The Hippie Hop!

The Hippie Hop at school was such a fun evening! You should have seen us scrambling around the house for beads, headbands, peace stickers - anything to make us look "hippie-ish!" (Except Jack still insisted on his BSU jersey, and Ilai ofcourse the 49er's!)

Eden followed the dance steps being taught very intently!

The hula-hoop contest was the high-light. They competed by grade. Aubrey came in 3rd for her grade, Hannah came in 2nd. My nephew, Ilai did awesome during the warm-ups but when the official music started - down went his hoop! Darn! Jack was the first to run out and claim the blue hula hoop when they announced the Kindergartners.... and also the first to have to sit down when it didn't stay up for more than a half a second. He wiggled and wriggled any way he could to keep that hula hoop up, but no such luck.

But guess what? My niece, Eden - she WON! Wow, she is one awesome hula-er! And she better be with that Polynesian blood! When the whole crowd roared with applause and "oohs and ahs" - she just smiled shyly and gladly accepted her Starburst prize.

Beth and I had a lot of fun - spent too much money on admission, pizza, and glowsticks, but it was worth it to see how much fun the kids were having. Hippie talk was fun too - all night the kids would hold up their fingers and say....... "Peace." (Who am I kidding? Beth and I started it with the bank teller before we even GOT to the dance!) The next morning, Eden played her soccer game with a faint peace sign drawn with eyeliner on her cheek. I love it.