finally outside playtime!

noah's class finally got to go outside on a nice day last week to soak up the sunshine!  he was in his glory after being cooped up inside so long.

love, laurie

we have really weird jobs

after putting it off for far too long we finally felt it was time to suit up and take down the world's messiest fake snow-covered tree in the theatre lobby.  god, we really hate this dumb thing.  

love, laurie

baby goats!

noah and his classmates got a fun surprise last week when their teachers brought in two 6-week old baby goats to visit.  they all had a great time watching the goats play, petting them, and feeding them!

love, laurie

preschool snapshots

some recent preschool snapshots of playing at the sand table, a little science experiment, art work, magna tiles, truck tire tracks on stampers, and play time.

love, laurie

"cabaret"

the spring main-stage musical at the university where ryan and i work was "cabaret" this year!  

as usual, ryan wore many hats: production manager, technical director, lighting designer, and set builder.  i designed the costumes and overall held everything together, while noah supervised it all.

above are some photos from the show taken by the university students for the school newspaper.

for my own sake, at the end of costuming designing every show i like to take a total count of all of the costumes in the production.  here's my tally for this production . . .

"cabaret" by the numbers:

93 full outfits

individual pieces of clothing including:

4 lace bras

8 pairs of costume underwear

1 bedazzled unitard

3 bedazzled leotards

3 solid leotards

3 corsets

3 slips

17 dresses

9 skirts

7 shorts

25 shirts

14 vests 

1 cape 

7 sweaters

11 robes

21 jackets

19 coats

29 pants

10 belts

 5 suspenders

1 cummerbund

19 ties 

5 aprons

11 pairs of socks

16 stockings

32 pairs of shoes

3 feather boas 

2 shawls 

2 arm bands

16 hats

1 scarf

1 pair of glasses

1 wig 

countless hair ties and bobby pins

bringing the grand tally of things in the show to 309 things that i have to track!

i decided to make the lobby an immersive experience so audience felt like they were walking into the kit kat club.  so, i costumed the ushers and even gave ryan an little pizazz! 

love, laurie

this guy is dangerous in a grocery store

when mom finally lets you get the strawberry banana juice that you wanted so badly that you have to hold it tight the whole way home from the grocery store.

love, laurie

opening night

"cabaret" opens tonight at the university where we work and to say this show has been a labor of love would be an understatement.  it's more like this show was cursed and we barely made it to opening night by the skin of our teeth.  i hope everyone comes to see it and enjoys it.

love, laurie

preschool snapshots

a few recent preschool snapshots of mr. noah dominating the obstacle course, doing lots of arts-and-crafts, dressing up like an astronaut, making a bird nest, and being a happy camper.

love, laurie

a tent for everyone

noah's tent remains a popular destination for everyone in our house.  i want to hang out in there now!

love, laurie

tent fun

noah absolutely loves his play tent!  he really likes taking the entire contents of his playroom and loading it in there too!

love, laurie