This year (September-May) Kennedy was in a program called Up With Kids. She went once a week for an hour and they would sing, dance and act in preparation for a final year-end performance. At the end of the year (May), they put on a show/musical for everyone to see. This year the play was a mash-up of Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3. Kennedy did SO great and I was very proud.
Here are pictures (courtesy of my wonderful
mom):
Here we have Kennedy politely listening for her instructions before the performance.
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And this is Kennedy being . . . Kennedy.
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In the first scene, she was an alien. An alien who apparently couldn't stop playing with her hair. But at least she was cute.
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In her next scene she was a lovely pink flower:
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She delivered her lines flawlessly.
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And just look at that acting. Wow. Bravo, girl. Bravo.
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And finally, in the last last scene (there were 8 scenes total, but I only
really cared about the three she was in, of course), she was part of the menacing Jabberwocky.
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Then they performed the song "Imagine." They sang as well as used sign language. My mom and I are both babies so we cried.
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At the end of the performance, the teacher awarded each of the kids with an Oscar. Kennedy beamed.
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And then, naturally, she showed Kaden that the Oscar has a butt.
9 comments:
That's awesome!! She is so cute! I love her little haircut. I wish Taylor or I or both of us could pull it off.
She is so cute, for a minute I wished she was mine. Then I realized that I would then be in charge of feeding and clothing 5 children, and the thought suddenly lost it's appeal. But I am sure she is a delight for you, and for now, I think we should keep it that way.
kennedy is such a cute alien/flower/jabberwocky thing. what a cute performance.
and i laughed at the end that you caught that picture of her showing that her Oscar has a butt. ha ha!
I was so glad I could be there. She did an awesome job and had such a fun time.
LOL.. she was more than a little amused by the butt on Oscar.
And yes, we were both babies. Sorry about that cry gene. But she looked so sweet singing and signing Imagine - it just took me right back to when she was a toddler and used sign language to communicate... it was like she was 1 again, for just a moment...
Amazing pictures! I especially love the one with the Oscar....a future star.
She is so photogenic.
-Michelle
Where do you live Girl? The costumes are remarkable. I used to love going to these things when my kids were small. It looks more serious now and Kennedy seems very intense about it. She's adorable and I would have cried too.
So cute! It looks like she was having such a fun time. I would have loved to hear them sing and sign to that song. :)
Ohhh! How cute! I wish I could have seen her. I would also love for Emily and Marie to do something like this. Heck! I want to act again, too! I guess I just need to move somewhere with more theater opportunities. Anyway, it's great your providing this chance for Kennedy. She's got it, babe!
So cute! Love all the costumes! What a great program for kids to be a part of. Was it through her school? Did it cost you any $$? I would love to know more. Ashlyn loves to sing and dance.
P.S. Motherhood = crying :o)
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