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  • DestiNation ImagiNation

    Our tournament for DI came and went last weekend.  Gigi participated with six other first and second graders in an after school club where the team conceptualized, wrote and designed a play from beginning to end.  The next division of DI would be competitive, but this was Gigi’s last year as a rising star, so […]

  • The Disney Adventure of Princess Guinevere

    We went to Disneyland a few days ago.  My favorite ride was the Ariel ride.  It is a new ride at Disney California.  I liked it because of the Under the Sea song.  When you got to the Under the Sea song part of the ride Sebastian starts singing, star fishes are swinging around and […]

  • Toto

    Gigi was Toto in this year’s Hilltop rendition of ‘Munchkin Mediation’, our All School Musical for this year.  She sang alongside Virgina (AKA Dorothy) about learning to wait turns to speak.  Really, that is what the song was about (“Don’t interrupt, don’t be abrupt, take turns hear the replies,”  this was the chorus).  And guess […]

  • Spring

    For those not fluent in 1st grade writing: Shining Sun Pink Blossoms Running Children I love it No Snow Great Spring

  • Stars wars costumes…with Lycra!

    A light bulb went on over Gigi’s head and she said “Jude, we are brother and sister, we should be Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia for next Halloween!”. Now if I can coax Tami into that lycra spacesuit Padme wears then I can be Darth Vader.

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