Three-Piggy Opera and Other End-of-School-Year Stuff

On June 8, the first-graders performed The Three-Piggy Opera. Ever was a narrator, which was the role she'd wanted. Video quality is terrible because of my phone, but I'm saving some highlights for posterity.

She had a number of lines, but they were pretty much just one or two at a time.

Months later, we're still singing at home, "No way, no way, no-o-o-o way! No way will I let you in."

Post-show shot with the sisters:

The littles and I hung out outside (and tried on Ever's cowboy hat) while we waited for her to finish up.

Also for posterity, I'd like to record Ever's first-grade memory book.

People describe her as smart.

She played tetherball (apparently at school they call it "handball") pretty much every recess for the entire school year. 

Favorite song: "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky. Favorite movie: Home Alone. Favorite place: Hawai'i. She was also into Encyclopedia Brown at the time.

Last day of school, June 13:

Wrenzy helped me make a last-day-of-school treat. Then she treated me to the cutest little dance.

The girls and I had a slumber party that night, complete with a viewing of the old Pippi Longstocking (Swedish, dubbed in English), which was so much better than the '80s remake. They loved it, although they still claim to like the '80s version better.

We got the festivities started really late, so it was an incredibly late night. I read to the girls for a long time. The idea was for them to listen from their beds, but Wren was too interested - and too concerned about missing any pictures - to lie down.

I finally invited her to join me on the couch while we read.

I believe we ate cinnamon rolls the next morning. Can't remember why we had them.

I have a picture of the girls watching that same Pippi again two days later, on June 15. Possibly we were just watching a clip with the theme song? In any case, the fact is that the girls became SUPER Pippi-obsessed.

And  that was our summer kick-off.