Wild Western Festival

 Hannah doing a sack race with friends.

 Wheelbarrow race with Daddy. This did not end well.

 Hannah with friends.

 Inside a house at the park from the 1800's.

We went to a Wild Western Festival yesterday thinking it would help Hannah's character development for her western play next month. We ran into friends there to make it fun. It was still hot so we didn't stay all day.

Hannah's 13th B-day Party Invitation

Hannah's 13 year pictures-Gorgeous!!!

 My Favorite (above)

 My 2nd favorite is below.

 

 My friend/ex-coworker took Hannah's 13 year pictures this past weekend. Here are the beautiful & stunning results. What more can I add? Love them!

"Magic" Show & Peter Piper Pizza trip

 The girls before the magic/illusion show

With a few friends at the Peter Piper Pizza field trip.

Not much going on. Last week the kids made pizzas at Peter Piper Pizza. They had a fun day there. 

On Saturday we went to a magic show at the base. We invited a couple friends. The illusionist was a Christian and presented the gospel message during the show. Very cool. If you ever get a chance to see him somewhere (Andre Kole), I suggest you do.

I took Hannah to the library today to learn to crochet/knit. She only learned some crochet today but she wants to go back. She's getting her 13 year pictures taken this weekend. We also have a busy week coming up starting on Sunday. The kids have to get their culinary baking done for the State Fair because drop off is Tuesday. Hannah has a 4 day archery class next week starting on Tuesday.  Add all that to JBQ (she's officiating), TBQ, more crochet/knitting, & theater. The first match she'll officiate for JBQ is coming up next week too. I don't have a free Saturday till Nov. 24th!

Honk! Jr. Select Troupe

 Hannah is a poultry-2nd from right.

 This is the "Select Troupe". Quite a difference in the number of performers from the Surprise cast, huh?

 Mother Swan,Ugly, & Penny

 The Swan Family

 Mother Swan consoling Ida.

 Mother Swan & Ida (Ida was played by Hannah's 1st drama teacher when she started with Moezart in MiniMoez).

 Hannah's near the right again.

 I added a few of the cat because he was a fantastic cat. Our Surprise cat was good but Select Cast was phenomenal.

 Mother Swan, Ugly, & a different Penny. Penny was played by 2 people. They each had their nights to perform but Hannah was the Mother Swan all nights.

I know it may be confusing but here's some more Honk! Jr. pictures. These are from the Select Troupe. Remember, that's when Moezart puts on encore performances of the play that all the valley cities just performed. It didn't cost us anything but to buy the tickets & re-sell them. It's a big honor to get picked. Hannah was a poultry & the Mother Swan in these performances of the play.  She liked the costume better & makeup was very pretty. She was excited to get a mic too. She also had a dance scene with the other girl swans during the snowstorm scene but they didn't get pictures of that:(

Hannah has a lead in the Fall semester. It's called Wild West Tales. It's a combo of 3 different western plays. She plays Ma Griggs. She and her son kidnap the daughter of the town banker (wealthy man) and hold her for ransom. The main problem is this little girl, Emily Jane, is quite a handful so no one really wants the girl back and Emily Jane wants to stay with the kidnappers too. You should come see it the weekend after Thanksgiving. Put it on your calendar:)

Honk! Jr. Surprise cast

 The whole Surprise cast.

 3 beautiful swans.

 The swan family.

 Geese

 Hannah as a froglet.

 More swan pics.

Hannah as a poultry of some sort.

Here's a few action shots from the CD I finally got from Moezart. It was hard to narrow them down. I usually post a bunch on Facebook & just a few with Hannah on the blog. She was a poultry,swan,froglet,goose,and "snow" in the Surprise cast back in April. Lots of costume changes. 

This was such an amazing play/musical. She had so much fun so she was ecstatic when the next month she was picked for the "Select Troupe". Select cast is like an encore presentation of Honk! Jr. but with kids from all over the valley. Lots of Surprise kids made it in but they may have had different parts. For the select cast Hannah was the Mother Swan and poultry. Again, tons of fun. The Select cast was much bigger and Hannah made friends with Moezart students from other classes across the valley. Those pictures will be next.

We went up to Prescott yesterday to pan for gold. Real panning-not go to a tourist place where you're guaranteed to get some fool's gold flakes. I have little patience. Todd has a bit more than me so let's just say it didn't last long. Plus, Hannah wasn't feeling well and all those bees and other bugs out in nature did not make a fun day for Joshua. Joshua did pee outside for the first time. Too much information? We walked around downtown Prescott for a little bit,stopped at McDonalds for ice cream,got Barro's Pizza for dinner, and watched movies before bed. Not a total loss of a day.

Going to plays with friends...

Over the summer we went to a couple plays with friends. The 1st picture is from "Capiche?". I'm not sure if that's spelled correctly but think of an Italian slang for "understand". The 2nd picture is from "The Music Man". Hannah enjoys going to plays but likes being in them more. Her next play, "Wild West Tales", is the week after Thanksgiving. Both of her friends in the pictures will be in it too.

Sea Life Aquarium

 Preparing to dissect a squid.

 Hey, there it is!

 Going through the aquarium.

 AHHHHHHHH!

Hannah wrote her name in squid ink. Fun!

Last month we went to the Sea Life Aquarium with some friends for "Homeschool Week". They offered dissection classes (a squid) and then you could go through the aquarium-all for $6 per person. That's a great deal. Joshua was on the fence about the dissection & once he smelled the squid he bowed out. Hannah was a champ working with her buddy & finding the ink to write her name in squid ink on her paper. We enjoyed the aquarium & time with friends.

Final Hannah Health Update (hopefully)

The follow up visit with the neurologist was this afternoon. We waited 40 minutes to see the doctor but well worth the good report. The EEG & EKG were both normal. If she has another episode then they'd schedule a longer EEG. Blood work revealed a vitamin D deficiency. Normal is between 30-100 & hers was 12.8. I'm just waiting for the pediatrician to let me know the dosage she'll need. I'm so relieved and thankful for prayers on her behalf.

Now that THAT is over with, you may be wondering if we're up to anything. Not really. We have one last movie tomorrow. Hannah should be done with her summer drama class soon & then Moezart theater starts August 17th.  We have one more Wet-n-Wild Monday before they close on weekdays. We'll try to go a few Saturdays with Todd (& maybe a couple extra kids) before they close for the season. We have a trip planned for the Sea Life Aquarium at Arizona Mills later this month too. They have special homeschool weeks & that week they will have a squid dissection. It should be fun as we've never been in the aquarium before. Plus, I haven't been to the Disney outlet store in awhile:)