Headline: Elisabeth Finally Plays Piano in Public!

 Rychen's been taking piano lessons for a few years now. Ever since then, Elisabeth has been picking up some skills (starting with "finger numbers" and so on). Over the past year she has a brief lesson herself, but she refuses to play for her teacher. So a few months ago, I asked Rychen to be her teacher at home. She wasn't shy with him, and she learned quickly. She now knows several songs, but she has still been too shy to play for her teacher!

Well, over Mother's Day we were visiting Great-Grandparents. Grandma Huxford played an organ recital for us. Then Rychen took a turn playing on the piano. Well Elisabeth wasn't about to be left out!! So she jumped up there and played a song. Back to Rychen... and then Elisabeth wanted to play more! They kept alternating until she played every song she knows. (I really don't think the rest of the company understood how amazing and significant this was!!)

We told her teacher and there just so happens to be a recital coming up Saturday. She asked Elisabeth to play for the recital. We're taking bets... will she chicken out or will she rise to the occasion??

(my money's on the chicken)