We dressed up, packed up, checked out, and went to the Gareway Arch.
Rhett and Corbin
Top of the arch
Mary Jane, Lyndia, Bryn, Gisele, Charlie, Meredith, Dan, Rhett, Aubrey
Meredith, Charlie, Lyndia, and I outside the arch
We boarded a Mississippi riverboat cruise.
I’m easily impressed I guess, I thought it was a fun experience. When something is not fun, well.,,just make it fun!
The students (and adults) gathered inside after 10 minutes and I noticed everyone just staring at their phones. Come on guys! We’re on the mighty Mississippi River! Let’s play a game!
And the final entertainment was toward the end of the tour when their phone service was out. I tore up the foil pouch from my soft pretzel and gave each of them a piece the size of a gum wrapper. They were instructed to make a foil version of another orchestra member. Then they guessed who was who and voted on favorites. This was hilarious. Here’s Peyton pretending to be unimpressed with the winner, a mini replica of him that Ayana made.
Mr Collett with his beloved students on the steps under the arch.
Neal was my little side kick and asked to pose for about 6 pics with Mama Meg over the weekend. I love when my church family know they can rely on me outside of church as well. We are here for each other in the community, at school, work, whatever wherever These young people are all my favorites and they know it.
Mr Collett loves his students so much and their relationship with him is great.
The Saint Louis Symphony played a cello concerto that was excellent. The cello soloist was crazy talented! He gave an encore performance of Bach cello suite and I tried to record it for Quincy but was stopped by venue staff. No videos. Oopsie. Q would have loved it so much since she’s spent many months working on this piece. Oh well.
I loved this weekend with Corbin. I sometimes worry about life in the willy house when both big girls are off at school/mission/adulting. But weekends like this tell me it will be just fine. I love being a boy mom just as much as I love being a girl mom. It is very different, but I love it the same. Looking forward to more opportunities to bond with my guy and have more focus on him. He had a lot of fun this weekend and I was thankful to be a witness to it.
It wouldn’t be a Camerata trip without a stop at an authentic Mexican restaurant. The staff lived on the kids and comped the adults with our own bowls of guac and huge desserts (which we in turn shared with the students, because what’s ours is theirs, remember? But also bc we love them and it’s fun to share unless it’s your chapstick)
Last stop: Buc-ees! Dan H doing the moonwalk in a beaver suit is forever burned into my brain 😂
Great trip, Camerata!
Rhett and Corbin
Top of the arch
Mary Jane, Lyndia, Bryn, Gisele, Charlie, Meredith, Dan, Rhett, Aubrey
Pods to the top! Henry, Dawson, Noah P
Noah H and Corbin
James S bought a dozen fancy sodas and passed them out to his posse. Corbin bought a t shirt and some stickers for his cello case
It was Sunday, and we had 20 minutes left where some kids were done exploring and standing around, I gathered all the kids in my Sunday school class and announced we were going to go into the museum of westward expansion for Sunday school. Why? They asked. “This is your heritage, guys! Who do you think “expanded the western frontier? Your pioneer ancestors!” A few non-members joined us too. We held a non official 5 minute lesson learning what the museum had to say about pioneers. They were pretty fascinated by the full scale model of a covered wagon and lists of provisions for the trek out west. Hooray for a little connection between US history and Church history and discovering how they fit in there.
Noah H and Corbin
James S bought a dozen fancy sodas and passed them out to his posse. Corbin bought a t shirt and some stickers for his cello case
It was Sunday, and we had 20 minutes left where some kids were done exploring and standing around, I gathered all the kids in my Sunday school class and announced we were going to go into the museum of westward expansion for Sunday school. Why? They asked. “This is your heritage, guys! Who do you think “expanded the western frontier? Your pioneer ancestors!” A few non-members joined us too. We held a non official 5 minute lesson learning what the museum had to say about pioneers. They were pretty fascinated by the full scale model of a covered wagon and lists of provisions for the trek out west. Hooray for a little connection between US history and Church history and discovering how they fit in there.
Meredith, Charlie, Lyndia, and I outside the arch
We boarded a Mississippi riverboat cruise.
A few things
-this was not as cool as the San Diego dinner cruise on a fancy yacht with a DJ. This was an old riverboat.
-The River was murky from the rain and the kids were ready for lunch, so they were kind of unimpressed
I’m easily impressed I guess, I thought it was a fun experience. When something is not fun, well.,,just make it fun!
The students (and adults) gathered inside after 10 minutes and I noticed everyone just staring at their phones. Come on guys! We’re on the mighty Mississippi River! Let’s play a game!
So they posted heads up seven up hahaha
Then I showed them how yo do side by sides of photos they took of each other where they “look chopped” (brain rot for a bad or ugly or unexpected photo) and pair it with a look alike character or celebrity. This was a funny game and they all had some laughs at their own expense.
Then I showed them how yo do side by sides of photos they took of each other where they “look chopped” (brain rot for a bad or ugly or unexpected photo) and pair it with a look alike character or celebrity. This was a funny game and they all had some laughs at their own expense.
And the final entertainment was toward the end of the tour when their phone service was out. I tore up the foil pouch from my soft pretzel and gave each of them a piece the size of a gum wrapper. They were instructed to make a foil version of another orchestra member. Then they guessed who was who and voted on favorites. This was hilarious. Here’s Peyton pretending to be unimpressed with the winner, a mini replica of him that Ayana made.
Mr Collett with his beloved students on the steps under the arch.
Neal was my little side kick and asked to pose for about 6 pics with Mama Meg over the weekend. I love when my church family know they can rely on me outside of church as well. We are here for each other in the community, at school, work, whatever wherever These young people are all my favorites and they know it.
Mr Collett loves his students so much and their relationship with him is great.
The Saint Louis Symphony played a cello concerto that was excellent. The cello soloist was crazy talented! He gave an encore performance of Bach cello suite and I tried to record it for Quincy but was stopped by venue staff. No videos. Oopsie. Q would have loved it so much since she’s spent many months working on this piece. Oh well.
Corbin looks so cute in a bow tie.
His buddies kept asking for canes all weekend. We took them to really cool local fare and they still wanted canes. Anytime we got on the bus all weekend they asked if canes was our next stop. I photoshopped them onto this pic and replied to their texts on the drive home with “you already went!”
His buddies kept asking for canes all weekend. We took them to really cool local fare and they still wanted canes. Anytime we got on the bus all weekend they asked if canes was our next stop. I photoshopped them onto this pic and replied to their texts on the drive home with “you already went!”
I loved this weekend with Corbin. I sometimes worry about life in the willy house when both big girls are off at school/mission/adulting. But weekends like this tell me it will be just fine. I love being a boy mom just as much as I love being a girl mom. It is very different, but I love it the same. Looking forward to more opportunities to bond with my guy and have more focus on him. He had a lot of fun this weekend and I was thankful to be a witness to it.
It wouldn’t be a Camerata trip without a stop at an authentic Mexican restaurant. The staff lived on the kids and comped the adults with our own bowls of guac and huge desserts (which we in turn shared with the students, because what’s ours is theirs, remember? But also bc we love them and it’s fun to share unless it’s your chapstick)
Last stop: Buc-ees! Dan H doing the moonwalk in a beaver suit is forever burned into my brain 😂
Great trip, Camerata!
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