This is Assemblymen Tim Gordon - meeting with the kids - and trying to shake Ingrid's hand! He is newly elected in our district - and the ONLY Independant party candidate elected to the current Assembly. He was very gracious to met with the kids and talk with them for awhile about NYS Government and being an elected official. An OFFICIAL NYS photographer was there to take some nice group shots. We'll look forward to them soon! 
The 4H Thrills & Skills Club (and a few Mermaids and family members) went to tour the NYS Capital on Tuesday after we met with Mr. Gordon. Here is "George" our tour guide - pointing out all kinds of neat things in the NYS Senate Chamber. The kids asked some GREAT questions. George was WONDERFUL- really able to talk to the kids at the level they are. The kids were GREAT - well behaved - and seemed to take it all in.
The kids looking at the ceiling in the Exectutive Waiting Area. This is where people with appointments to SEE the governor wait. Imagine if he had walked in and found all these kids passed out on the floor! What a sight.There is a VERY cool mural on the ceiling. Without being told - they all laid down in the middle of the floor to get a better view! George said that originally it was designed to be viewed from 40 feet away in what was supposed to be a dome on the Capital (which we DON'T HAVE)- so this is INDEED the best way to see it because it is only about 15 feet off the floor!
And here we are on the MILLION DOLLAR STAIRCASE. It is beautiful sandstone, 4 stories high and fully carved with tons of faces, animals and flowers. Quite an impressive sight. Apparently, when Teddy Roosevelt took office at the turn of the 20th century - he suspended all work on the capital - which had then been underconstruction and costing big bucks for some 30 years already. Many features remain incomplete.
Here is an attempt at a group shot ala Gretchen. Mr. Gordon's assistant, Kayla, who helped to arrange all of this was also on hand this morning.
Monday's Dance Class
The first video above is of the TAP routine. The second one is from their JAZZ routine. They aren't QUITE done learning the routines for the June recital. Grace is on the near end in the back row (light blue sweatshirt). Ingrid is also in the back row - about 4 kids down in a yellow shirt. They move around and from row to row - I seem to have captured them in the same place in both videos. Grace has come a LONG way since this time last year! They both seem to enjoy it and talk about what the class will be like next year - and what music Miss Sharon will pick for their class. So I guess I'm in for the long haul on dance class!
The first video above is of the TAP routine. The second one is from their JAZZ routine. They aren't QUITE done learning the routines for the June recital. Grace is on the near end in the back row (light blue sweatshirt). Ingrid is also in the back row - about 4 kids down in a yellow shirt. They move around and from row to row - I seem to have captured them in the same place in both videos. Grace has come a LONG way since this time last year! They both seem to enjoy it and talk about what the class will be like next year - and what music Miss Sharon will pick for their class. So I guess I'm in for the long haul on dance class!
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