The Little Mermaid Jr.: Stage Kids

Presley tried out for a part in The Little Mermaid back in the second week of September. 

She was very excited to be cast as Jetsam, one of Ursula's sneaky eels. 

It seems like as the practices went on I heard more and more people comment that they could not believe the way Presley could be so sweet backstage and then turn on her evil-ness when she came on stage.  

This week-end was performance week-end. 

The fall production is a one week-end event, rather than 2 in the spring. 

She had family there for each of the 4 performances. 

Opening Night:  Thursday, December 3rd

Grandma and Papa brought Harper and Ry for this performance. 

Dad and Logan were at his basketball game in Leavenworth

All the actors come out in the lobby after the show. 

Mom was there too, but I was backstage doing the microphones. 

Harper visited the concessions many times. 

Friday Night:  December 4th

Bob and Tona drove up in the late afternoon, had dinner with us, and then went to the 7:00 showing. 

They drove home afterwards. 

Presley went backstage to take off the make-up and costume and came back out expecting to say good-bye to Bob and Tona. She asked for my phone and texted with Tona. 

Saturday Afternoon:  December 5th

You had lots of people in the audience today. 

Amy, Cristy, Alyson, Grandma (again), Papa Berries, Mylee, Thomas, Logan, and Dad

(Ry and Harper came with me at intermission and we were able to watch the 2nd act)

Cousins!!

Harper snuck in a picture with Ariel.  

Saturday Evening:  December 5th

Grandma and Papa Nelson came tonight. 

They left during intermission and missed the 2nd act.

So I wasn't able to get a picture with them. 

But I watched tonight so afterwards I grabbed a pic with my Jetsam.

I was also able to get a few pictures with the other performers. 

Ainsley as Sebastian

Ella as a Mersister

Hope as Ariel

Presley was excited when a little girl who was in the audience asked if they could take a picture together. 

Presley received lots of flowers and cast-grams and little notes from her cast mates. 

I worked backstage doing microphones again and then I did lobby decor for the first time. 

I don't think I took any pictures of how the lobby was decorated. 

It was another very successful play. 

Next spring's play is Seussical and Presley has already began the begging to be involved. 

She told Cristy acting was her "passion".  

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 48 (2015)

Day 330, Thursday, November 26th

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Day 331, Friday, November 27th

Took down the fall things, got ready to decorate for Christmas.

It got a lot worse before it got any better. 

Day 332, Saturday, November 28th

Presley acted out a scene from The Little Mermaid at Pybus Market this afternoon. 

Day 333, Sunday, November 29th

Our elf Buddy brought us treats this morning. 

Day 334, Monday, November 30th

It's so fun to leave Presley in charge to run a quick errand. 

She texts me and face times me approximately 2469 times while I'm gone. 

Day 335, Tuesday, December 1st

Dress Rehearsal!!

Flotsam and Jetsam

Day 336, Wednesday, December 2nd 

We were hit with a snow and ice storm so Dave shoveled the driveway. 

We did look to see if we could go see a movie before he took on this chore. 

(The movie has to start by about 12:15 in order for it to finish before we need to pick up the kids from school). 

Breakfast with Buddy the Elf

I had started putting away November things and putting Christmas things out, but our holiday season doesn't begin until Buddy shows up. 

We read The Elf on the Shelf book on Saturday night. 

Presley left a note for Buddy:

Hi Buddy,  We are in a new house as you see.  The address is 842 Autumn Crest Dr. My room is upstairs with the blue stripes. 

Logan shared with us tonight that he knows Buddy isn't real. 

We have always told the kids that Buddy can't be touched or he will lose his magic dust that gets him to the North Pole and back in our home each night. 

Logan shared with us that last year he sneakily rubbed his hands all over Buddy to see if he wouldn't move the next day.

And Buddy had still moved the next day.

  So he was convinced that we move Buddy each night. 

We didn't admit to anything, but he did offer to be in charge of moving Buddy each night.

On Sunday morning the kids woke up and found a letter ornament, bath wash, Christmas socks, and a  pop up Christmas tree for their room. 

And doughnut holes from Buddy. 

It's officially beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

Thanksgiving: November 26, 2015

We hosted Thanksgiving this year at our new house. 

There were 9 of us here:  our family plus grandma and papa Nelson and Dave's co-worker Phil.

I woke up early and ran to the grocery store because I forgot a few things.  

I came home to find the 3 of the 5 people I'm most thankful for.

Dave got up and moving and got the turkey stuffed and ready for cooking. 

That is one job that I would not do today. 

The kids went outside to skate on the retention pond which is frozen over (it's only a few inches deep) and sled.  I took the sledding pictures from Harper's bedroom windows. 

A neighbor boy joined them down there. 

Rylan, Presley, and Harper

The kids came in and got ready and Dave's parents and Phil showed up. 

I can't believe I didn't get a picture of the kids with Grandma and Papa. 

I think I was busy making sure everything was ready to be put out. 

Dave sliced the turkey. 

Our table looked so pretty. 

I meant to take a picture of my pies before we dived in. 

Both the chocolate cream and the pumpkin pies were delicious. 

We watched some football and then everyone left. 

We read our Thankful Notes. 

Harper handed them to Logan to read. 

These were a few of them. 

Logan:  "I'm thankful for mom's dinner, it's yummy" (read in a  very sarcastic voice)

Presley:  "I'm thankful for Stage Kids because it gives me confidence."

She wrote the most notes this year.  

Rylan:  "I'm thankful for the holidays"  And then he laughed because he also signed this note Bob.

Harper:  "I can jump" and "I like the playground"

The rest are in our 2015 box. 

Tricia texted me some pictures. 

Lincoln's First Thanksgiving

Papa Berries, Link, and Miryn

Logan's snap chat of Dave pretty much summed us all up!!

When I climbed into bed, Dave had put two Hershey kisses on my pillow for me. 

Thankful for a sweet surprise at the end of a long and busy day. 

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 47 (2015)

Day 323, Thursday, November 19th

Presley performed with Stage Kids in the Wenatchee Holiday Spice show. 

Day 324, Friday, November 20th

Off on our fall shopping trip to Portland. 

Day 325, Saturday, November 21st

The back of my suburban after our final stop at Trader Joe's. 

Day 326, Sunday, November 22nd

Polar Plunge Day.

Dave is swimming and Logan is getting out. 

Day 327, Monday, November 23rd

Before school scooter races. 

Day 328, Tuesday, November 24th

Our first snow of the year. 

Day 329, Wednesday, November 25th

Logan and Presley's friends Joey and Hayley came to Wenatchee from California for Thanksgiving. 

We had an afternoon playdate with them.