Another Season Over
Jul 27th, 2008 by Alicia
Tonight was the last performance of “Fragments of a Dream,” the outdoor play that Daryl and the girls are in based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s time here in nearby Walnut Grove.
The night went well and Daryl bought each girl a souvenier T-shirt, like every year, and they went around with Sharpie pens and had the cast and crew autograph them.
I also took pictures of them running around the empty street at midnight in their pageant dresses, another tradition of ours.
There will be a picnic in Walnut Grove next week for all the participants and families. It’s always a fun time and it’s literally by the banks of Plum Creek so that’s pretty neat.
We’ll bring gifts for each pageant family member, which is another big pageant tradition. The girls usually make their gifts. One year it was salt dough prairie doll ornaments. Another year it was decorated coffee containers for their Ma and Pa, plus homemade toys for their stage siblings. Victoria will get off easy this year since she only had one sister in her stage family and her Pa was Daryl. Anna is part of a larger stage family so we’ll have more to buy and make there! 
The pageant is so much work but it is such a fantastic experience for Daryl and the girls. The cast and crew really do become a big second family, and they have so many magical memories. Thousands of people see it every year and it really is an impressive show.
I’m proud of my little (and big) thespians. And now we can rest!
Except they’re starting rehearsal for “Beauty and the Beast” here in town tomorrow and the girls really want to audition….
