Frog and Toad and Wizard of Oz..Oh my!

So, here's the deal

Piper and Teague are both participating in

"A Year with Frog and Toad"
at Kingsbury Hall, Nov. 18, 19 & 20


it will be presented by Youth Theatre at the U.

It's going to be fantastic.

Go!

Here is a link with all of the information

A Year with Frog and Toad

Piper will be participating in

"The Wizard of Oz"
at Kingsbury Hall, Dec. 3 & 4


it will be presented by Broadway in Utah, Broadway Across America.

It too is going to be fantastic

Go!

Here is a link with all of the information

Wizard of Oz

MM's
1. Frog and Toad

2. Wizard of Oz

3. YTU

4. Broadway Across America

5. NewSpace Entertainment

6. Kingsbury Hall

(That's a lot of MM's!)

I might just be

The meanest mom ever.

Actually, I've been told that I am several times, but I don't think they said that I was this day.

I told them that if I was going to pay for them to climb the rock wall,
they better climb to the top
because I didn't want my money wasted.


Okay, so a couple of years ago I paid for them to climb a rock wall and they climbed like a foot. I was mad. I didn't want it to happen again...


They climbed to the top!


I was proud!


I was not mad!


My money was not wasted!


MM's
1. A fun rock wall
2. Willing kidlets
3. A successful climb

YTU post...mostly pictures!!

I will try not to bore you with an entirely too long of post, but I will entertain you with some pictures.

YTU was awesome this year! It was so fun that both kidlets were able to be in the pre-teen session.

Both kidlets made some new 'bff's'.

And, both kidlets still have the same 'bff's' as usual.


YTU friends are truly the BEST!


Here is Piper as 'Strength' in 'Everyman.' She was FANTASTIC!


Here is Teague in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' during 'Killer' sung to 'Thriller.' He was HYSTERICAL! Here, he is shimmying!

(sorry about the head)

The last night of performances was hard. Here they are doing the theme song.


Here they are with the one and only Penny, the Artistic Director of YTU.


And, here is some crying that went on and on and on and on and on...



MM's
1. YTU
2. Old Friends
3. New Friends
4. Incredibly talented kidlets

Think Globally, 'Act' Locally

That is the theme this year for Theatre School.

It started yesterday.

The kidlets were so excited...especially Piper! Teague was too, it's just that waking up at 7:00 in the morning isn't easy for him (remember, he's mine).

When we got there, we found out what companies they were in.

Teague is in Yellow Company, the youngest Musical Theatre company. It ends up they will be performing "Jack & the Beanstalk."


Teague is also in "Acting for Film & TV" and "Stage Craft."

Piper is in Black Company, the Advanced Acting company. She auditioned on Friday and found out Monday morning that she made it. She worked so hard on her monologue and when she performed it for me before we left the house, she was amazing, so I am going to assume that she was amazing at her audition. They will be performing "Everyman."


Piper is also in "Musical Theatre - Jazz emphasis" and "Stage Make-up."

Teague didn't audition for Black Company, this is his first year in the pre-teen session, so he might - if he wants to - next year.

Then they were off!

I normally don't go in, I normally just drop them off, but for some reason, I did go in this year.
It was fun to watch all of the excited children! There are 173 of them this year...that's a lot!

I remember being that excited for Theatre School...I still get excited for Theatre School...

MM's
1. Theatre School

Am I asking for too much?

All I want is to be able to

POTTY IN PEACE!


HONESTLY!

Whenever I have to use the bathroom and the kidlets are home,
they are near!

I HAVE to lock the door,
otherwise they will come right in,
sometimes locking it doesn't help,
they just get a coin

or a hair clip

(it's a pocket door)
and unlock it!

If they don't unlock it, they just stand right outside the door talking to me, asking me questions!

SERIOUSLY?

How hard is it to wait?

It's not like I'm Aaron and spend an hour in there!

It's FIVE MINUTES...TOPS!

FIVE MINUTES...AT THE MOST!

WHY, I ask, WHY CAN'T I POTTY IN PEACE?

MM's
1. Peaceful potty times

After a crazy day

We went to Crown Burgers

I took pictures of the kidlets pulling faces and being themselves with my iPhone, this is what we came up with!

The same color shirt was not planned.

MM's
1. Silly kidlets
2. Crown Burgers

Robot Invasion

These are the Valentines that the kidlets made for their classmates!

It took way to long.

And, apparently some fell apart.

O'well, they were still cute.

Oh, and please don't look at my kitchen.

MM's
1- Classmates
2- Robot Valentines that fall apart
3- Valentines Day

The Aftermath...

of Christmas Morning!


MM's
1- Kids that sleep in
2- Christmas morning
3- Getting exactly what they wanted

Christmas Sunday 2009

My favorite Sunday of the year.

I got a MAJOR KILLER deal on the kidlets outfits. I am very pleased with how they look.

Teague was really concerned about wearing khakis with a black shirt, but I think it looked nice. Once we got him all dressed, he felt handsome. I wish you could see his black, grey and orange skull socks!


We spent a total of 3 minutes deciding how to do Piper's hair on Saturday night. When we did it on Sunday it took about 5 minutes (this is awesome, a quick cute hairdo!) It was in a low bun with hair hanging out on top, then the scarf (that came with the dress) was twisted, then wrapped around her bun.


I just LOVE this picture of them.



MM's
1- Christmas Outfits
2- Christmas Sunday
3- Singing Christmas music at church

Sugar Cookies

On Tuesday we made Sugar Cookies.

The kidlets were great, they put all the ingredients in the bowls and mixed them all by themselves...until it got too hard, so I took over.

They rolled the dough out themselves.



Cut cookies themselves.


About halfway through the cookie cutting, they were done. So...I finished.

MM's
1- CUTE cookie cutters
2- CUTE kidlets
3- Yummy soft Christmas Sugar Cookies

Graham Cracker Houses

On Monday, we made Gingerbread houses. I forgot to take action shots, but here are the finished products.

Only the Salazar kidlets would think to make bathrooms/outhouses...

Teague's

(that's a toilet in there)

Piper's

(that's Santa sitting on the toilet)

(notice the moon on the outhouse door)

Mine

(I did not make a bathroom or an outhouse - for the record)

These are back and side views


MM's
1- Graham Crackers (YUM)
2- Candy (DOUBLE YUM)
3- Fun activities with the kidlets
4- Toilets

YTU Winter Performaces

I know that you all know my feelings about YTU,

so I won't bore you.

BUT...

I will say, they did such a good job, I am so proud.

Teague's class did
"Joseph had a little overcoat."


Piper's class did
"What goes on in here?"
A collection of Shel Silverstien poems.


These are pictures of them with their teachers

and one with Penny, the artistic director of YTU.


Oh, and just a little side note... Teague DOES have a fat lip in these pictures. After the performances he thought it would be funny to tie his scarf around his ankles. Needless to say, he fell flat on his face!

MM's
1- Miss Kelby
2- Miss Jamie
3- Miss Penny

Umbilical Hernia

I was born with one, BUT, of course my mother took NO pictures! Heaven for bid her child is born with a birth defect, that she actually has proof of! She use to tape a fifty-cent piece over it so it wouldn't poke through my clothes. I had mine fixed at nine months. Apparently the doctor told my mom that when I was an adult it would look like a Rose Bud...Trust me...it doesn't. It looks sorta like the top of a deflated balloon. And, I have a cute little scar underneath my bellybutton from the surgery.

Piper was born with one. We took pictures, it was cute.

(taken the night before surgery)
She had hers fixed when she was three. Insurance considers it cosmetic after three, and her doctors said that if it didn't fix itself by then, it wouldn't. It looks really cute, almost like a normal bellybutton. She doesn't even have a scar.

(Sorry about the crappy picture)


Teague was born with one. We took pictures, it was strange.

(taken the night before surgery)
Teague's was much bigger than Piper's. When he was one, I was holding him and noticed that it was hard, so I called the doctor to see if that was normal...it wasn't. He informed me that what was happening was called strangulation and he needed the surgery right away. He had it shortly after that. He doesn't really have a bellybutton, his was so big, the surgeon kinda had to cut it off and sew his tummy together, so he has a straight scar for a bellybutton, it's cool.

(Again, sorry about the crappy picture)

I have to say, and I think Aaron will agree, that I miss those bellybuttons! They were SO fun to play with, so soft. And...they made GREAT noises when we squeezed them.


All the doctors said that it isn't hereditary/genetic. But I honestly question that!

Here's a link if you are interested, it's very short and easy to read.

When people ask me or my kidlets if we have innies or outies...well, we can't really answer because we have neither!

MM's
1- bellybuttons
2- good doctors