We took the kids to St. Louis one evening to see 'Peter Pan' at the Fox Theatre. Briggs declared it his favorite show that he has ever seen.
We ate at Fountain on Locust (a favorite!), made a quick stop at Ikea, and enjoyed a fun family evening at the theater.
The girls are both performing in Peter Pan, Jr. in February with their middle school drama club, so it seemed like the perfect chance to see the full Broadway show to help them prepare.
After the show, we went to the stage door so the kids could meet some of the actors and get some autographs. We were able to meet several of the ensemble actors as well as the actors who played Wendy, Hook, Smee, and Peter Pan. So fun!
To continue with our live theater viewing, Briggs performed in his 4th grade Drama Club show 'The Rockin' Tale of Snow White.'
He had 2 roles in the show. He played the king at the beginning of the show.
And then he was Mel Merman, the DNR rep. The DNR rep was the part that the girls really wanted him to have in the show, so he was excited when he got cast in that role. He was fantastic in both parts!
He had lots of lines to memorize and a short solo song that he sang a few times. He was so funny and expressive and delivered his performance with gusto. He was a highlight of the show, and I loved seeing him shine on stage in a lead role.
The kids had been practicing 3 days/week after school since early in the school year. They worked very hard on the show, and it paid off.
It was a super cute show, and Briggs was wonderful in both his parts. He had a great time performing with his friends and classmates, and we were really proud of him.
We took advantage of a little bit of free time over Thanksgiving break to enjoy some family fun. I took the girls to see Wicked in the theater, which we all really enjoyed. And then we went back the next day to see Moana 2 in the theater as an entire family. We don't often go to the movies, so going 2 days in a row was a bit on the crazy side for us, but it was nice to have the empty evening and free time to make that happen.
We went to my Aunt Bonnie's house for Thanksgiving with my side of the family. The kids enjoyed their time with cousins and second cousins while we enjoyed visiting with family...and eating lots of fantastic food.
Dance team is in full swing with practices and/or games almost every day after school.
Staley went with her Bible Quizzing team to Miracle Camp for their first Quiz-off of the season. Even though all the girls are 7th or 8th graders, they had to quiz up at the high school level as Michael is a sophomore. Despite quizzing against high schoolers, they still finished in 5th place out of 17 teams and Staley finished as the 4th best quizzer out of all the high schoolers.
We also got together with Zach's family for a get together since we wouldn't be together on Thanksgiving and then we got together with my family after Thanksgiving to celebrate November birthdays. Family time is always a highlight.
We had a great, full November and a slight Thanksgiving break reprieve before leaping into a December full of Christmas preparations, performances, and celebrations. We were a little sad to say good-bye to November but excited for what December has in store.
