We are Aria's parents, Karen and Ted. We've created this blog to keep a diary of the beginning of Aria's life. We would love for you to comment on our posts. Our plan is to save this blog and share it with Aria as she grows up.
Aria played the role of Violet in the Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth (BAAY) performance of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on November 21 and 22. This was Aria's second play performance at BAAY and she absolutely loved it. The cast was part of the Mini Pixie Theatre, which is BAAY's theatre for 5 and 6 year olds. Click on the link below this image to view the video of the performance on Nov. 22, 2014.
Aria had a very full Halloween this year. In the morning, Aria participated in her school's annual "Historical Halloween" event. Each child in year one and older picked an historical figure who has made a difference in the world. Aria picked Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Karen spent many hours preparing the costume and Voila! Aria was transformed into Mozart. Here she is just after composing a new concerto at the piano.
First year students were instructed to give two or three sentence presentation. Here is a video of Aria presenting in front of all the family, friends, and teachers on Halloween morning. In the video Aria says "My name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I was born in 1756. I died at the age of 35, but my music will live on forever."
A week before Halloween, Aria drew a design for a pumpkin and she and Dad carved it. On Halloween morning, after her school event, she and Mom carved another of Aria's designs. Then, Aria carved a third pumpkin completely on her own, as you can see in the video below.
To top off a great Halloween, the rain cleared up and Aria and Dad went trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. Aria had decided a month or so before that she wanted to be a skeleton for Halloween. Karen spent a lot of time drawing each bone on white cloth so that it was anatomically correct and then gluing the bones onto a black pullover, pants, and gloves. Mom then made covers for Aria's shoes with all of the correct metatarsals and phalanges, and then Aria did the cool face paint, as you can see in the photos and video below.
Happy Halloween from the Skeleton, the Witch, and Frankenstein's Monster!
