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Reveling in a very rare moment. (3/2/18)
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Grandma lets Wesley
have sparkling water. And a whole lot of pennies. Making
him the Master of Pennies. (3/5/18)
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Wesley helps Mama and Grandma out by trying on the costumes they've been sewing for Upstart Crow's The Little Mermaid Jr. (3/5/18)
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Picking a daisy. (3/6/18)
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(3/6/18)
Wesley was super patient when Grandma dragged him along to play
rehearsal, and then Mama spent all day sewing squid hats. (3/7/18)
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Oma Suzy flew in to spend the day with Wesley. And also to see Elaine's play. (3/10/18)
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Where's Ariel?, wonders her mer-sister Andrina. (3/10/18)
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Reigning regally, dancing daintily. (3/12/18)
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Under the Sea
was a spectacular number, and the mer-sisters were only in it because
Elaine argued passionately for them to be included. (3/12/18)
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Princess Belle tries
to impress Prince Eric, but she's from the wrong musical. In the
audience, Wesley helps transform Ariel into a human with magic glowing
wands. (3/10/18)
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The actress is showered with flowers, wands, and dinglehoppers from her adoring fans. (3/10/18)
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My favorite actor. (3/10/18)
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Showing off her
costume to friends who came to see the show, and having her picture
taken with tiny mermaid fans. (3/10/18)
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Six brightly colored mer-sisters. (3/11/18)
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Stopping to pet a cat on the way home from school. (3/12/18)
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Daisy crown and tabby cat. Is there anything more pure? (3/12/18)
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#NationalSchoolWalkoutDay. (3/14/18)
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Sixty-six students
walked out. They stood in near silence for seventeen
minutes. When anyone made noise, the others quickly shushed
them. (3/14/18)
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"We're off to see the wizard!" (3/17/18)
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Wearing flowers and climbing trees. (3/19/18)
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Super excited to be playing with blocks in a different school setting at the Kindergarten Orientation. (3/21/18)
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Wesley didn't have enough accessories, so he decided to share mine. (3/24/18)
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Trudy joins us at the dinner table with high hopes. (3/26/18)
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Okay, so we forgot
to feed her dinner with the other humans, but maybe if she sticks
around long enough we'll give her a dessert or something.
(3/26/18)
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Elaine's been
wondering about holiday mythologies lately. After asking, "Who
originally theorized the existence of Santa?", she went on to explain
the concept of the Easter Bunny to Wesley. (3/26/18)
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Theresa is not so sure about this. (3/27/18)
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Celebrating the release of The Snake's Song with hazelnut cake, pear cider, assorted candied nuts and viewings of Labyrinth and The Hobbit. (3/29/18)
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The Give My Regards to Broadway spring break camp at Upstart Crow. (3/30/18)
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Elaine did four cartwheels during "No Business Like Show Business" and pratfalls during "Make 'Em Laugh." (3/30/18)
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While the parents
drove up to Portland to see Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Live, the kids tried to
make hollow eggs out of melting candy. (3/30/18)
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It didn't work very well. (3/30/18)
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But it was fun and involved sampling a lot of sugary candy. (3/30/18)
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More Easter themed activities! (3/31/18)
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Wesley got right to
work dying eggs into solid colors as fast as possible; whereas Elaine
focused closely on a few eggs, slowly dying them. (3/31/18)
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The orange one is a sunset; the green and yellow one is mountains beyond an ocean. (3/31/18)
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Each kids holds up their favorite egg. (3/31/18)
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These bunnies are ready for Easter. (3/31/18)
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