MaeLyn's Musings

No pictures or videos were supposed to be taken during the play... Peter's friend took this one and the next couple and posted them on Facebook and I downloaded them from there. Peter and a couple of his fans.

The boys have a new favorite place to play. This is one of the planter boxes in front of the house.They have dug to the bottom, created volcanoes and waterfalls, forts and rivers. They dig with plastic spoons and use rocks and sticks as props. They come inside with mud splattered from head to toe, but they are having fun, enjoying the last week of their summer break.

Hannah got to participate in her first Play in a Day this last week. Friday evening she went to the church, where the youth in the stake were divided into six groups. Each group chose a fairy tale, a genre, and a setting from different containers, and then wrote a script together. When Hannah got home late that night, she was excited, and searching for props and costume pieces to bring with her the following morning. All day Saturday was spent rehearsing, building sets, and preparing. After dinner, the rest of the family arrived at the church to watch the performances. The first play was entitled, "Rapunzel meets Sherlock Holmes" and had Rapunzel sequestered at the top of Big Ben tower in England, while Sherlock Holmes strove to solve the mystery of who her parents really are. "The Rise of the 3 Little Pigs" began in Egypt with the Joker (from Batman) serving breakfast to one of the pigs, including *gasp* bacon, setting off a tragic series of events. Hannah's ...

It is officially autumn, the leaves have begun changing colors, and there are finally a few leaves falling down. Hannah was excited for this occasion because to her it meant she could get out Dad's rake and rake leaves! She didn't want to rake them into piles to bag and toss - oh no. She wanted to rake them into lines to mark walls and create her dream house in leaves. Because just outside our front door is a slope with three levels, this year she has begun creating a three story house, with a different story on each level. On Saturday, the house had kitchen, living room, bedrooms, a bathroom, a front door and a garage. The kids found a wild grape vine a little up the street, and plucked a bunch of grapes to snack on in their kitchen, using our frisbee for a plate. On Sunday, not being allowed to play outside, the kids were designing their dream houses, complete with indoor pools, bowling alleys, theaters and soda fountains. Yesterday they were back outside moving the walls, en...