We have left the Land of Oz



The boys all participated in Stage Lefts spring play again this year.  They always have so much fun and learn while doing it!!  I think I enjoy it as much as the kids.  I really enjoyed working on costumes this time :) 

 Anthony was asked to be the student technical director, this play is for students age 5 to 18.  There is an adult director and an adult technical director, but other than that everyone else is under 18.  And the adults really try to make it as "kid" lead as possible.  I was really proud of Anthony.  He always does a good job but he really stepped up and put a lot into this production.

Jacob decided before he auditioned that he wanted to be a flying monkey so he wrote his own monologue from the viewpoint of a monkey.  I was impressed with what he did and he got a speaking flying monkey part.  There were 7 monkeys, three of them had speaking parts...Bibbity, Bobbity and Boo.  Jacob was Boo. 

Michael thought that this year he might want to work backstage....either that or he wanted to be a crow.  Well there were a lot of kids who wanted to be back stage so he was cast as a crow.  All the crows were also wolves (offstage howling) and Glenda the Goods court.  He was also cast as an understudy for uncle Henry.  So he needed 3 costumes!!!  He did a good job with the Henry part and they had a special matinee so all the understudies could perform. 

Michael as Uncle Henry............trying to protect Dorothy and Toto.

The crows attaching the scarecrow.  They were "motorcycle" crows, this idea came from one of the other crows (Reeves).  I thought it was an awesome idea and so did the director ;)

Michael and Reeves as Glenda's court.

We have called Jacob "monkey boy" for a long time.....now it even fits ;)

Jacob with Bibbity and Bobbity and his good friend Vance in the red vest.

Keeping the Tin Man from helping Dorothy.

Keeping the lion tied up!!

Jacob and Toto...really our friend Harper.  But he made a wonderful Toto.

Anthony and his friend Joel....he trained Joel and Shayne to do lights and sound.

Anthony with part of his crew setting the stage for the Kansas scene.  Notice the wheat field, we had a recycling theme and this was made from rolled up newspaper.

Mothers Day

Started out mothers day by sleeping in....I didn't wake up until 10:30!!!!  It was so late that instead of breakfast we just went to La Antiqua for lunch.  I love their fajita burrito with avocado. 

Spent a couple of hours at rehearsal for The Wizard of Oz.  That is always fun :)  I get to see my friends and the kids get to see theirs.

Jacob gave me an interesting white bowl with leaves on the bottom.  Michael picked out a really cool square plate in my favorite earth colors.  And Anthony wrote me a song!!!!  David gave me an antique cow bell and some dark chocolate almonds that are addicting!!

Here is the awesome song Anthony wrote!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRxhkEQijhA&feature=youtu.be

Big Bone Lick

I learned today that my hiking boots are indeed waterproof....unless you go in water higher than your boots :)  We went to Big Bone Lick in Union Kentucky with a homeschool group from northern Kentucky.  This was our second time visiting that park.  Both times we had programs with Todd Young, he is so good with the kids.  First we went to see the bison.  A couple came over to the fence so I started taking pictures.  Then one of them butted its head against the fence!!!  Todd told us that bison don't really like people.  He pointed out poison ivy and taught us how to tell it from other three leaf plants. 

We headed to the wood pile to look for snakes and found one almost immediately.  Then Jacob and Reeves found a shed from a snake.  Todd took us down to the creek and showed the kids the correct way to look under rocks.  I took Brice into the creek and my boots stayed dry for a long time.  It wasn't until I was heading back to the bank that I lost my footing and went in over my boots.  My camera lens got in it a little too, but it was fine.  We had an awesome time being outside and spending time with our friends.   We set a record finding 9 snakes on our hunt!!!!

 

Before my boots went all the way in ;)

The correct way to look under rocks.