Rose City Rockettes
Bench Dancers
Mike's Class Float (he's sitting on the swing at the front)
Kiddie ParadeWe celebrated Mustang Days here in Lovell June 21-26. There was lots of fun to be had!
The theme was Swingin' to the Fifties. Every year they have a variety show called the Follies. I was asked to help with the Rose City Rockettes for the follies; I choreographed a dance for a group of high school age girls to the song Rock Around the Clock with another gal here in town. It was a little stressful at times (like when the girls wouldn't show up for practice), but they did such a great job and looked so cute. There is also a group here called the Bench Dancers. They dance with long black benches, picking them up and moving them during the dance and using them as a prop. Two weeks before the follies, I got a call from the gal in charge saying that one of the ladies was injured and would I be willing to learn and perform with them even though there was only 4 practices left. I of course said yes, and had a great time performing Jailhouse Rock.
Friday the 25th, we went to Mike's 10-year reunion. It was very laid back. We went to the park and enjoyed delicious pulled pork sandwiches and visited. I liked that I already knew a lot of the people in his class, so I was totally comfortable. There were probably less than 20 people there from his class, so everyone went around and shared where they were and what they were doing.
Saturday was the parade. We woke up to ugly weather, and the kiddie parade was pretty miserable with wind and rain and dirt everywhere. Our friends' daughter was nice enough to take the kids. Whitney had her scooter decorated and ready to ride, but the weather made it too difficult. She and Wilson rode in the wagon. At the end they got a gold dollar coin and a popsicle. Fortunately, the weather burned off and it was quite enjoyable for the rest of the parade. Mike's class had a float in the parade; they enjoyed throwing snowballs (one guy got a truck full of snow off the mountain). Whitney thought it was great to get candy; she started to get pickier and wouldn't pick up anything broken or the little tootsie rolls at the end...too funny.
That night we drove out to the lake for the big firework show. Whitney was so excited about it, but hadn't napped, so she was out cold before the fireworks started. Wilson made it to the start of the show, but snuggled into his carseat pretty quickly and was out before the show was over. After the fireworks, Mike and some high school friends relived some of their old fun times by going out to see the Blue Lady...I didn't have any desire to be scared, but they had lots of fun.
All in all, it was a great week and we had lots of fun celebrating!
The theme was Swingin' to the Fifties. Every year they have a variety show called the Follies. I was asked to help with the Rose City Rockettes for the follies; I choreographed a dance for a group of high school age girls to the song Rock Around the Clock with another gal here in town. It was a little stressful at times (like when the girls wouldn't show up for practice), but they did such a great job and looked so cute. There is also a group here called the Bench Dancers. They dance with long black benches, picking them up and moving them during the dance and using them as a prop. Two weeks before the follies, I got a call from the gal in charge saying that one of the ladies was injured and would I be willing to learn and perform with them even though there was only 4 practices left. I of course said yes, and had a great time performing Jailhouse Rock.
Friday the 25th, we went to Mike's 10-year reunion. It was very laid back. We went to the park and enjoyed delicious pulled pork sandwiches and visited. I liked that I already knew a lot of the people in his class, so I was totally comfortable. There were probably less than 20 people there from his class, so everyone went around and shared where they were and what they were doing.
Saturday was the parade. We woke up to ugly weather, and the kiddie parade was pretty miserable with wind and rain and dirt everywhere. Our friends' daughter was nice enough to take the kids. Whitney had her scooter decorated and ready to ride, but the weather made it too difficult. She and Wilson rode in the wagon. At the end they got a gold dollar coin and a popsicle. Fortunately, the weather burned off and it was quite enjoyable for the rest of the parade. Mike's class had a float in the parade; they enjoyed throwing snowballs (one guy got a truck full of snow off the mountain). Whitney thought it was great to get candy; she started to get pickier and wouldn't pick up anything broken or the little tootsie rolls at the end...too funny.
That night we drove out to the lake for the big firework show. Whitney was so excited about it, but hadn't napped, so she was out cold before the fireworks started. Wilson made it to the start of the show, but snuggled into his carseat pretty quickly and was out before the show was over. After the fireworks, Mike and some high school friends relived some of their old fun times by going out to see the Blue Lady...I didn't have any desire to be scared, but they had lots of fun.
All in all, it was a great week and we had lots of fun celebrating!
1 comment:
How fun. It sounds like it was great. How nice to live in a small town and be able to enjoy those fun times. Your kids are adorable.
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