CARRYING THE BANNER

For the past 13 weeks, I have had the opportunity to serve as one of two choreographers for our school's 5th and 6th grade performance of Newsies. I was able to work alongside two incredible individuals, Chelsea (who directed) and Kim (who also helped to choreograph). Between the three of us, we have taken turns directing the last 9 or 10 plays at the school (with another friend, Cari, who has done costumes for our school's plays for the last 10 YEARS). I think it is pretty safe to say that when the three of us work together, incredible things happen. Newsies has been one of my favorite shows to work on; the casting, costumes, and sets were all just... perfect. And though we felt COMPLETELY unprepared just 10 days shy of opening, we somehow pulled it off spectacularly, selling over 1,000 tickets for our three performances. I am going to miss seeing my mini me shine in the role of Hazel and surprising everyone we know with her sudden tap dancing skills. I can't wait for the next one!

5th GRADE SCIENCE CAMP

 Earlier in November, I had the opportunity to attend Science Camp at Prescott Pines with my cute 5th grader. Aside from a little bit of parent drama and ridiculously cold (below freezing) temps, it was a fun experience for us both. While I hardly took enough photos, sis got to experience SO MANY fun activities. Zip line. Trebuchet. Chair games. Dodgeball. Archery. The Eliminator. Human Fuseball. Nuke 'Em Volleyball. And so much more. The best surprise was that she ended up in the same group as her besties, even though they all have a different teacher!

365.5: WEEK FORTY SIX

NOVEMBER 14th - NOVEMBER 20th

Dress rehearsals for Newsies. 2nd grade Johnny Appleseed performance. Little pioneer. Being silly at ZoYo. Cute Newsies friends on final show night.

365.5: WEEK FORTY FIVE

NOVEMBER 7th - NOVEMBER 13th

Zip line girlies at science camp. Working on hitting a bullseye. Watching my best friend kill it at her CrossFit competition.

365.5: WEEK FORTY FOUR

 OCTOBER 31st - NOVEMBER 6th

Halloween costumes for school. Playing games at the neighborhood Halloween block party. Chalk activity for the Activity Day boys. Camping trip for deacons (and incoming deacons). ASU game with the mr. (where I FROZE with my adorable niece).

HAPPY HAUNTING

It's no surprise that I love Halloween; I thoroughly enjoy going bigger and better with my themes every year. We've been talking about and planning for this year's Halloween theme for a couple of years now. Originally, we were supposed to do this back in 2020, but quarantine kept us home. Then, in 2021, we made a last minute switch to Disney Villains due to our family trip to Walt Disney World a couple of weeks after Halloween. So this year we finally delved into the theme that we had been wanting to do since 2019; Batman Villians. I am SO, SO happy with how everyone's costumes and makeup turned out! And I already might be scheming for next year...