A Note From the Chaperones

So, WBR parents we are having a great time, meeting wonderful people and staying with very nice hosts. Bus life is better than one would think. We have plush seats and personal freedom to decorate our space. Your kids are wonderful, funny, energetic, exhausted, exhausting, hot, tired, goofy, loving, helpful and hardworking.

We've had adventures that have worked beautifully -- Disneyland, the beach and the Tucson Festival. Other adventures have been more improvised -- the cancelled guided cave tour, the picnic in the "snakeskin park". Most of all, we look forward to seeing everyone Sunday so you can hear these fantastic kids.

Love, the Chaperones

We are headed into our second week of tour and I'm already starting to worry about what I'm going to do when it's all over. I am a new ringer this year so this is my first tour and I have been having the time of my life. When I first started the year out I was the shy kid that nobody new and I didn't know one thing about reading or playing music. When practice would start I would go to my spot stiff as a board and stare at my music and at the end of practice I would run out as fast as I could. As the year has gone on, I have been blessed to make amazing friends or an even better word would be an amazing family. Being on tour has allowed me to become close with everybody and I finally feel like I have truly become a member of the amazing Wesley Bell Ringer family. It makes me sad to know that in just a few days all of our hard work will come to and end

Play time!

As you know not all of our time is spent on the bus and performing. We actually do have some time to play. So far this year we have been to the beach twice, spent a day at Disneyland and visited the Biosphere in Tuscon. Tomorrow we hope to have a picnic lunch and visit Carlsbad Caverns.

Bell Concerts and the Festival

We arrived in Tuscon Friday afternoon to prepare for our concert. I have no idea how many people were there, but the room was standing room only! The concert was as close to flawless as we could get. The music was astounding and outstanding and awesome and terrific and... So many people commented on the "class act" that was portrayed by our choir. Wish you could all have been here with us!

Finally!

Hi Everyone,

I'm sorry this has taken so long to do. I have had photos for awhile to post but couldn't get logged in. Now that I have that problem corrected I will try to post throughout the week. We of course look forward to reading your comments and seeing you when we arrive back home!