Our Fantasy, Halloween vacation cruise!

Ok, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Disney... and a chance to spend a day at Disney World and then take a Disney cruise to the Caribbean...?!  Sooo much fun.  I feel very blessed that we got to have this experience with the kids.  I think we all made some very magical memories!

 

Here are a few pictures to get things started.  I may have to wait till my next weekend to post many more... also have a lot on the camera that need sorting and editing, but I promise I will get more up!

 

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Our embarkation photo!  Can't wait to get on the ship!

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The kids with Mickey in the Disney terminal.  So excited!

 

The pictures below were taken against a really pretty mosaic background wall on board.  Thanks, Dyanne for the fun Disney T shirts!

Variety Show

Well, the Variety Show at the Woodland Theatre was this past weekend and it was so much fun!  Sadly the Cats performance was pulled just before the first performance because the main lady was too sick.  On the upside, I got to enjoy Saturday night's performance in the audience, without worry as I didn't have a "job" to do!

Myranda sang the song she wrote, while a friend played the music which he composed, beautifully.  Later Myranda and David gave a great performance of "Anything you can do, I can do... better".  It was so fun to see them on stage together!  And then in the second act Ben got to come out on stage with his "person cut in half" illusion.  It was cute and funny.  I really enjoyed getting to see them in the show. 

The second show on Sunday was filmed and we hope to be able to share their performances with all ofyou who were not here once we get a copy of the dvd.

Randa Cat!

 

The auditions were today.   Here is a shot of Myranda's makeup for her big Cats number!

 

 

By the way the auditions went well... will keep y'all posted!

First Day of School!

Last week was the first day of school for the kids.  Ben starting 5th grade at the Jr. High, and Myranda is now a Junior in High School!

 

 

The excitement was very high and a little crazy leaked out.  :)

Haircut!

Myranda decided to cut off half her length and donate it.  Her new do makes her look even more grown up. 

 

 

 

And she is starting junior year of high school?!  My heart can't take this!

Cats makeup!

So, the community theatre is going to have a variety show again this year.  This time we found out about it early enough to think about doing some things for it.  Myranda and David are working on a duet, we are working on an "illusion" for Ben to audition with (not sure if that is going to work, it's all dependent on if we can construct the prop properly... lol).  And a friend is going to sing "Memory" from Cats.  She has asked Myranda to perform with her also, and has asked me to do the makeup for them both.

 

This is my first attempt at the "Grizabella" makeup for our friend.  I know I look odd in the pic, but I didn't want to smile since the character is supposed to look old and sad.  I am pretty happy with it for the first run and I think it will look better when I apply it to someone else rather than myself.  haha!

 

 

I will post a pic of the "younger cat" makeup when I do that one on Myranda.  It may have to wait until my next weekend though.

My sunny family ;)