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Monday, March 27, 2023
ball pit fun
Friday, March 24, 2023
elephants!
Thursday, March 23, 2023
someone has taken over our bed
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
celebrating grandma's birthday
we celebrated ryan's mom's birthday on saturday with some pizza and ice cream cake. it was nice to take a break from the theatre to celebrate! some photos from the day . . .
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
noah, meet penguin
Monday, March 20, 2023
jack and the beanstalk
for the past month we've been hard at work on this year's children's theatre show at marywood . . . jack and the beanstalk!
children's theatre is something that is near-and-dear to my heart and a genre of theatre that i absolutely love. ryan and i did jack and the beanstalk nearly 20 years ago when we were sophomores in college. the 50+ year tradition of children's theatre at our university was incredible, so we were broken hearted when children's theatre didn't happen for the past several years. after many meetings, lots of planning, and tons of budget crunching, we're thrilled that it's back again this year after too long of a hiatus.
we're honored to be a part of it . . . well, a very big part of it!
i'm directing the show in addition to costume designing. ryan is the university's technical director and production manager, but he's also heavily involved in this show. together, ryan and i are designing the scenery, props, audio, and lights.
noah's been heavily involved too! he's supervising everyone and the students call him their "dance captain!"
noah crashed rehearsal recently and sat on the giant's throne while we were rehearsing the castle scene! we're all really looking forward to this show which is right around the corner!
love, laurie
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023
happy st. patrick's day!
i always say that ryan has the "luck of the irish" in him because he has such a knack for finding four-leaf clovers. he's my "lucky charm" for sure, and he has found several over the years. i have kept most of the ones that he found (by pressing them between two pieces of wax paper and letting them dry out.)
here's a few of our favorite st. patrick's day recipes from over the years . . .
- irish soda bread scones
- rustic cast-iron skillet irish soda bread
- vegan irish soda bread (with dried cherries)
- shamrock cut-out sugar cookies
Thursday, March 16, 2023
ma, you put me down?!
if noah had it his way, he would have me carry him around all day long. i had to put him down recently to move his play mat on the living room floor so i wedged him in the sofa with a pillow. his expression was priceless!
love, laurie
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
kitten ball
it was so chilly that poor leko had to tuck into a ball to stay warm. i've never seen him so tightly tucked!
love, laurie