We had a very busy weekend. On Saturday, the little girls and I had "Annie" rehearsals. The girls were so stinking cute working on "Hard Knock Life" up on the stage. My best friend, Ashleigh, is playing Grace Farrell. Her girls, Meg and Campbell (Sophie and Ella's best friends), are both in the show as well. We ended up having to sneak Ella and Campbell plastic buckets because the metal buckets were as big as they were! They rehearsed for three hours on Saturday afternoon. All four of the girls were so patient and attentive during that entire time. Ashleigh and I were really impressed with how well they behaved. AND with how much the little bitty girls were able to catch on to the choreography.
We are so enjoying our "Annie" rehearsal time. It is a lot of work, but we cannot wait to be on stage together! Our only sadness comes from Ryan not being able to be in the show because of other school commitments. However, she is going to get to work backstage, so we are thankful that she will be there with us each night and be part of the crew.
On Sunday Sophie had her very first Cub Chorus performance at the Shelby County Schools Race for Education. The Cub Chorus at her school is made up of Kindergarten through Second graders who go to school EARLY each Friday morning for rehearsals. When I say early, I mean EARLY. She is out the door and at the school by 7:15 each Friday, even though school does not start until 9:00 am. Sophie is loving her time with these kids. She looks forward to it all week long, and I get absolutely no complaints from her when I wake her up so early those days.
The Cub Chorus was absolutely precious! They were up there on stage in front of a LOT of people. Parents and children from almost every school in the entire Shelby County School system were there to participate in the race. They sang four very cute songs, and we had a blast. Sophie showed us once again that she seems to be right at home up there on the stage. :-)
We all participated in the race after the choral performance. Sophie and I did the 1-mile fun run, while John and Ryan did the 5K. Ella went along for a ride in the jog stroller. Sophie really impressed me. I kept trying to slow down so she would not get tired, but she kept telling me to run and go faster. She ran the entire mile without once stopping or complaining. I was blown away. There came a point (I am ashamed to admit) where I was having trouble keeping up with her anymore. We had a sweet time together, just my little-getting-bigger-by-the-second girl and me. Then we waited and cheered on Daddy as he crossed the finish line a little while later with Ella.
All in all, a very busy weekend but a very good one, too!
We are so enjoying our "Annie" rehearsal time. It is a lot of work, but we cannot wait to be on stage together! Our only sadness comes from Ryan not being able to be in the show because of other school commitments. However, she is going to get to work backstage, so we are thankful that she will be there with us each night and be part of the crew.
On Sunday Sophie had her very first Cub Chorus performance at the Shelby County Schools Race for Education. The Cub Chorus at her school is made up of Kindergarten through Second graders who go to school EARLY each Friday morning for rehearsals. When I say early, I mean EARLY. She is out the door and at the school by 7:15 each Friday, even though school does not start until 9:00 am. Sophie is loving her time with these kids. She looks forward to it all week long, and I get absolutely no complaints from her when I wake her up so early those days.
The Cub Chorus was absolutely precious! They were up there on stage in front of a LOT of people. Parents and children from almost every school in the entire Shelby County School system were there to participate in the race. They sang four very cute songs, and we had a blast. Sophie showed us once again that she seems to be right at home up there on the stage. :-)
We all participated in the race after the choral performance. Sophie and I did the 1-mile fun run, while John and Ryan did the 5K. Ella went along for a ride in the jog stroller. Sophie really impressed me. I kept trying to slow down so she would not get tired, but she kept telling me to run and go faster. She ran the entire mile without once stopping or complaining. I was blown away. There came a point (I am ashamed to admit) where I was having trouble keeping up with her anymore. We had a sweet time together, just my little-getting-bigger-by-the-second girl and me. Then we waited and cheered on Daddy as he crossed the finish line a little while later with Ella.
All in all, a very busy weekend but a very good one, too!
