Feast for the Senses

Our trip to Sydney yesterday took us to a school that five of our grandsons attend. We got great value from this trip down the motorway to the big smoke.

We had a long-standing commitment to attend the school's production of Shrek in which one grandson had a big role. Earlier this year we found that another grandson would be playing in the orchestra for the production so we had two good reasons to make the trip. 

We thoroughly enjoyed the show which was lively and bright. We are in awe of the passion of these young men who, with the girls from a neighbouring school, demonstrated such commitment to the musical. 

Shrek - Program Cover

But wait ... there's more. Last weekend we discovered that two more of the grandsons would be participating in inter-school debates at school on the same evening. That presented us with an opportunity to see our young orators in action by arriving at the school a couple of hours earlier. We could only manage the 6pm debate as the older boy's debate was scheduled for the same time as the musical. 

But what about grandson number five? His dad messaged us yesterday to tell us that, as we were coming to Sydney for Shrek, we may be interested in arriving earlier and attending a musical soiree at the school at 6pm in which this young chap was playing percussion in the orchestra. 

I replied that we were coming at 6pm anyway to see a cousin debate and that we would "divide and conquer." Robert attended the debate and I went to the musical performance. Of course both of the boys distinguished themselves with their performances (and I am not at all biased). 

We relish the opportunities we have to see the boys indulge in their co-curricular activities, we wonder if the boys realise how privileged they are to attend a school that offers such a range of co-curricular activities. It's refreshing to see an emphasis on cultural as well as the more traditional sporting activites.

How fortunate we were to be able to enjoy such a feast for the senses all in one evening.