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 A wonderful performance last night from the Willard Middle School. 

Carla hasn't back to Puerto Rico since she was little. This was my and Ainsley's first time.   We took a day trip to see her mother's land     Ainsley and I went scuba diving   And our last day there, we took a tour of the rain forest.

 Ainsley competed in a sparring competition this past weekend. She got first!

Tis the season -- end of the year concerts! This first is the All Virginia Concert. Ainsley was selected as one of a handful of students from her school to represent them in a choir made up of students from all over Virginia.  (FYI, Ainsley is third from the right, second from the top.) This video was published by the organizers of the concert. Next is a a short of Ainsley singing a solo at "Choirpalooza". An end-of-the-year concert put on by her middle school.   I'll post more if I come across them.

After six and a half years, Ainsley has earned her 3rd-Degree blackbelt. The following is a video of the several hours of testing that she went through. Ainsley worked hard for this achievement, not just the past two months, but the several years leading up to it. We're very proud of her. And just for fun, here's a picture of Ainsley when she got her orange belt - about 6 months after starting taekwondo.  

Ainsley had a GREAT summer this year - filled with many different summer camps. She went to: Adventure Camp Messy Art Camp Doctor Camp Drama Camp School Camp Farm Camp Pottery Camp I am proud to share several videos from Drama Camp. These are from the final performance that took them 3 weeks to learn - the singing, the choreography, the lines - it was exhaustive. She loved it! 1 - Drama Camp 2016 - When I Grow Up   2 - Drama Camp 2016 - Consider Yourself 3 - Drama Camp 2016 - Steppin' Out With My Baby 4 - Drama Camp 2016 - Scene from 101 Dalmations 5- Drama Camp 2016 - I've Got the Sun in the Morning 6 - Drama Camp 2016 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 7 - Drama Camp 2016 - You'll Be In My Heart