A Good Day

Every year Abi's elementary school produces two plays - one in the Fall which is only open to the older kids (3rd grade and up) and the other in the Spring, which is open to all students.  After seeing the first play a few months ago, Abi thought it looked fun and she decided she wanted to be in the next show.  This was not a big surprise considering that her favorite class in Kindergarten is Drama!  

Yesterday was the auditions for Charlotte and Wilbur (a musical based on Charlotte's Web).  I was not sure what to expect being that I have never been to an audition before, but I was amazed when we showed up to a gymnasium filled with 150-200 kids (plus parents) waiting for their turn to audition - it was a big audience.  The Kindergarteners were the first kids on stage.  They got called up in small groups and had to recite a line from the play ("Look at that big porker!"), sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and then dance to some music.  Abi was in the first group of kids to audition and did a GREAT job! She has much more courage than her Mom - I had butterflies just sitting in the audience.

Apparently I need a tutorial on how to use the camera on my phone because I missed the first two parts of the audition but at least this gives you an idea. Abi is the 2nd from the right with the blue skirt on.

This afternoon, as I picked up Abi from school, she came bouncing off the bus with a big smile and told me that she got a part in the play - she is going to be a Bubble Girl - she is super excited and I could not be prouder of her!