Whacked Fairy Tales

It is official..Mary Alice has appeared in her very first play. She was a cow in "click, clack, moo" which was a part of the bigger production "Whacked Fairy Tales". It was unbelievable really. The production consisted of children ages 5-17yrs old. To see children act and remember their lines at such a young age was amazing to me. The play was about an hour long and the children had no help. It really was a real performance.

Here are some pictures!

Here we are outside the theatre standing in front of the sign that advertised their play

Here we are before the performance # 2 on Saturday

Here is Mary Alice in action



Kids on stage

My favorite cow

She was so surprised by her flowers each night

Here were are after performace #2

Here is Mae, her "step-sister". Ask me to tell you the story..it is hilarious!

Mamma and Mary Alice

And here is where I had tears in my eyes...curtain call!

Waterfalls

Mamma and Coach visited last week and we had so much fun! Here are some pictures of a new favorite find just 35 minutes from our home!

Still posing....

Still hiding....

Next up....pictures from Mary Alice's preformace of "Whacked Tales"

It's never to late...right?

Finally pictures from Easter!

Hey! I finally got a picture of Charlie..shhhh don't tell him. I guess it would be really good if I would have taken the red eye out before I posted but then that would of taken 5 seconds and I might not of ever posted these pictures.

here's my girl who LOVES to take pictures

The kids and I....charlie is about to lose it...he had had enough pictures....

Charlie could just not take any more of the camera (he is crying in the corner as this picture was taken)

Wish we had got a picture of Steve and the kids..maybe next year..it is just so crazy at our house on the morning of church.

Say Cheese!

Can I just say this is what my two children do when the camera is pulled out. One just can't wait for her picture to be taken and will pose any which way you want. The other screams and puts his hands over his face.

Well we are back! I found my camera cord and could finally unload all my pictures! So hopefully over the next few days I can up date my blog!

Desperately Searching

Yes..I know..I have not posted in a long time but I am desperately searching for the cable that goes from my camera to my computer.  I cannot download any pictures and I have some good ones!  (I really wanted to post my Easter pictures)

Wish me luck...I guess I could go to Best Buy....pictures to come...I promise.

Acting Class, Take One

Mary Alice took a 8 week acting class at our local theatre. She LOVED it!

They studied Myths and Heroes and used theatre to dramatize the greatest Greek and Roman Myths! She was introduced to classic mythology( Zeus and Hermes etc).

At the end of the 8 week class they put on a small play called : Pandora's Box. Mary Alice played the role of Apollo (god of poetry and music) and the feeling misery. She did a great job! Here are some pictures from her preformace.

She has been out of class for almost a month now and is ready to start back! Up next...Whacked Fairy Tales!

The Spring class is really the same thing as participating in a play and Mary Alice cannot wait. It actually sounds pretty cute. She will be on the "big stage" with kids K-8th grade. Each class works on a separate story.

So if you have you ever wanted to see what would happen if Cinderella's glass slipper broke and never quite fit her foot ever again? Or what would happen if Captain Hook were brought to maritime court for his crimes? Or how Sleeping Beauty would deal with a bout of insomnia?
Mark off May 30th and head to Winston-Salem...it should be a good time!

Snow Day, Take 2

We just had 2 days of no school due to snow! Really it snowed on Monday and so school was cancelled, then it was cold yesterday so they cancelled again, and then today we have a 2 hour delay!

Anyways, Monday I went to into work and Steve took the kids to Barbara's for a day of sledding, snow balls fights, and hot cocoa! Sorry..i have no pics.

Yesterday, Barbara's kids came to our house for a day of finger nail painting, face painting...ooops i mean applying makeup, and watching the new release of Beverly Hills Chiwawa! Now this I got pictures of!

Here is a picture of Mary Alice and Chloe showing off their nails and makeup....



And don't forget Millie!



Don't worry...eliott did not paint his nails or face..



Lately the "big kids" (Mary Alice, Chloe and Eliott) do not want to play with the "babies" (Charlie and Millie). It really hurts their feelings. They stop their feet and yell "I'M NOT A BABY". And we have to explain to the "big kids" that they are not babies anymore. So I loured Charlie and Millie to the sun room with girls scout cookies to watch a movie so the others had some time to play "without the babies messing everything up".

Charlie and Millie were happy...they each got 2 cookies, a cup of milk, and watched Jungle Book!





Bottoms up!



Are you wondering what Barbara and I did? Well we came up with a great idea..like always.
We got a new lab top in our home and I have been needing to find a space for it. I really do not want it back in a bedroom because I want to be able to watch the kids on the computer and really wanted it in my kitchen but did not know how to make that happen.

Barbara my personal designer came up with a great idea. We used two shelving units with a piece of wood on top to make a desk. I love it! Of course I would love to find something nicer later but for now this fit my budget. It only cost me 25 dollars! Take a look...







Of course I need to decorate the desk area? Any ideas? I see some picture frames in it's future, and some more baskets for the open spaces.

For those of you who know my kitchen I also moved my kitchen table....

Oh...i did buy some tie back hooks to pull back the drapes in the morning...

So that is about all for now...it was a FUN and PRODUCTIVE day!