May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii!

This year, all the kids had a May Day program for their schools. This was the first at Alvah Scott since Dallen started there in 1st grade!

We've been having some really bad rain lately and Alvah Scott's May Day, May 6th, was not spared from the inclement weather. Although, for the majority of the show, it held up. The program was called "Lucky We Live Hawaii" and each grade level did a song and dance.

The first graders did the song, "One Paddle" and Austen was spectacular! He was right in the front and with a lot of concentration, he performed wonderfully! Great job Austen!!

The fourth graders performed to the "Moloka'i Slide" and during their performance, it POURED!! They got drenched in a deluge of water but like the super troopers they were, they continued their song and dance. Way to go, Dallen!

After all that, much to their chagrin, they still had a regular school day. Yay! Guys, although some of your classmates got to go home - Mommy is a big believer of LEARNING!! So, hope you learned some new stuff after your program! You both did a fantastic job!!



Fast foward to today, May 10th, for the annual Alphabetland May Day program held at the Pearl City Community Center's auditorium. I'm not sure how they do it, but those little kids have a lot more guts than I'll ever have as they get up on a stage and perform their hearts out - with spotlights shining in their eyes and an auditorium packed full of people staring up at them. Intimidating, yes. But, they do such a wonderful job!!

Chyler's 2 year old class performed, "All Around Maui" and she did an awesome job!! She swiveled her hips and did her motions all while singing her song. She looked like she was totally enjoying the spotlight! I'm not sure what happened to her lei during the time I took her pre-performance picture - here she is with her teacher, Miss Jamie - and then at performance time. It must be a new style! So proud of my baby!!



Brennen's 4 year old class performed, "Under the Sun" and my shy boy stood there doing the small version of the motions with a semi-smile on his face! Still super cute Brennen!



Afterwards, we took a photo of the preschool stars with their LOOT and as an added bonus for being preschoolers, they didn't have to go back to school and we had a special celebratory lunch at Chuck E. Cheese!