Friday, December 21st - better write this quickly as the world is supposed to end today!

It's been a couple of really busy days. I arrived on schedule on Wednesday morning, actually a little ahead of schedule so Patti and I were both pulling up to the gates at the airport at almost the very same time. We had no trouble connecting and making our way home. The kids were still here and very welcoming - lots of hugs and kisses going around.
First order of business - drive James to school. He opted to have his grandma drive him instead of taking the bus. After getting back home I drove with Patti to take the other 2 to school. She still had lots of last minute touches to complete on some of the costumes so we started right in after getting back. Pretty much the entire day was spent on costumes. We were still sewing at 5:00 but managed to get everything done in the nick of time. I have to say that Patti totally outdid herself with the costumes this year. I really don't know where she finds the time or the ideas. I know she said this was the toughest one as it hadn't been done before but I think she did a totally amazing job. I can't wait for the video to come out in January.

Grandma adding trim to Belle's dress

Getting everyone organized and dressed

One of the waitresses

 

 

A very handsome waiter

A beyond too cute towns person and waiter

A very debonairre baker

The evil and nasty Gaston

The handsome prince (what would a Disney movie be without one)

 

Mrs Potts, the teapot

Just one of the three very proud grandmas in attendance, with Tristen, James and Chip the teacup

Townsfolk Tristen with Chip

Cogsworth, the clock - by far,  the fan favorite costume

Cogsworth up close and personal

Gaston, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Belle and Chip

The brilliant Lumiere

The Beast, Gaston,and  Lumiere

The evening was a great time for some old friends to spend time catching up

 

The show was another huge success and everyone was blown away with this years production. One of the teachers painted the backdrop and did an absolutely amazing job.

Once again, congratulation to all the staff, students and parents for a job well done.

So now that the show was over, Patti could finally turn her attention to the next upcoming event, which happens to be Christmas! We spent Thursday morning getting the car serviced and finishing off the last little bits of shopping. All that's left now is clean up her house, which has been a sewing centre for weeks, and pack up the car.

She had to work on Thursday night so I took Tristen to his Karate class, where he was becoming a member of the Black Belt Club. He was given his black belt, which will now be hung on the wall at the studio with the date he expects to complete his training to be able to wear it. He had a new uniform that he was very proud to wear.

A fierce Karate Kid



Proudly receiving his black belt


 

Besides taking Tristen to karate, I also took Meghan to dance class. They were having a bit of a holiday party and were allowed to dress up as they wished. Meghan got herself all together and did a great job.

She did learn a valuable lesson about mirror images. She wrote HO HO HO on her face with face paint but didn't realize that it's backwards in real life. So her face said:

On our way home we took a side trip through Riverside Park to enjoy "Sparkles in the Park".