Maybe it's not the DOING that matters. Maybe it's just being here. Mom just wants time with us. We spent yesterday with her on the porch watching Hummingbirds, with Pippi snapping cell phone pictures of herself with her Grandma, and laughing as we watched Pippi shriek dodge giant outdoor "water bugs." I don't know what to do, either, but it was a good day.

We're getting ready to go to Cinderella rehearsal.... talk about boring?

Okay, Cinderella rehearsals sound a lot more boring. :)

I know that "being there" is important, L-i-K-S, but that doesn't change the fact that there are also things that need to be done and that she's not inclined to do any of them (at least not at this point).

We got to see the whole show for the first time tonight, with music and costumes and everything. The good news is that parents aren't allowed to the full dress rehearsal tomorrow. The bad news is that parents are allowed to come to both performances....

Well, that will be fun. ;)

What part does Max have?

He's a bee. It's a Cinderella in the barnyard scene....

The rest of his class is chickens, but they didn't have a rooster costume, so the boys (there were two of them, originally, but Max seems to be the only one who surivived the training!) got bee costumes.

To be fair, it is cute. Though the Cuteness to DollarsAndHours ratio is questionable.

He makes a great bee! Seriously, he's adorable.

You'll think it's worth it in about ten years, when you're remembering this age fondly. :)