Now You See Them -- Now You Don't

After 26 long months, the braces came off in February. Yippee!!
Elliot is sportin' a megawatt smile.

Pool or Pond

It may be time to clean up the pool. We had a couple of ducks lounging on it recently. I wouldn't want to swim in it today.

Curley in Peter Pan

Elliot just finished his performances in Peter Pan at school. He was the lost boy, Curley, and a pirate dancer. He had mere seconds between costume changes and it was fun to watch him run off and on stage between characters! I pulled out the old brown Singer and stumbled my way through two costumes with limited swearing and only two trips to repair shops. Lucky for me he was supposed to look a little ragged. My personal favorite line of his -- "Not knowing my own mother, I often like to think she was just like Cinderella." I think he meant the cooking and cleaning Cinderella, not the one having the wonderful night out at the ball!
He did a great job and the play was fabulous! They spent three months rehearsing songs and dances and it showed. We had no idea junior high productions were so elaborate. Here they are singing I Won't Grow Up. Elliot sings his solo lines towards the end of the song -- he's usually on the right side of the stage.

Goblins

Goblin Valley

In March we hiked the Bell Canyon/Little Wild Horse loop in Goblin Valley.
The slot canyons were amazing!

First Hike in 2009