As You Like It!

And so the great days arrived. The ESA MainStage production of As You Like It. Seb had poured 100 hours or more into rehearsals and really enjoyed himself. For the most part he had kept the production a secret. We knew that it was staged in Las Vegas in the '80s. We knew he had no lines but that they all sang something as a closing.  But let's just say that we were not ready for what we saw. Wednesday night was Jo, Gramps & Nana and dear Carrie. Thursday night was Dad and sis and no friend (I mean, who wants to sit through Shakespeare?!?)

The set was fantastic. The live music was energetic. The acting and how they bit into the script was inspiring. They managed the wit and the serious undertones. What a show! 

And then Nana continued our new tradition of a homemade treat every time Seb performs at ESA. This one clearly is inspired by Easter and Spring (non-existent yet). It's colourful and one of a kind!!

A few catch up photos from March break

Our annual tradition of heading to Mabel's to grab a good read for the school holiday

Mr M had the week off and had suggested we have a jar of tasks for him - so we did

Bouncing, bouncing bouncing - March 2018

Since I still can't seem to upload videos, many stills of Seb's trampoline competition will have to give you a sense of the heights he jumped and the twists he did.

March Break - Grades 6 & 9

March Break had many lovely moments. Seb had agreed to try out Dungeons and Dragons and spent a splendid 5 days at a new "camp". He may have found a few people to play Edge of the Empire (Star Wars) but he did sincerely enjoy D&D.

But Mr Dad deserved some down time, so we tried to find something fun for Sophie. Enter Hogwarts camp for 2 days with her friend Nuan. Chocolate frogs and slime goo were made and consumed - only the frogs...

Look what Sophie (and her dad) got up to one morning. The latter was quite pleased with his success in putting in the bobbin etc and guiding Sophie in threading the machine. She has done a little practice sewing using extra bits of fabric from the famous medieval dress that Jo wore to Grade 8 history night.  

The houseman also managed to sew a torn seam in his burgundy cords. So now to of the household know how to use a sewing machine.

Another games night underway

The lads came over on Friday for a night of mucking about without screens

Yup, this...