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The Primary Talent Show

Last Saturday, the Primary children had a really cute talent show for their quarterly activity. It was really cute and fun to watch because it was only kids and, therefore, short and sweet.

The girls did a dance to violin music (played by a friend), and Ricky showed off his basketball skills. Ricky's performance was very last minute. I hadn't planned on him doing anything, but when he got to the activity, he informed the primary president that he would be dribbling a basketball for his talent. I was impressed by his last minute performance and his friends all thought he was the coolest basketball player there.

Before you watch the videos, you might want to go down to the bottom of the blog page and pause the other music.

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Chelsey said…
That reminds me of a talent show we had in Elma, Wa. I don't know if it was a ward or primary talent show but I played the piano and Rick sang I hope they call me on a mission with two other boys. I've often thought as an adult I should show off my great spinning basketball tricks that Rick and I know.
May 10, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Debbie said…
Nice Dribbling skills Ricky! I can tell you really have been working on that! The girls did great also. It is fun to see you at the talent show. Love,

Uncle Matt
May 12, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Anjee said…
Yeah. I love seeing videos of the kids. I love the girls dance! Wow Emily and Makayla! I am so impressed. You have always loved to entertain and dance so it doesn't surprise me to see how well you performed. And... Ricky roo.. You B-ball moves were AWESOME dude!! I can tell how hard you have been practicing. What a fun talent show.
May 15, 2009 at 11:41 AM
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