This was Mr.G's first year of Clogging and he loved it. The back stage crew told me his reaction after the first performance.
" That was AWESOME! They totally loved us."
Mr. B did a duet this year, but being so involved with the show back stage I wasn't able to get a picture of them. They did a fabulous job though. So proud of him, and his hard work.
Miss M's hair was crazy this year. Instead of a ballet bun they wanted half up and curly. The first time we did it, it took 2.5hr. The next time we got creative and only curled the sides, bottom, and the very top layer of her hair. That only took 1hr. She did a Clogging number as well as her Ballet this year. She enjoys dancing a lot, and would take every class they offered it we could afford it.
Mr. W made a very convincing Pirate on the Frigate that Flies. He was superb this year. I love his enthusiasm for performing, and his love of dance.
May Long Weekend was a typical wet, drizzly, mess, but we didn't let that stop us from having a good time. Uncle Mike built a fire in his work shop, and showed the kids how make a GIANT CLOTHES PIN. He showed them how to safely use the tools in this shop, and let them do the work.
I watched a Ted Talks on 5 dangerous things you should let kids do, and I thought they would make great spring/summer activities. Here are some pictures of the first activity. I will have to admit it was a little nerve racking at first, but it was also really fun. It was interesting see the different ways that the kids interacted with the flames. Each kid was different just like their personalities. My oldest how is very cautious was very nervous for every one involved, right down to Mr. G who stared out with a small stick and ended up with a 6 foot or so LOG.
We didn't really do anything out of the ordinary for Easter this year. We just stuck with the traditional egg dying with cousins. The only thing a little different this year were the home made chocolate marshmallow eggs. ( I actually cheated a bit and just melted store bought marshmallows in the microwave. I also skipped the oil covered spoon, and just put water and butter on my hands). I remembered that my mom used to make these for Easter, or did once when I was a kid. They turned out pretty good. One thing that I would do differently is use milk chocolate to cover the eggs and coloured chocolate to drizzle on top. I actually ended up sucking up the chocolate into a syringe and drizzling the chocolate over top. It gave me more of the end result I had pictured in my head. 
