Jazz Night

Jazz Night was a week ago. My older two kids go to the Singapore American School and both are members of the show choir there, SAS Singers. Every year Singers and the Jazz Band put on a fabulous show at the American Club of Jazz music and dancing, it really is a special evening and for the last two years I've been one of the moms who get to put together the decorations. We had so much fun this year with the theme of Big City Jazz and I just have to show off how beautiful the whole evening was! The food was good, the atmosphere was relaxed and the music was FABULOUS. (BTW the beautiful redhead on the left is mine!)

You know we often hear so much about bad teenagers and while mine are far from perfect it's a good thing to stop and recognize good kids when you see them. I listened to these kids perform great, fun music and they all seemed to have such a good time. It was a thrill to watch them and as the "choir mom" I know how hard they've worked. Not just the choir members but the amazing Jazz Band also!

I think one of the keys to having a "good" teenager is to let them pursue the things they are passionate about. Let dance, or drama, or music, or cheerleading, or sports or whatever...take up all their spare time (it leaves less time for getting into trouble) it makes them a part of a group of people who share their interest and they begin to understand the high price involved in doing something, anything, with excellence. I'm so proud of these teens, they really are terrific people and are going to be great adults!
(there's my other child, the handsome one!)