I didn't tell him I was a chaperon until the day of.
(I'm very uncool.)
He did make me promise I wouldn't get up all in his business.
(I could so care less about his 6th grade choir "business".)
They ate pizza and had a few awards.
JR was voted "best singer" by his 3rd period class.
(He was on a field trip the day they voted so he didn't even get to vote for himself!)
Then our neighbor, Mary, and our across the street neighbor, Peyton, were awarded best 6th grade choir student and best overall choir student by the teacher.
We're thinking we might need to rename our street "Broadway".
JR has added another job to his repertoire of paid gigs.
So besides voice over work and dog sitting, he's now DJing on the elementary birthday party circuit.
One of the moms at the baseball field liked his commentating and asked JR if he could DJ her daughter's 6th birthday.
He was excited to do it, and he did a great job. (He now even has business cards that say DJ JR.)
He lead them in all kinds of dances (like the Chicken Dance), took requests, and played party games.
I snapped this one as the kids were lining up for cake.
Kyle and Reed were there too (they're friends with the older brother) and I never dreamed the boys would love JR's "glamour girl" relay as much as they did. I think they loved it more than the girls!
On a side note, this was 1 of 3 birthday parties Kyle and Reed attended this week.
We were invited to the middle school awards night to see JR get his distinguished honor roll certificate.
He made all A's for the whole year. There were 50 sixth graders that got all A's for the year.
(I think there are about 350 in his class.)
Kyle does love a photo bomb.
I'd say this award is due to all his hard work, but besides doing his math homework (that takes him 5 minutes) I've never actually seen him study or do any work.
Last year JR was on the cover of the brochure for Camp Olympia.
And though being featured in the packing guide newsletter certainly isn't as glamorous as the brochure, it's always exiting to see yourself with a giant ladle of honey mustard.
Saturday night Jason and I went to Child Advocates annual fundraiser. Last year it was a Kentucky Derby theme, and I had the best (homemade) hat there. (Obviously.)
Jason told me (2 days before) that this year's theme was "Bollywood", but I think it was really something about elephants and monsoons. None the less, I was trying to come up with something that looked Indian, but I think I wound up looking like a fortune teller.
Which is fine because I think Jason's shirt is more Bali than Bollywood, but hey they're on the same side of the world, right?
I pulled everything for my outfit out of my closet except the head chain thing which I bought because now I'll be better prepared for this kind of theme if it comes up again somewhere!
JR's school choir had their pop show on Friday night.
It was an 80's themed show, so I was trilled at the costume and song choices.
JR wanted to audition for a solo, so I had him listen to quite a few songs: Kenny Logins, REM, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Run DMC.
But he decided that "Sweet Child O' Mine" was the song for him. Turns out one of his friends, Aiden, thought the same thing, so they got together for a duet.
JR's costume came entirely from my closet and prop closet, he's actually wearing 2 wigs to get the right look for Slash's hair. I also supplied "Axl's" wig.
I think they nailed it. (Who am I kidding? I'm totally taking credit for the costuming...I nailed it!)
Aiden has a "choir" voice where as JR has a "musical theater" voice, but I thought they sounded great together.
For those of us who grew up in the 80's, this was a great show.
(The videos are just snippets, I know nobody wants to hear the whole song!)
"Time of my Life"
"Sweet Dreams"
"Our Lips are Sealed"
"Walk Like an Egyptian"
I also figured out that middle school girls don't know how we really dressed in the 80's.
The boys did a little better of a job at being authentic. I mean, who can deny a Miami Vice suit or a Tom Cruise Top Gun Flight Suit?!
JR had a big fan club turn out for the night.
Although Kyle and Reed said they were there to watch Mary, not JR!
And my mama that I told "I love you so much I didn't call you until 6:00 tonight because if I had called you earlier and woke you up from an after church nap that would have totally ruined Mother's Day!"