Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Oregon State Honor Band

Last weekend (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend) we took a whirlwind tour of the Pacific Northwest. The main reason we went up north, and our first stop on Friday evening, was in Eugene, Oregon to listen to Katie play in the middle school state honor band. She was the only student from our area to play in the middle school band, so it actually was quite an honor. She was one of 5 bass clarinet players. The guest conductor was Erik Morales, he is a composer and teacher from New Orleans. They got to perform a couple of pieces that he wrote. I really enjoyed the band concert as well as the middle school orchestra and choir concerts. All the kids did very well and it was a lot of fun. It was also a great experience for Katie to be able to get together with students from all over the state and work with such an accomplished conductor.


Katie playing her bass clarinet in the Oregon State Middle School Honor Band





Saturday we drove up to Seattle to visit with Bill's Uncle Johnny in a nursing home. We all enjoyed a visit with him, but then Bill spent a couple of hours taping him as he reminisced about his life. Jenny, Katie, Xander and I took that time to have a fun lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.



Bill with his Uncle Johnny Fabela




Sunday we spent with Jenny and her family in Portland.





Xander sharing his animal crackers with Grandpa.

Monday, Katie and I spent the day in that great shopping Mecca of Roseburg, while Bill attended meetings there. On our way home we also stopped and shopped in Medford. So, to recap: Klamath Fall, Eugene, Portland, Seattle, Roseburg, Medford and back to Klamath Falls! A lot of driving for the weekend, but also a lot of fun.

5 comments:

J. Guest said...

Congratulations to Katie. Ahhhh.

J. Guest said...

P.S. HOLLAA!!!!

Jenny said...

In the words of Josh: "Woot woot"

mom/Anne said...

Nice blog, Sue! I love your header. I thought I might teach Monica how to make a blog, but looks like you know much more than I do about it. It's techy, so I'm back at baby steps. I wanted to hear about your trip up north, so reading about it was great.

I also enjoyed your family Christmas letter. Poor little Xander - can't do much of anything. Such a challenged child.

Warrior Princesa said...

sue, i think you're supposed to post the pay it forward bit on your blog to get the prize.