Second Grade Assembly

Today was Madeleine's 2nd Grade Assembly, and she has been preparing for the big day for at least a week.  She wasted no time this morning getting all her accoutrements together.

Fancy church dress ?  Check.
Sparkly shoes? Check.
Necklace? Check.
Bracelet? Check.
Plastic ring? Check.
Fingernails painted one color with a sparkle dot in another color over them?  Check.
Regular hoop earrings exchanged for special occasion earrings?  Check.

For the last bit of her ensemble, Madeleine needed my help.  She fantasized about a hairstyle that was a bun with two little braids.  Then she decided the little braids needed to be colored with Hair Chalk so that it was different colors weaving together.  She then required these little braids to be butterfly-clipped to the sides of her head.  Initially, she attempted to use clips she had made using clothespins and tissue-paper butterfly wings, but I convinced her that she'd be a lot more comfortable with small plastic clips.

Last but not least was an apron, because, after all, she had Art today and didn't want to ruin her outfit:

Of course, I wouldn't dream of missing such an important assembly, so I showed up in the afternoon to sit in the audience.  I got the pleasure of seeing Julia in the audience and sitting with her and one of her friends, who were much more sensibly dressed for the day:

Throughout the assembly, Madeleine sat still as a statue with a smile plastered on her face:

I made sure to video any part of the assembly that she took part in, so that none of you have to miss out on seeing it:








BRAVO, Madeleine!  So glad you had such an awesome performance experience!