One down

Of all the stuff we were focusing on in our house, the production of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" was a big one. But it's over now after a successful four-show stint this weekend.

Both Alex and Andy were fantastic. I'm just amazed at home mature they are now (usually).

But no kid production would be complete without some mess-ups so here are my favs:
* On the first night, the lamp post shorted out toward the end of the show and blew the circuit for all the stage lights so the end of the show took place under the regular house lights.
* During a sweet scene with Aslan, the sound effects for the fight scene blared from the speakers for a couple seconds. (The kids did a great job of continuing on).
* Alex's final scene was completely cut on one show because, well, nobody really knows why. Just happened.
* During the last show, Father Christmas was supposed to have a present for Edmund, but it was misplaced so when it came time to give it, he said, "Well, that's all I have." And then the Lucy character tried to remind him, "Is there a present for Edmund?" and Father Christmas responded, "Nope." Just classic theater IMHO.

So, now the only things on the agenda are: take picture for family newsletter, write family newsletter, address cards for newsletter, make and decorate Andy's birthday cake, work on special gift for parents (shhhh, don't tell!), wrap presents, get house cleaned for parent visit, make gifts for co-workers (shhhh, don't tell!), try to calm down Tracy who will be freaking out about cleaning house for parent visit, having Andy's birthday party and editing the video from that for thank-yous, and possibly feeding and bathing the children every so often.

I love the holidays.