Here are our little kids patiently waiting backstage to go on. Hailey is in the fuschia pink and Spencer is in the green. We had a hair dying party on Thursday morning. I dyed my hair black and Kelsey and Hailey dyed theirs black/brown. We tried spraying their hair black but it's such a sticky mess and with 8 shows and 3 dress rehearsals, times 3 kids, that's a TON of hair color spray. Last night was so easy---we just came home (at 11:15 p.m.!!) and the girls were able to take their make-up off and head right to bed.
Now, Spencer, on the other hand, is our little blondie. Well, he is actually not as blonde as he used to be, but he did NOT want to dye his hair. (I don't blame him) So, he is the only one who gets to spray his hair black. Tom gets his hair sprayed black but there is a professional hair lady at the theater who does his hair and makeup. 
He looks great in this costume and even looks Siamese! (notice the abdominal muscles that the make-up lady painted on! :) He still looks in great shape and has been working out and watching his diet. I am so proud of him. Notice the crock pot in the background---I have had to bring dinners in a crock pot here because we are sick of eating fast food. That night was chili and cornbread. It has been really nice to have something homemade to eat and the directors and staff LOVE it when I bring them FOOD!
We have noticed that on the way home, the kids are laughing, talking about the show, and are genuinely happy. This is a huge effort and is taking up a lot of our time - but it worth it. Last night, we saw one of the Starbill programs for the show. Kelsey was reading everyone's bio on the ride home and after she read Hailey's bio, Hailey said, "How do they know ALL that stuff about me?" ha ha! It was really funny. We have made a lot of new friends and feel like we've become closer as a family doing something that is uplifting and worthwhile.
. . . mission accomplished.
