The Princess and the Pea

Each year our school has the Missoula Children's Theatre come in and direct a play.  They provide directors and all the sets and  costumes.  This year our play was the Princess and the Pea.  Courtney tried out last year and did not get in, so this year she was really anxious to try again.  Aubrey went back and forth on whether or not to try out.   On the way to tryouts, she was crying, so I told her we would drop off Courtney and go home.  Well, she cried harder when we tried to leave, saying that she really wanted to try out.   So, after some encouragement from a teacher she stayed and her and Courtney were both chosen for parts in the play.  Aubrey was a dust bunny and Courtney was a snow and sleet smoother from the Kingdom of Glacierdom.  Yes, this was a bit different than the traditional Princess and the Pea.

They had practice for several hours every day for a week and then the performances were on Saturday.  They both did a great job and lots of fun getting in costume and on stage.  Aubrey looked like she might fall asleep in the matinee after 3 hours of dress rehearsal, but she made it through.  In the second show, she spotted Christian in the first row and was a little more interested in waving and blowing kisses to  him than in doing her dance, but she was adorable nonetheless.