Peter Pan

Emily is part of a group of homeschoolers that is funded by the school district and gets together every Tuesday for things like science, art, drama, field trips... you know, the extra stuff that I have a hard time getting around to here at home. It's nice for her to spend some time with a bigger group of kids as well. They've been working for quite some time on a Peter Pan play which they were finally able to perform for the parents this evening! Emily was Curly, the 'Lost Kid' and chose to dress as a fox. It was incredibly difficult to get a picture of her during the play because of where we were sitting and because of the lighting. (And also because I have no clue when it comes to photography and we don't have a smart enough camera to cover for me!)

Here you can glimpse her with the cast at the end of the play.

Caleb was in charge of picture-taking through most of the performance. He didn't limit his attentions to the stage!

Emily post-performance.

Emily loves to be dramatic and play make-believe, so this was a fantastic opportunity for her, and something we could not have pulled off without a larger group.


Also, I just had to note here that Elinor and I were playing with Jacob this evening when he shut himself in the kids' closet. I said, "Uh oh! We lost our baby!"
and Elinor responded without hesitation, "Let's buy a new one. Maybe a girl that comes with a makeup box and a bow."
She said the family prayer a few minutes later and spent some time praying for this baby girl and all the accessories she wanted to come with it (there was mention of a necklace and some other stuff I can't remember).

Life is never dull with these kiddos around!