Dr. Seuss Night

One week from tomorrow is our "Movie Bash" night, which as you can see has a "Frozen" theme to it. Obviously, Madison can't wait.  We'll probably watch it on Tuesday night, the day it comes out - we reserved our copy months ago, going early in order to grab some "Frozen" lithographs.  These lithographs, by the way, are gone.  I mean, we have them, but they aren't available anymore.  Such is the popularity of this movie, which just recently crossed the $1 billion mark.  

Take a look at this:

This is one of Madison's notes that she was passing back and forth with a friend.  Her first "note!"  We don't know which message we wrote - and there are words on the other side too.  But this was something passed back and forth during class. 

It was school photo day, so Madison was dressed up very nicely.  This morning, she was posing for us in the kitchen, so we did a pretend photo shoot.  Although we actually took pictures, we were pretending to be the school photographer.  She's getting much better at those more natural smiles.  A few years ago, it took a little bit of effort to get that natural smile, usually achieved when Daddy bonked his own head and screamed, "Ow!"

After school as always there was ballet, where Madison got to the end part of the recital with practicing.  She'll be rehearsing for a while in class, leading up to May, which will be exciting for all of us.  However, tomorrow night is our visit with Mary Poppins, which will be fantastic.  We're so looking forward to that.

Tonight, however, was something of a different sort.  There was a school event, a "Dr. Seuss Family Night."  We went to the school after ballet, and did a few Dr. Seuss-themed activities, each one related to some learning.  In some cases, it would be counting words in a book, or counting one fish, two fish.  She also made "green eggs and ham," using white frosting and green skittles.  But the highlight of the night may be that she won a drawing.  There are always drawings each family night, and this was no different:  it wasn't a big thing, but she did win something.  Her choice was an eagle, which of course is the mascot of the school.  It's about two or three inches tall, and comes with a keychain so you can hang it on your bookbag.  That's where it is right now, hanging proudly!

When we got home - it was time for bed.  It's cold outside.  Yes, it's still technically winter for another week here, and the temperature is reminding us of this.  It'll be freezing again tonight, and a few areas of the country are getting snow again.  Insert global warming jokes here.

Before bed, we read more from our Bibles, about Sarah and how her name means "princess."  And how she had a baby when she was ninety years old.  After Bible and prayer time, we continued our comic book series with Ka-Zar.  This is one of Daddy's favorite series, one that Madison has been enjoying too - the next comic will feature the Rhino.  Classic villain!