March 31, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 90

Working on his mad snowplow skills after a sweet run down the expedition trail!

March 30, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 89

I have a feeling that by next year he'll be try to get up onto the rail...but thankfully for now, he's content to just do the hills and moguls!

March 29, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 88

These two always crack me up when they get together!  I love listening in on their conversations.

March 28, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 87

Fun day skiing with the Maine crew! Interesting conditions for spring skiing, it was actually snowing all morning!

March 27, 2015

March 26, 2015

March 24, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 83

Evan enjoying a delicious ice cream sundae made by the teachers at the schools annual Ice Cream Social tonight!

March 23, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 82

Evan's first lesson in the "big" pool!  He can't touch the bottom here so I'm hoping it will be just what he needs to gain the confidence to swim without a vest this summer!

March 22, 2015

Seussical, Jr.

Last November David came home with a flyer from school with information about auditioning for the school play.  The form had lyrics to a song and a monologue from the show to learn and preform for his audition.  Every since he saw the play last year he had been talking about wanting to maybe try it.  Then I saw the time commitment and I made him look me in the eye and tell me that he was serious and ready to take this on!  He not only promised me that he was sure he really impressed me the day before his audition with his monologue!  He wouldn't let us work with him so I wasn't sure what to expect!

So on November 14th David got word that he made the play!  They only take 65 kids and very few of them were 3rd graders (I think only 7!).  The smile on his face when he got off the bus said it all!  He began his rehearsals after Thanksgiving break and then there was a second round of auditions for parts.  He found out before Christmas that he was cast as one of the Wickersham Brothers.

For the last 3 months he has worked after school 3 days a week with this group and this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday was the big show!  I was blown away!  These kids are THIRD, FOURTH, & FIFTH graders!  Everything from the set, the costumes and choreography was above and beyond anything I imagined it would be.  These kids were amazing, the maturity and professionalism they showed was impressive.  I cannot wait to get my video so I can watch them again!

SEUSS!
Who who wah dah...who who who wah dah dah dah!
Who who wah dah...who who who wah dah dah dah!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Laughed the Wickersham Brothers!
'Cause he's talkin' to a speck - talkin' to a speck - to a speck of dust!


Blame fool in the Jungle of Nool!


Come on we're gonna monkey, monkey around!
Egg, Nest and tree!

I'm making a sour citizens arrest!
Well Horton we're taking you back!
You're gonna be goin' in style
For talking to a speck
And sittin' on an egg...

You're gonna be...gonna be...gonna be...gonna be...
Gonna be put on trail!



Final curtain call!
I was able to capture a couple of video clips of David's solos!  You can't miss him, he's the littlest little monkey!
David's one line solo - "Blame Fool in the Jungle of Nool"


David's One line solo in Monkey Around
"There aren't any Whos, why I don't hear a sound!"

Chasing the Whos

My little Wickersham Brother
Don't cry because it's over
Smile because it happened! ~Seuss

365 ~ 2015: Day 81

Shaun proudly shows off his artwork in the School District Art Show!

March 21, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 80

Not in a house, not with a mouse
Not here or there, not anywhere
I do not like green eggs and ham
I do not like them, Sam-I-Am

March 20, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 79

Oh, he's the biggest blame fool
 In the Jungle of Nool 
And monkeys like us should know.

March 18, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 77

Tomorrow is opening day for Seussical, Jr.!  David has worked so hard for the last 3 months and we are all so proud!  I volunteered to take all the head shots for the "wall of fame" and here is David's!  Break a leg kiddo!

March 17, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 76

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Paddy's Day

I know some people may consider St. Patrick's day a "phone it in" holiday...but not in this family!  We rock it and with style.  The Irish music is playing and the corned beef is plentiful!  Oh and the Bailey's....we can't forget about the homemade Bailey's!

My little Shamrocks!

We like to have a little fun...it's easy to do with the consumption of all the Guinness!



McIntyre's!

Up to Shenanigans!


It wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without the green wig!
Cousins