In First Grade at our school you learn all about Africa. All this learning culminates in an evening of song, dance and art called the Harumbee Festival. We had a show in the auditorium with each of the 4 1st grade classes doing an "Anansee" play (about a spider who's a little trickster, from African folklore). There were songs (The Lion Sleeps Tonight sung in French called "Dans le Jungle") and then back to the classrooms for a peek at all the hard work they've been doing.
Julia pleaded with me to bring her "My Twinn" doll named, Julia, to the show. Since I was fiddling with my camera the whole time Neil was left to hold Julia. Well, after lots of shots Neil took about bringing "his" doll to the show, he decided to have a little fun and started having her do the wave and cheer at Julia from her seat. As you can imagine, she was horrified. I wish I'd been able to capture her face when she saw all this unfold from the stage.
Julia and her good little friend ML were talking melons in their play (Julia's on the left in the melon hat). For those of you who went to high school with me, the grandson of our beloved football coach, and son of the current football coach is FR IV playing pattycake with Julia.
Julia was a fabulous tour guide, and we really missed her while she was "in Africa". But we're glad she's back safe and sound! Here she is with her teacher Mrs. Grace.
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