Back in the saddle again!

Some people don't even recognize this redhead...do you?

Here I am as Peggy of the Taffetas! We opened this past weekend and it was so amazing. I feel like our 4 performances all went really well. I had more fun than I could have imagined and am feeling sad that after just 4 more shows it will all be over! There will never be another show as perfect for me as this!

Look who came to see open dress rehearsal? I think she might be able to handle an actual show this weekend. She keeps asking for her green dress like mommy's. I love to see the look she gave me while I was on stage...LOVE IT!

Generally opening weekend can be far more crazy and stressful than any other. Well, thanks to Shelly (Darren's sister) I haven't slept as much since Mason was born...I swear. She arrived a couple of days before opening night and just assumed the role of nanny. During the last few rehearsals and on show days she did everything from feeding kids, bathing them, playing with them, and getting them to bed so that I could sleep in or rest or just be at the show without any worries. She really is my super lifesaver...Darren's too! The kids love love LOVE her. Grandma Janet was also here for opening night and did her fair share of entertaining and grandmothering. Mostly she made me feel great about my performance...when it comes to this stuff she is a pro. Her opinion is valuable to me! Thanks Janet! We were sad that she couldn't stay longer. Olivia keeps asking me if Grandma is still asleep:) Livi wasn't awake when Grandma left for the airport and is therefore very confused.

OK, well it is WAY past my bedtime but I have just one more story to tell. One night I found a trail of oatmeal leading through my bedroom and to my nightstand. It was all over this pot that is holding a silk flower. Hmmm...weird. Darren responded, "I don't know...Livi was doing something with it". A couple of days passed by. Sitting at dinner Olivia jumped up and ran into my room excitedly yelling about a flower...hmmm...I curiously followed her. She looked at the said flower and exclaimed, "I did it! The flower is growing!" I asked, "How is the flower growing?" she replied "I gave it seeds and water!" I asked Darren further. He said that she was spraying the flower with a spray bottle. After talking with Miss Amy I learned that Olivia picked it up from a short conversation they had had. I have no idea how she came to believe that seeds were oatmeal though!

Oh wait...a Mason story! Who needs sleep right? Anyhow, we have a little rhyme for Olivia to help her learn to spell her name. O-L-I-V-I-A * * Oli-vi-a! It worked! Olivia can spell her name and so can Mason. We also have a similar rhyme for Mason. Today on the phone with Grandma Kathleen I asked him to spell Olivia..."O-A-I-V-I-I Liii-iii-vi!"
"Now spell Mason"
..."O-A-I-V-I-I Saa-aa-saaahn!"
"Now spell Grandma"
..."O-A-I-V-I-I Gaaa-aa-maaaa!"

My mom found it very entertaining!

OK...I can go to bed now. Goodnight!