The first week in December is rather busy in our grandparenting calendar. We have 12 grandchildren, 10 of them are currently of school age.
Many schools in Australia break for their summer holidays at the end of that week and extra-curricular dance, drama and music teachers often schedule soirees, concerts and performances during that time.
Yesterday we had three options, a dance performance featuring a granddaughter, a different dance performance featuring two other granddaughters and a Christmas Carol service featuring grandsons. We attended the first dance performance as we RSVPed and purchased a ticket to that first.
This morning we were up early to watch an end of year celebration at a granddaughter's school. This was Livestreamed via Vimeo so we were able to watch our girl receive her award. Tomorrow morning we will watch her little sister's event. There are several more events this week.
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| Granddaughter receiving her award today |
We have been attending these events since our first grandchild was at preschool in 2005. Some years we have been overseas and have missed the activities. Due to poor lighting in the venues some of the images are blurry but the memories they evoke are sharp.
Following are twelve memories from our attendance at these events over the past 18 years.
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| 2005 - Granddaughter (on left in red top) - Preschool Concert |
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| 2006 - Grandson (in middle of image)- Preschool Concert |
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2009 - Grandson - Preschool Party
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2013 - Granddaughter - Preschool Concert
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2016 - Grandson - Prizegiving
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| 2017 - Angelic Grandson |
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| 2017 - Granddaughter - Preschool Graduation |
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| 2017 - Grandson - Preschool Graduation |
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| 2017 - Grandson - Piano Recital |
Being a Grandparent is such a blessing. We too love attending their special events. Thanks Jill for sharing. Don't they grow quickly?
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