All of us girls took off to see the Wizard of Oz ballet at the beginning of March! It was a long week of preparation for all the Mommies and Mimi.
We showed that we indeed have the brains, heart, and so much courage to pull through this event!
The girls dresses were mastered by my sister, Santana, and I! From sequin belts to lined plaid skirts that made all 5 little girls look like they shoulda been on stage, they caught the eyes of every person in the theatre! It was a little girls dream come true!
My Mom gathered all of us at her house a few hours before departure and we played the movie in the back ground while we all ate yummy food and had an awards ceremony from all of the wonderful things they learned and executed this week.
Aunt Sunny, their preschool teacher, taught the girls the story line and every trait which was gained on the path to Oz!!!
They told of where they would go if they had ruby red slippers...
Lydia said she would go through a forest to a princess castle...
Maya said, "I would go to a park!"
They used their heart to show kindness...and gave an entire tun of goodies away to someone who doesn't live in their homes. Believe me, this was challenging. They spent hours baking goodies with Aunt Sunny, drawing cards, and then they chose who they would show kindness to.
Lydia gave her tub of cookies to the neighbor who was walking home on the way home from preschool.
Maya gave her goodies to Mimi and Papa!
Then they were all taught "courage" as they blindfolded-ly ate an unknown food. Lydia volunteered to go first and spit the gross (oreo cookie) food out. Maya went second, hesitantly spit it out, and Hallie went third and delightfully accepted the sugary contents without revealing it's true trade name. When Lydia found out it was an oreo, she suddenly loved the "new food"! All week long, Lydia asked me if she could try "courage"! Hmmm....if only courage tasted like cookies all the time!
We are teaching these girls that their virtues will be taught...at home...
Their worth will always be known...at home...
And there is no place like home!
Everybody wanted a piece of Mimi!
But Lydia did get the special seat!
I come from some stellar women! At the end of the awards ceremony, every little Dorthy was given a dose of marshmallow courage from Papa and a little gummy heart from Mimi! They are the best!
A few days later, my sister turned 31...
All of my kids made her cards that said "Aunt Sunny is 30!" Opps...I warned her to just thank them cause that was my mistake!!! I made her a purse... to fit everything she is!
