Each year the girls' elementary school has 4th and 5th graders participate in a play. The evening event is to showcase their work while nibbling on desserts provided by the 4th and 5th grade parents. Since Hannah is now in 4th grade, this year was our first time attending the event.
All ready to go
Hannah wanted me to make peanut butter cookies (mainly so that she could make the criss-cross design on the top of them). She played a maid named Jules in the 4th grade play entitled "Once Upon a Hundred Years' Nap." It involved Sleeping Beauty and her family; Hannah played the maid of their castle.
Posing with the other girls from her class at dress rehearsal
All the 4th grade kids did a great job speaking loudly for the packed house to hear. The play was humorous and light-hearted, and we enjoyed it very much. Here are some other photos of her in action:
Last weekend we went to North Carolina to visit Kelly, Jon, and Carter and meet Baby Henry for the first time. It was nice to take an extended weekend break from "reality" and only have to worry about holding a sweet new baby. He was born on January 26, so he was about 7 weeks old while we were there. And what a doll he is! Here are some photos:
Charles enjoyed nap time with Henry
Sophie was quite good at putting him to sleep
Playing a game on Kelly's phone with Carter
Tummy time for Henry and a silly face for Sophie
Hannah wanted to put Henry to sleep too, but she couldn't sit still enough
The "baby whisperer" strikes again!
We made a fire one night. Carter's s'more got a little sticky!
Isn't he beautiful? But I'm not biased.
Swinging at the park
One 70 degree day they all rode bikes. Sophie finally rode without training wheels!
Starting seeds for the garden, despite the fact that the weather is fluctuating wildly right now! They'll begin growing inside where the temperature is a bit more stable.
A note Sophie left for Dad, good for five whole months. He's now on a mission to be nice and then torture me with tickles. I really hate tickles.
Sophie, excited about fresh strawberries (8 pints of them), and specifically excited about strawberry pancakes with strawberry syrup. See her pretty design?
Storybook character day is one of the funnest days at EMES, besides pajama reading day of course! This year Sophie recycled her Halloween costume to be Wonder Woman, which is stretching the "storybook character" idea, I think. Hannah dressed as Nancy Drew, who she's been reading quite a lot these days.
In previous years the artwork of EMS students grades K-12 was showcased at a wonderful event known as the Soup & Arts Fest. Organizers would solicit delicious soups from restaurants around Harrisonburg and serve those along with homemade bread and desserts while charging $10/ticket to raise money for the fine and culinary arts. Students would recite poetry, sing, play instruments and it was really quite an event. So much so that it had grown a bit unwieldy, prompting this year's crew to rethink the whole thing.
So this year we had "A Night at the Gallery," which anyone could attend (donations welcomed) to see artwork, hear some music, and enjoy desserts while perusing the collection. Below you see the pieces of Hannah's and Sophie's that were displayed at the event on Saturday evening:
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