Cute Kid Pix May 2025

More pictures that didn't make their own post...

Our youngest had his Spring GT Elementary Sinfonia Concert in May. The orchestra is a special, audition-only orchestra that gives students the opportunity to work on more challenging material. He had a good time and looked great playing his bass.

GT Elementary Sinfonia

My son

We went to the Main Street Festival in Laurel, Maryland. The celebration was delayed by a propane explosion that happened to one of the booth as they were setting up in the morning. The 9 a.m. parade was canceled but the festival opened at 11 a.m. 

Entering Main Street

My wife would have loved this

My daughter loves cotton candy

I love junk food

This family does not love a skeletal unicorn

Cordoned off for investigation

For Mother's Day, we went into Baltimore to Saint Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church. The inside is not very big but we were able to follow along in the prayer books. Enough congregation was there that it did not feel awkward.

St. Michael the Archangel church

Inside

Afterward, we went to Little Italy and had treats at Vaccaro's, an Italian pastry and coffee shop. 

Vaccaraccino

Rum cake and chai

Tiramisu and ???

Another concert was the elementary school's spring concert with all my youngest's fellow orchestra players from 5th grade. 

The advanced orchestra

The lone bass

My daughter's school had a pops concert night to raise money for the music boosters. It was fun even if she only played in the last few songs.

At the pops

My youngest's school had their field day so I volunteered for one of the stations. After all the "in field" activities, they gathered for a school photo, a race with a few teachers in inflatable costumes, and the fifth graders throwing water balloons at the Orchestra and Band teachers (though the students had to be in advanced levels).

Half the student body

The penguin did not win the race

5th graders go after their teachers!

A few days later were the Simulated Congressional Hearings, where the fifth grade students practiced giving testimony on various issues. My son really enjoyed it.

Ready to give testimony

Hand shaking afterward

We finally celebrated my sister's birthday at a local restaurant. One guess on the type of restaurant...

They did sing in English

My youngest had a presentation at the STEAM fair at his school. That's Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.

STEAM fair presentation

My youngest had an audition for the Gifted and Talented Middle School Orchestra. It was on the last day of May, so we won't know if he is accepted for a couple of weeks. He felt confident about his performance.

Camera shy at the audition