t familiar with the show before this run; it deals with some pretty grown up themes, like racism.  I thought the directors and cast did a great job of interpreting a show that wasn’t written for the middle school stage.

As I mentioned before, Levi and I got invited to be a part of the seabee/sailor chorus, which was a hoot.  After the show, he and I tended the tiki bar, serving some delicious punch to the parched patrons.  More than one person paused for just a moment to ask if the punch was alcohol-free, but I’m going to assume that they were just joking around.

Levi just learned that he got cast in 3 scenes of the upcoming Cabaret at State High.  It’s the end of the year show, with scenes cast and directed by the seniors.  In addition to 2 chorus gigs, he’s playing Pumba in a scene from The Lion King.  Should be fun!

Sadie and Annabelle are working hard at their cello and violin.  I was talking to Kim in the living room the other day when I heard what actually sounded like music coming from the upstairs!  I bolted up the steps to find Annabelle hard at work.  She’s really making progress.  She kindly pointed to the Do Not Disturb sign on her doorknob, and smiled as she asked me to leave her alone!  And the two littles sang a duet for us this morning on our way to their parent-teacher conference.  Sweetness!

Levi sang with me on the worship team at Calvary again this weekend.  He’s starting to play guitar more often, too, practicing some songs on his own down in the basement.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see him turn into a worship leader in the future…

Josie hasn’t latched on to an instrument yet, but she LOVES worship music.  She’s finding peace and encouragement by having “Jesus music” in her ear.  Yep, that’s singular.  She still can’t hear out of her right ear, due to the recent surgery.  But I guess one ear full of Jesus is better than none.