Look at my little witchy!! May 1st Kira was in the original play
"The wonderful Witches of Oz"
She has been in a little music group this year called Up With Kids. They work on singing and stage presence and have given the kids a full experience of being in a stage play. Kira was a little munchkin named "Rugrat" and at the end when they were melting Elphaba, she was the baby witch( thus the green face!) The play was a little long and confusing;) but we were glad we went to see the munchkins. In my opinion, they were the highlight of the show, but parents are never biased, right?
Kira won this oscar award after the play. She really loved every minute of this. She memorized her parts so well! I think she may of had most everyone else's lines memorized too. She would lay in bed and read her script night after night. I think we'll see her wanting to do this again. We went to a drive through for some food after and Kira ducked down so no one could see her. "I don't want them to see my green face!"
Eagerly waiting for the play to start
My camera took terrible pictures inside the auditorium. But, Kira is the munchkin in the middle with the pink bow on her tummy.
Kira still in the middle
Brynn starts preparing the night before her spring ballet concert. A head full curlers was no small task, and no small weight on her shoulders! When Brynn woke the next morning she had a head cold and a nasty head ache. She stayed home from school to nurse her cold and her curlers!
Bravo!!! Night #1 was a huge success. It was so fun to see what's been going on in those top secret lessons that we've been sending her to:) She has grown up so much since last year and is turning into such a beautiful, expressive dancer. Brynn was in a Masquerade dance, a Fortune Teller dance, and a 1930's jazz dance.
Brynn, Kono and KiraKono couldn't get enough! A lot of the music was from her era. Our next goal is to all go to see Ballet West together.
All the girls and my dad. He gave Brynn the pretty roses. Grandma didn't pose for a picture because she had just had shoulder surgery. We thought it was pretty great that she decided to come though!
This was the 3rd performance and Grandpa Don and Grandma Jill came down to see Brynn. There's a lot of love for this girl. She was the first grand child and that will always make her extra special to us all.
Ooo La La!!
No cameras were aloud during the performance so I had Brynn recreate some of the magic for us.
Super late, but boy Brynn was great! I can't help but be so proud of my girls!
I'm having a hard time knowing what to say for this picture! The mountains are so special to our family and this picture just makes me so happy. It just feels like where I always want to be. These two are having quite the daddy/daughter stare down. This hat seems to fit Alayna pretty good. Sadly, I tried it on and it didn't fit on my fat head! I'm chalking it up to all my fat hair.
Every baby needs a taste of her first smore:) It didn't cause a mess at all either!
Kira, Jeffery and Taeya. All the kids went on a hike after dinner. Gordon was the leader of the pack and Seth snuck up behind. Gordon was telling the kids about how he met a big hairy bigfoot up in the mountains one time. Just as the kids were saying things like, "nuh uh dad" and "that's not true Gordon," Seth jumped out of the bushes with a "Roooaar!!" and confirmed Gordon's story. I think he especially gave Taeya a little jolt!
Cooking hot dogs, smores and braats
What a cute family! I should have made the other 2 families pose too, oh well. I am a huge fan of Sundays in the canyon. The food, the friends, the beauty in the mountains (and the added bonus of not cooking dinner at home!) Hooray for warm weather. Although as I am writing this it is snowing outside on my flowers. It is May 24th, right?
