And since we don't have a bedtime, we have more time to relax at night.
Don't you just love summer?
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Summer...
Another reason I love summer is we have more time to dress up and have friends over.
And since we don't have a bedtime, we have more time to relax at night.
Don't you just love summer?
And since we don't have a bedtime, we have more time to relax at night.
Don't you just love summer?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Summer
I love summer because we do the Harkins movie program with our friends
Cheap, cool and fun!
And we are always guaranteed to leave with a bellyache from too much popcorn.
Cheap, cool and fun!
And we are always guaranteed to leave with a bellyache from too much popcorn.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Summer
One thing I love about summer...
watching these brothers become friends.
It's a wonderful thing to see.
watching these brothers become friends.
It's a wonderful thing to see.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Graduate
Ben graduated from Kindergarten last week.
We got there early and waited for the show to start. Emily asked to be taken out of class for the ceremony. I'm not sure how much she wanted to see Ben graduate and how much she just wanted to be taken out of class. Either way, it was the last day of school, so who cares?
They had a cute slideshow going of pictures throughout the year. Ben was in quite a few, but I had to take a picture of him with the ladies.
They all filed in and got ready for the performance.
He's waving to us.
Then, they sung a bunch of songs.
You can tell Ben takes his performances very seriously. He did great. He also brought home all Outstandings on his report card. We are so very proud of him.
We finally got to congratulate our graduate.
Here's a lovely family shot.
Then Emily somehow convinced me to take her home after that. Ben was allowed to go, the rest of the school still had class for 2 more hours. Since those 2 hours were really just lunch and recess, we went to her class to gather her things. Oh, they were having cupcakes, so she made sure she did not miss out on those.
She also had an excellent report card. Emily always does well in school. We are very proud of her too.
As we were leaving the school, Ben was running ahead and jumping as he was so excited for summer vacation.
We are going to have a great summer!
We got there early and waited for the show to start. Emily asked to be taken out of class for the ceremony. I'm not sure how much she wanted to see Ben graduate and how much she just wanted to be taken out of class. Either way, it was the last day of school, so who cares?
They had a cute slideshow going of pictures throughout the year. Ben was in quite a few, but I had to take a picture of him with the ladies.
They all filed in and got ready for the performance.
He's waving to us.
Then, they sung a bunch of songs.
You can tell Ben takes his performances very seriously. He did great. He also brought home all Outstandings on his report card. We are so very proud of him.
We finally got to congratulate our graduate.
Here's a lovely family shot.
Then Emily somehow convinced me to take her home after that. Ben was allowed to go, the rest of the school still had class for 2 more hours. Since those 2 hours were really just lunch and recess, we went to her class to gather her things. Oh, they were having cupcakes, so she made sure she did not miss out on those.
She also had an excellent report card. Emily always does well in school. We are very proud of her too.
As we were leaving the school, Ben was running ahead and jumping as he was so excited for summer vacation.
We are going to have a great summer!
Friday, May 25, 2012
First Day of Summer Break
I have to write about Ben's graduation yesterday, but that will be a long post and I don't have the time right now.
I did want to report that our first day of summer break went very well. There was a Toy Story marathon this morning and then the kids played school. Really? On your first day of vacation, you're going to play school? Have I not taught them anything?
Although, it's 4:30 and the kids are still in their pajamas.
I guess I've taught them a thing or two.
I did want to report that our first day of summer break went very well. There was a Toy Story marathon this morning and then the kids played school. Really? On your first day of vacation, you're going to play school? Have I not taught them anything?
Although, it's 4:30 and the kids are still in their pajamas.
I guess I've taught them a thing or two.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Free
I'll admit it. I'm a bit of an addict. I'm addicted to taking pictures. The best part of having my new iPhone is that I have a camera with me all the time. Last night, was the big performance for the kids dance and drama classes. I had taken so many pictures and video of them in their costumes during dress rehearsals, that I decided I would chill out for the night. The fact that I'm getting a profession DVD with the performances in a few weeks helped also. I didn't feel that I had to record every moment. So, I did something I never thought I would...
I actually watched their performances through both my eyes and not through a lens.
Oh I still brought my camera, just in case, but I didn't take it out of the bag the whole night. It was actually refreshing. I laughed and didn't worry about shaking the camera. What a concept!
With that being said, here is some video of their dress rehearsal the night before the performance. It was nice that the kids could watch this and they both learned they needed to look at the audience more. But, that's what dress rehearsals are for.
When I showed Emily those videos and told her to look at the audience, be confidant, you know the dance. She told me she knows that, she's just shy. She's so sweet like that.
I didn't have video of their "Why Should I Worry" song as it was all blurry. But I asked Ben why he seemed so shy in that performance during rehearsal. He told me, "Mom I was just trying to be perfect." To which I told him, "Ben, you don't have to try to be perfect, you just are."
In any case, last night went off so well. The kids did so, so, so, so well. I couldn't be more proud. When I get a full copy of their show, I'll download their dances and post them.
Now we are headed off to Ben's Kindergarten Graduation. Don't worry, I'm bringing my camera.
I actually watched their performances through both my eyes and not through a lens.
Oh I still brought my camera, just in case, but I didn't take it out of the bag the whole night. It was actually refreshing. I laughed and didn't worry about shaking the camera. What a concept!
With that being said, here is some video of their dress rehearsal the night before the performance. It was nice that the kids could watch this and they both learned they needed to look at the audience more. But, that's what dress rehearsals are for.
When I showed Emily those videos and told her to look at the audience, be confidant, you know the dance. She told me she knows that, she's just shy. She's so sweet like that.
I didn't have video of their "Why Should I Worry" song as it was all blurry. But I asked Ben why he seemed so shy in that performance during rehearsal. He told me, "Mom I was just trying to be perfect." To which I told him, "Ben, you don't have to try to be perfect, you just are."
In any case, last night went off so well. The kids did so, so, so, so well. I couldn't be more proud. When I get a full copy of their show, I'll download their dances and post them.
Now we are headed off to Ben's Kindergarten Graduation. Don't worry, I'm bringing my camera.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Longest Day
This has been one of the longest days ever for me. I'm like the energizer bunny minus the energy. The Tooth Fairy is obviously just as busy because Emily lost her 8th tooth last night and she forgot to come to our house! I should fire her and replace her with a more organized, trustworthy tooth fairy, but I'm cutting her some slack...this time!
Emily and Ben had their final rehearsal today. It was a full dress rehearsal at the Elks Opera House where the performance will be tomorrow night. Now, this place is pretty impressive. Those Elks know how do decorate!
The rehearsal today took 4 hours! Well, we sat and watched them set up the stage and do lighting and what not for an hour. Emily was hanging out with girls from her class.
My Mom watched Noah and can I just thank God for that? I can and I will! I was back and fourth between numbers to help the kids change backstage. Emily is in 3 numbers. I think she could handle things on her own, but I don't know that every piece that belonged to her would made it back in our bag. She's got a headband, wristbands, tap shoes, tights and she needs to change and be in her next costume in about 5 minutes or less. It helps to have me around to make things so smoothly.
Plus, Ben is...oh, how shall I say it...in his own world. I completely believe he could be in the dressing room making faces in the mirror and completely miss his performance. He's in two numbers.
Since I didn't have Noah and I could move around the theatre, I took lots of video which I will upload tomorrow. I don't think I'm even going to take video tomorrow. I just want to sit back and enjoy the show. Well, I'll still be running back and forth to the dressing room, but I will get to see all of their performances and I don't want to watch them through a video lens. We get a full DVD of the recital a week or so after, so I will upload the full performance from there. Just for you Gwynne!
Here's Emily on stage as the mouse.
The props were really cute and somebody worked very hard on them.
I don't have any of Ben onstage because I was taking video of him. I'll post it later. I'm out of steam for today and tomorrow is another very long day.
So, that's a rap.
Emily and Ben had their final rehearsal today. It was a full dress rehearsal at the Elks Opera House where the performance will be tomorrow night. Now, this place is pretty impressive. Those Elks know how do decorate!
The rehearsal today took 4 hours! Well, we sat and watched them set up the stage and do lighting and what not for an hour. Emily was hanging out with girls from her class.
My Mom watched Noah and can I just thank God for that? I can and I will! I was back and fourth between numbers to help the kids change backstage. Emily is in 3 numbers. I think she could handle things on her own, but I don't know that every piece that belonged to her would made it back in our bag. She's got a headband, wristbands, tap shoes, tights and she needs to change and be in her next costume in about 5 minutes or less. It helps to have me around to make things so smoothly.
Plus, Ben is...oh, how shall I say it...in his own world. I completely believe he could be in the dressing room making faces in the mirror and completely miss his performance. He's in two numbers.
Since I didn't have Noah and I could move around the theatre, I took lots of video which I will upload tomorrow. I don't think I'm even going to take video tomorrow. I just want to sit back and enjoy the show. Well, I'll still be running back and forth to the dressing room, but I will get to see all of their performances and I don't want to watch them through a video lens. We get a full DVD of the recital a week or so after, so I will upload the full performance from there. Just for you Gwynne!
Here's Emily on stage as the mouse.
The props were really cute and somebody worked very hard on them.
I don't have any of Ben onstage because I was taking video of him. I'll post it later. I'm out of steam for today and tomorrow is another very long day.
So, that's a rap.
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