Proud to be an American

This year's CMT was a patriotic celebration, "Proud to be an American."  The kids did a great job singing and dancing to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, You're a Grand Old Flag, Heart from Damn Yankees), America from West Side Story and the Barn Dance from 7 Brides for 7 Brothers.  They also did a Tribute to the Armed Forces that ended up being one of my favorite moments in the show.

Some cool things about this year was that we had participants from 6 states in addition to New Mexico.  We had kids from Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado, Nebraska, Virginia, and California.  4 of those kids were my nieces and nephews Jemma, Carter, Gavin and Kyrie.  It was so fun for my kids to share this experience with their cousins, and I LOVED having Jen stay with us.  She was hugely helpful in keeping the home fires burning.

Another cool thing was that Dallin choreographed the all-boys number and directed it, so it was fun for me to watch him take a leadership role and to see how cute that number turned out.  All in all, it was another great year--tons of work, stress, and exhaustion, but always worth it.

Sydney and Bennett crashed on the couch after rehearsal

The founding fathers singing "But Mr. Adams" from 1776

Grand Old Flag

The Stone Cousins at CMT

And one with me in it--cause I was there.