The Geerdts Family Blog
Calvin played trumpet in his grade school band concert today. He had a lead part in the Christmas Overture medley, and also the Theme from New York. Watch him play on the videos under the pictures..!
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Trevor played in the Lakeside Christmas Concert today. The best part was the opening percussion ensemble where they played Pat a Pan. See video below. From the front row, it was impossible to see the percussion players who sit at the back of the band. Trevor is in a coral pink shirt on the far …
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Continuing our family tradition for Christmas, we made gingerbread houses today. Check them out below. Mountain Chalet by Jen and Trevor: Nick’s Pizza by Dan and Calvin: Building Supply House by the whole Geerdts Family:
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Today was a nice fall day between Halloween and Thanksgiving, which means it’s time to put up the Christmas lights on the outside of the house. This is always an exciting event because it involves going on the roof..!
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Trevor and Calvin both played in the 2016 Fall Concert at Trevor’s high school. Calvin plays in the “Cadet” band, which is made up of 5th through 8th graders from local schools. Trevor plays with his high school band. Below are some videos from the concert. Here is the Cadet Band and high school band …
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Jen once again puts out her Halloween candle collection for the October holiday. She has arranged them by genre this year… skeletons/monsters, pumpkins, creatures, and ghosts. Enjoy..!
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Calvin got a new goalie shirt and a new pair of goalie gloves this week. He got to break them in playing three games this weekend on his Norski team. Saturday was a tournament, and his team placed 2nd in their division. They were awarded medals, and gave the parents an opportunity to take a nice …
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Calvin had his fall season piano recital tonight, and played Grand Central Station. The videos below are the performance, and then an encore performance at home. Enjoy..!
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Trevor’s high school JV soccer team played their last game of the season tonight. It was a brisk, fall evening. The trees are changing colors, and a full moon was out. But it was getting pretty cold as the sun went down, like into the 40’s. Trevor’s team lost this game, but had a chance …
Read More Trevor’s Last JV Soccer Game for the 2016 Season
Calvin had a club soccer game today. Weather was misty, but not too wet. The teams were closely matched, and Calvin’s team ended up losing 2 to 3. Calvin played goalie the 2nd half of this game.
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