So many shows

We had our YSA ward talent show and it was a blast!  Wayne entertained, stunned and amused with his three- legged Craig the Peg routine and I sung my face off with "Don't rain on my Parade."   We had other singing,  painting, poetry, dancing and silly lip sync acts as well. Most importantly we had a lot of audience support.  It's great to see how much love there is for each other in this ward.

 Holly had her special mutual production with the theme PUre Imagination.  I love this production each year.  It's at a different level because it's totally amateurish and filled with goodness.  The audience cheers and yells out names when an actor on stage says or mumbles anything, sings and tries to dance.  It's all about support and it's beautiful.  There were many tears when this sweet whee-chaired girl sang the song from Mulan, "When will my reflection show who I am inside," under the You're Good Enough banner.  It was a good reminder for all of us to look upon the heart and not the outward appearance.

 Holly is always into the show and practices in her bedroom every day all of the lyrics and dance moves.  She especially loved pounding on the bucket drums.   We also had one of our YSA ward members, Jacob Merrill in the show as Mr. Rogers. 

Bre opened her MATILDA show at Hale Center Theatre.  She is Miss Honey and it's a perfect role for her.   The production value is excellent -- there is a balloon, light and industrial pole set theme carried  throughout. Bre’s little niece Lucy plays Matilda and she is really great in it especially considering this is her first big, main role show. Matilda is such a sarcastic, over the top commentary on how we treat children, rules and  punishment ( the chokie) and how love and kindness will win out in the end. It’s told in a Raol Dahl twisted kind of way. As a result, I chuckle at it, but Alfie was not liking it.  When the parents are yelling at Matilda- (his cousin) or when Trunchbull is yelling at Miss Honey -(his mom)-- it was scary. By intermission he was ready to go--but after Addison talked to him and reminded him that the good guys win, he stuck it out and was happy again by the end of the show.