I passed my audition!

At band this morning we had our auditions to move up from training band into the concert band next year. I had to play 'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree' and 2 other songs that I learned last week. I also had to play a piece of music I hadn't seen before, and I only got 2.5 out of 10 ... but I only really started trying to read from music properly last week, so Mum was really pleased. Best was getting 9/10 for my scales.

I will have a purple concert band t-shirt for performances, and Mum is looking for a trombone of my very own. It's really exciting, and tonight we had a special dinner to celebrate :D

I love Bugs!

Today I was picking some flowers for Mum, and I found this big praying mantis in the lavender garden. He was really interesting watch for a while, and Mum let me use her camera with the macro lens on to take some photos. I really like this one.

Tiny Kitty

Koala (my Brownie leader) brought this cute little kitten to show us last week. He was so teeny tiny, only 3 weeks old. Mum took lots of photos of him, and I got to hold him. He purred and purred, and fell asleep in my hand. I was very sad that he died the next day, but I'm glad I got to meet him.

On the slide!

This is my trombone ... well it's really the school's trombone, which I have on loan for this year. I have been practicing most days, and I'm getting better and better. My favourite tunes to play are "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" and "Minka Minka". I recently learned part of the "William Tell Overteur" which is really cool and I can play it faster now than I could at first.

I am saving and Mum is saving, and hopefully I will be able to have my own trombone next year, and move up from the training band to the concert band at school.

Happy birthday to Me!

It's my birthday today, and I am 10!! Yay!!! I have listed a new ACEO in my shop. She's a beautiful mermaid, and Mum let me use her Twinkling H2O paints, so it's all shimmery. And to celebrate my birthday I am offering a free ACEO with every purchase for the next month :)

My new cousin is here!

My Aunty Mel had a baby girl on Tuesday. We were allowed to visit, and she is really, really cute! I got to hold her and she slept and slept. Her name is Aston.

Mermaidia

I drew this today for my great grandmother to cheer her up. It is a mermaid city, and has just been discovered by two divers. I love mermaids.