The Lion King, Jr.

The girls' school produced The Lion King, Jr. this year and the play was this week.  I know that I'm biased, but it was absolutely spectacular!  The costumes were modeled after the Broadway show and handmade by a school parent - they were absolutely stunning.  Elizabeth played the role of the lead hyena and appeared several times throughout the show.  Emily, who did not want to be in the play this year, was part of the stage crew and ran the curtain for both shows.  The production was so wonderful and we are so proud of our girls and the role they played in it!

The only thing missing at the dress rehearsal (where these were taken) was the makeup. 

"Make mine a 'cub sandwich'"! 

Elizabeth starts with "Well, well, well...."

The entire cast and crew.

7th graders

Easter

On Easter Sunday, we drove up to New Hampshire for brunch with Lee's extended family.  There is a whole new generation of kids and Elizabeth is now the oldest, rather than the youngest.  We had a great time visiting with family, playing with the little ones and holding babies!

Emily playing with Clare and Aunt Melissa. 

Aunt Margie and Gavin 

Gavin and Aunt Denise 

Aunt Melissa holds her little grandchild, Fionn, who is less than 10 days old. 

Second generation 

Elizabeth and Fionn - she couldn't believe she got to hold a newborn.

Gavin and Emily 

Elizabeth made these adorable cupcakes - bunny butts! 

March Odds and Ends

Ready for the snow....

First Lacrosse Game

Lacrosse started a few weeks ago and the girls played their first game of the season on Thursday night.  As a 7th grader, Elizabeth plays for both the Juniors and the Seniors; Emily moved up to Juniors this year, so for the first time ever, they are playing on the same team.  Emily (and three of her Bantam teammates from last year) learned quickly that she cannot just dominate in Juniors lacrosse like she did in Bantam.  They all played well but in the end, the other team prevailed 11-8.  Elizabeth scored four goals, including three straight unanswered goals in the second half.  She got off to a pretty rocky start and then really started coming on as the game went on.  I love to watch her play lacrosse and I love watching her run.

The first draw of the first game of the season - taken by Elizabeth. 

Long pass down the field - that makes her coach happy.

Sisters.  Elizabeth first goal of the night came with an assist from Emily.

Emily taking on a bunch of defenders. 

Elizabeth was pumped after the game - I haven't seen her this happy in a while. 

PDA Spring Kickoff

Last weekend, Emily and I packed up the car and traveled with her sporty bestie Abby and her mom Kate to New Jersey to play in the PDA Spring Kickoff with the CFC 05 team.  The team played three games, two of them at 8 am.  On Saturday, it was brutally cold - high twenties, low thirties with winds gusting up to 20 miles per hour.  We were freezing in our winter coats!!  It was much nicer on Sunday and ended up being a nice weekend overall.  The team went 1-2, losing two very close games to two highly ranked New Jersey teams - much better, I think, than the coach expected them to do.  Emily had a great first game and her second and third games were good.  The weather on Saturday afternoon definitely took a toll on her and she was exhausted on Sunday morning.  She took some really great shots and came very close to scoring - she's still trying for the elusive goal for the 05s.  Overall, her confidence skyrocketed over the weekend as she realized that she could compete with girls a year older than her and, as a result, got a lot amount of playing time (much more than we expected).  It was a great weekend for our girl, particularly the bonding with her teammates, who are really nice girls.

Selfie with Abby after we packed the car.

Road trip selfie, brought to you from the Merritt Parkway.

Saturday morning game. 

Acting like a teenager between games. 

Waiting on one of Emma's beeee-uuuu-tiful corner kicks. 

This is not a great photo, I know, but the PDA player's face is priceless.  Emily does NOT get pushed around.

Hanging in the hotel pool on Saturday afternoon. 

A nap before dinner. 

She never goes to bed without reading her daily bible passage, even on the road. 

Brown rice and chicken for breakfast.....thank goodness for hotel microwaves. 

New tournament swag. 

Duck Donuts.