We love concert week!!! It was even more insane this week, with having 6 concerts instead of 4. Well, at least the boys had 6, the girls only had 3. They had so many kids sign up this year that instead of turning kids away, they took them all and then created 2 casts. The only groups that were not split into two cast were Concert Choir Men and Grand Chorus. They performed at all 6 concerts.
I love working with these high school guys. This year I was over all the Concert Choir Men. I had an incredible support team of ladies that helped to keep everything running smoothly. It was so much fun!
Josh Jordan, Josh Jensen, Miles Spencer and Daniel
?, Isabelle Hunsaker, Sara and Rachel Smith
Ella Ely, Kembri, Susanna and Kailey Baker
The Thursday night Ely crew!
Some of my favorites!
Andrew, Rachel, Lauren Ruff
Lilli, Madi, Daniel, Heidi, Kendall, Laney, Averi
Sara, Ella and Isabelle
These cousins are awfully cute!
Tori broke her leg while dirt biking just a few days before the concerts, but she came
and watched anyhow. She's a tough girl!
Youth Chorus with Prof. Stewart on the piano bench conducting. Laney is somewhere in that crowd.
Some more of my favorites in Concert Choir!
Daniel, Sara, Josh Jensen, Miles, Andrew, Josh Jordan
Krista Baker is one of my best friends. She has helped me out more times than I can count. She is one of the most darling, sweet, generous people on earth! I'm so excited that I get to share the MCO experience with her this year.
Jared Hopkins came to help with Concert Choir Men. I love this sweet guy!
Noah Fechter, Sara and Tommy Lundquist
Andrew, Daniel and Ammon Andreason
Andrew and Caiden Cook
Josh, Miles, Josh and Sara
Daniel, Sara, Makaila and Faith Lundquist
Some of my sweet boys squishing me against the wall
Sara and Josh
Side stage, while waiting to go on, the boys always find ways to entertain themselves. They were playing games with their fingers.
Lucy and Laney backstage
Freddy was sick with strep throat for the first night of concerts, but was feeling well enough to come to Friday and Saturday's concerts. The boys were all glad to have him back.
Singing in the top balcony
Andrew was feeling worn out and looked a little down, so Josh Jensen reached over and rubbed his leg in a supportive way. Andrew melted and then laid his head on Josh's lap. Josh put his arm around him and just loved him. It was SO sweet!
I love that my kids have so many cousins in choir with them.
There are 5 from the Ely side and 1 from the Alger side.
Ella, Gwen and Susie
Steph and Tommy Lundquist
Steph and Daniel Igleski
(one of my choir boys, now grown up and in Grand Chorus)
It has been fun sharing this experience with so many of my friends from Surprise!
Megan Fechter, Darlene Ellery, Melissa Jordan and Steph
Our friends the Larsons came to support everyone. They loved the concert!
With Jon, Lindsey and Kailey Baker
Daniel, Freddy and Andrew with their cousin Emily Alger
Friday of concert week was the twins 17th birthday!
The boys with their best buds!
Jake, Josh, Miles, Josh, Freddy, Daniel, Anthony, Andrew, Noah, Tommy, ? and Jared
I don't know why, but they love these pictures.
Holding the birthday boys!
Adding a few girls and a couple more guys.
My Concert Choir babies
It really is one of my favorite things to do with these guys. I love concert week with them!
Jared and Steph
Sara said it looked like they were all in prison. Josh Jordan said it was because they killed the show!
My Concert Choir Tenors!
Sebastian and Sebrina Damiani, Kallie and Casey Riffenburg, Dandi, Nellie, Lucas and Wilson Wright, Jim and Gisela Decker with their friend Martha, Lauryn Burr and Sam and Vivi came to the Saturday concerts. It was a great group!
Cory and Aprel Mendenhall came out and visited with us for a while.
They were so happy to see us, as we were to see them!
We were also thrilled to see Ethan LaClaire and his family. They moved to California this last summer, but came back to see the concert. We miss them!
Anthony, Freddy and Daniel
Camden Cook, Ammon, CALEB JONES, Andrew and Caiden
Andrew and Noah
Tony and Wendy finally were able to come to a concert. They have been trying for forever, but have always had a conflict. We love them bunches and were so happy to share it with them!
Best friends and cousins! It's the best!
These bros are like brothers. We have so much fun driving to choir together every week!
And again, silly boys
We love Ammon!
Susie needed to join them. She loves Ammon too!
Kailey, Susanna and Lindsey
These two are hilarious!
And SOO SWEET!
Susanna and her choir friend Kembri
The concerts were amazing and everything went so smoothly. It is the best way to start the Christmas season! Music, Family and Friends!!!
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