A few months ago I learned that my sister Erica, would be singing at the Air Force Academy with the NMMI Choir. We decided that it would be a great weekend trip to take the kids on, and watch her sing. Despite all of our vehicle problems, (which is another story entirely) we went ahead and made the trip to Colorado Springs this past weekend. We made it to my parents house Friday evening and then made the rest of the trip into the Springs on Saturday morning.
We were hoping for a beautiful sunny day on Saturday but instead got rain. With outdoor activities out of the questions, we decided that the kids could spend the afternoon in the swimming pool. Of course the pool was a hit and the kids spent almost all afternoon swimming. The boys enjoyed the fact that the pool was half indoors and half out doors, and that they could swim under the wall and outdoors when they wanted to. They were swimming outdoors in the rain half the time and didn't seem to mind that it was cold outside. There was much anticipation that afternoon following the kids swim, as we were waiting for Erica's bus to get to the hotel. We were all happy to see Erica, when they finally made it to the hotel. We later went out to dinner at the Flying W Ranch, where we had a good meal and enjoyed the entertainment.
Sunday brought the long awaited day of the concert choirs performance. The weather was great and after some morning fog the day was bright and sunny. The choir sang during the 9:30 protestant service at the AFA cadet chapel. We were met at the chapel by my parents who also made the journey to hear the choir sing. The service was very nice and was made amazing by the beautiful sound of the NMMI choir. The whole experience was breathtaking, being in the cadet chapel is amazing by itself, but when adding the beautiful preformance in that setting, it made it truly amazing.
We had learned Saturday that the choir would be preforming in Denver at the 16th street mall following the AFA preformance and decided since we were already in Colorado Springs we might as well make the trip to Denver. We left the AFA and made our way to Denver and got a special treat by being able to eat lunch with Poppy, Luke, and Jared, before we made our way out to the 16th street mall. We all enjoyed the visit even if it was a short visit. Luke made lunch for us and of course, Justin, was put to work for a short time :).
When we did make it out to the mall we waited awhile for the NMMI cadets to get there and get set up. It was well worth the wait. They sang outside in a courtyard and it was very interesting to see the reactions of the people who walked by. It seemed to give everyone a smile. The choir probably has a little over thirty cadets who participate in it. Within that group Erica, is a member of a sextet. The sextet is a vocal ensemble that sings othere songs. Erica, sang a beautiful solo. The choir and the ensemble sounded great, they sang various songs from the Beattles catalog.
Following the performance we were all sad the weekend was coming to a close. We made the long 6 1/2 hour trip home as soon as the choir was done singing at the mall. We couldnt have asked for a better weeked! Hope we have another weekend soon where we get to see so many family members and have so much fun!
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