Lady Gaga, Swoosie Kurtz, Katy Perry, Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Bruno Mars, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Buddy Holly and 2 of Johnny Cash. Snow White, Abe Lincoln, Henry Ford, Sarah Palin, and Hawaiian Princess Kaʻiulani. Barry Sanders, Brandon Weeden, Tim Tebow and a skate boarder named Ryan Schekler. Plus about 50 others I can’t recall. What do all of these famous people have in common? They were all at Westwood’s 4th Grade State Night last night! It was AMAZING! The kids did SUCH a great job, and we all had a blast going from booth to booth learning about each of the 50 states, the celebrity that was being represented, and getting snacks native to that state at some. (You could bring snacks for the crowd for extra credit – my girls were ALL OVER this step!) We really enjoyed asking questions and listening to the kids give their spiels, while Jake just went from station to station getting food. He saw someone with fried chicken, a complete stranger, and then asked her where she got it, because he NEEDED some chicken! LOL! We also had grapes, cantaloupe, ice cream (thank you, Buddy Holly), wild rice, pineapple, dried cherries, blueberry muffins, sunflower seeds, and pickles- among other treats.
Emma represented the state of New York and dressed as a pop super star that is hugely talented and legendary for her strangeness, Lady Gaga. Her costume consisted of a “bubble” dress, red tights, silver glitter high heels, a microphone (from our Wii) Gaga-esk wig, and outlandish make up. She brought pizza bites as her snack for her station.
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| "Lady Gaga" telling Jake about New York |
Lara chose to research the state of Nebraska, and her celebrity look alike was Swoosie Kurtz who is currently on the sit-com Mike & Molly on CBS. He costume was an awards ceremony worthy coral dress, the highest heels she could find, and “show” make up – with a prop of an “award” and actress of Ms. Kurtz quality might have won. Nebraska is the Cornhusker State, so her snack was popcorn.
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| Swoozie Kurtz posing with her popcorn |
In other news, Finn is FIVE MONTHS OLD!
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| He may be colic-y, but he sure is CUTE! |
As of yesterday, he has been with us for five whole months. It really doesn’t seem possible. Time is going so quickly. I would estimate his weight to be 10 pounds 10 ounces, and he is 21.5 inches long. Pretty much right on track with his 2 month old peers. We are weaning the oxygen this week – hope to be off completely by the weekend! He is sleeping soundly right beside me with no oxygen assistance, and we shall see how the rest of the day goes. He’s a trooper, for sure!
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