On May 28th Ellie made her acting debut in a play called Bugz! It was directed by her kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Welu, and starred children from three of the kindergarten classes at her school. 
The play tells the story of a bunch of bugs who are planning to invade a picnic. Each child was a bug and had solo lines to memorize and speak. The children painted all of their own costumes, made the set and sang all of the songs. Here are all of the cute little bugs from Ellie's class.
Ellie was one of the caterpillars that turned into a beautiful butterfly. Here she is ready to go on stage with her class before the show.
Ellie and Nikki, along with four other girls, sang a song about the fireflies. You can't tell in the picture but it was so cute because the stage was dimmed and the fireflies "flew" around the stage with just their flashlights for light.
When her turn came, Ellie delivered her lines perfectly. She was definitely a star...at least to her mommy, daddy and brother! We couldn't have been prouder of her.
Here are all of the butterflies doing their dance right after their metamorphosis. They each painted the most beautiful wings!
The props made for the play by the children (and parents) were just too cute!
We have a video of the entire play, so on your next visit we'll pop some popcorn and enjoy the play together. Maybe we'll even be able to have our little actress sing along!
The props made for the play by the children (and parents) were just too cute!