This little gal sure knows how to play hard!
This afternoon Jim and I were outside doing some yardwork and Helaina was on her playground. After swinging for about 5 minutes this was the result. I couldn't stop laughing. She swung herself right to sleep. I ran in the house and grabbed the camera so I could snap a pic before she fell off the swing. We have had a hectic schedule lately - due mostly to her hectic schedule.
Both Dragonslayer plays Helaina was in were great. She was anxious to get on stage that first night and was at ease quickly. She sang, she danced, she acted, she hammed it up and she even got a few laughs from the audience. We just love to see her happy little face on stage. We have lots of great video from both shows and a few blurry pictures that need some editing. It's pitch black in the theater and with no flash photography allowed, good pictures are tough.
We went out to brunch on Mother's Day which also happened to be the second production of Dragonslayer. The show wasn't until 2:00 so we had the morning to kill. Our table was near this window seat and I couldn't help but think that she was thinking about her performance on stage later in the day.
In the holding area for the kids before they go on stage. What better way to spend Mother's Day than watching you daughter doing what she loves.
Pretty in pink sitting on stage as a child of the court.
Sitting on stage (again) with her fellow forest creatures - a bunny and a frog.
Yup, asleep on the way home from the play on Mother's Day. She had her first show last Friday night at 7pm and didn't get to sleep until about 10:00 that night. We had to wake her up the next morning for an early 8:30am soccer game, followed by the final Dragonslayer performance last Sunday afternoon. Totally pooped out. Hey, wait a minute. Aren't I the one who's supposed to get flowers on Mother's Day? That's ok. I got what I wanted - a fondue pot and a gift certificate from a nursery for raspberry bushes. Mmmmmmm.
Can't have a play without a celebration treat. Giant chocolate chip cookie decorated with green dragon icing for "Helaina the Dragonslayer". To say she loved this cookie is a giant understatement.
Soccer has been fun. She's played a few games already and is having a blast. It was picture day this past Saturday before the game. We had to be at the field at 7:45am - 45 minutes before her 8:30 game - on a SATURDAY morning. It was like trying to wake the dead getting her up on a weekend morning when she can usually sleep in and catch up from an exhausting week of school. Jim and I weren't too thrilled about it either.
Helaina also had a birthday party to attend that same afternoon for one of her first grade buddies. Coincidentally, the boy who was having the party was on the team she played that morning. The party was at Fun Junction, a laser tag place that Helaina had never been to before. She loved it. The kids wear a vest that has flashing lights and "shoot" at them with the giant laser gun. They play in a dark cave-type castle setting with floor to ceiling hiding places. Jim and I went into the arena and watched for a while. Funny stuff. They also played arcade games, had pizza and cake. Another exhausting Saturday.
I just love Helaina's sense of style. Here she's sporting her new Monster High (of course) dress with Monster High skeleton socks and blue "patent leather" shoes. She couldn't wait to get to the bus stop that morning and show everyone her new dress. As I've said all along right from the start, Helaina's a tomboy in a princess disguise.
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