Bella's New Haircut

Bella had a long day today. We dropped her off at the groomers at 10 am and she was done at 3:35 pm. She was so ready to come home that she headed straight for the door when they brought her out. She feels so soft like a fluffy pillow now!! That did not last long after we got home since it started raining and she had to go outside!

Bella...Homeschool??

Bella likes to study also??

Official Start of Homeschool

We officially started our first year of homeschooling two weeks ago!! So far it has been wonderful with just a few days of total chaos!! We survived those and moved on learning from our scheduling mistakes!! I have learned never to do errands before school!! We will never get back on track for the day!! Those days it took us until 8 pm to get through our school day!! Not FUN!! Mana has enjoyed schooling at home so far. She has really enjoyed Science. She has already taken her first Science and History chapter one tests! She did well on both of them. We are both looking forward to a blessed year!!

Here are some pictures of her studying Geography!!
Interrupted Projections

Mana's Fan Club

There were four shows of Willy Wonka, Jr. I got to attend two of them! Mana did have family and friends attending all of the shows. She had two ladies from GranMary's church come on Friday. They come to every musical she is in!! At the Saturday matinee, her daddy, her daddy's whole family and my sister and her family came. Saturday night, her daddy and I went. Sunday, Mrs. Debbie (Children's Director), my dad and step mom, my friend Sherry and I all came. She was so excited that so many got to come to see her in Willy Wonka, Jr.!

Mana and IMana with GranMaryWith her Cousins!!With her Aunts!!Mana signing a program!!Mana and Mrs. DebbieDad and Mrs. JeanMrs. Sherry

Willy Wonka Cast Party

Saturday between shows, they were going to have a cast picnic on the playground. It started to rain. Pump It Up saved the cast party. They let us have the party there and it worked out perfect! The kids had the best time and we were all in air conditioning!!!

Willy Wonka, Jr

I finally got to see Mana in Willy Wonka, Jr. It was the 3rd show. The hubby and I decided on going to two shows only. I usually go crazy and attend as many as the shows as I possible can. That gets expensive quickly. It was wonderful. Everyone in the cast did a great job! Mana was perfect for the part of Grandma Josephina! She was a good Oompa Loompa also! She has had so much fun during the whole process of this musical. Mana made a lot of new friends. Everyone got along like they knew each other for years! Mr. Brad, the director, made it a fun atmosphere to learn in. I can not wait to see the show for my second time!!

Grandma JosephinaMy Oompa LoompaThe Whole Cast

Fun in the Rain

Today was a wonderful and fun day! Mana started rehearsals for Willy Wonka the other day. Today was the day she would practice her main part. She got the part of Grandma Josephina and an Oompa Loompa. She is so excited about it. She is having a lot of fun! The director interacts with the children in a positive and fun way. He is not your typical musical theatre director. After rehearsals today, he even sat down to eat with the kids and talked to them and then played on the playground with them. All the kids just love him.

After we got home, we went over to my friend Sherry's house. It started to rain and the kids wanted to go out and play in it. So we let them. I did not have any extra clothes in the car for Mana so she had to borrow some from Sherry. She looked really cute in the oversized clothes.