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 ;)

At the Drive In Movie Theatre

We are lucky to have a real drive in theatre up here in Colville.  Sadly this is probably the last summer it will be open.  We took the kids a couple of weekends ago... boy does it make for a LATE night!  We saw Monsters University and The Lone Ranger.  I think Ben saw about 8 minutes of The Lone Ranger and then was sound asleep.  ;)

 

KuroNecoCon

 

Our kids really like Japanese Anime. When they heard there was an Anime convention coming to Spokane they talked their Dad into taking them.  Myranda made a costume and went as her favorite character "Cheshire" from Pandora Hearts.  She bought a basic black wig from a costume shop and made everything else in a couple of days.  We tried to spike Ben's hair up like every Anime boy but alas he really needs a haircut and it was too heavy.  They did have a good time and hope to go again next year. 

 

 

 

"Thanks Dad!"

Rainbow girl

 

Just found my camera and started looking through some pics I had forgotten about.  I think this was the last day of school or close to it.   Myranda colored her hair with artist chalk pastels and did her eye shadow to match.  It was fun to see her vibrant personality show on the surface.