Rooster Valley Revue

Tuesday was the 4th and last of our Rooster Valley Revues, and they are so special.  The teachers and kids work so hard on them, but there are no expectations, no judgement, just lots of fun and laughter and just a few tears too, knowing this will be the last year.

RVFS has doubled their attendance this year and added a new building, so what was already a big deal is now even a bigger deal.  The usual church where they've gone before was not available, so we drove to the Si View Community Center which has a real stage and a big gym, but there still were not enough seats for everyone.  I was lucky enough to get there early enough to get a parking place pretty near by and a seat.  Half the people had to stand up until the preschoolers finished, and then most of that group left.

Katherine's friend Cora was right behind us, and they got to have a little fun together while waiting.

The preschoolers were adorable with their little yellow duck outfits and turkey shirts.  My favorite was the Turkey Pokey.  "You put your right wing in, you put your right wing out..."  on on through the drumstick, wattle, stuffing, and tailfeathers.  

I was too far back to get any good pictures of Katherine on stage, and the videos are pretty rough, but they make me smile.

I knew Katherine was the cat in Farmer in the Dell and was a mouse in Little Bunny Foo-Foo, but I didn't know what else to expect.

The little square dance was so sweet.  Kate's skirt is a little long, and her partner's hat fell over his eyes, but she wasn't about to let go of his hands to fix it.  Poor thing.  

The Farm Animals Gruff goes on and on starting with the worm crossing the bridge and ending up with the farmer, and the kids do a great job.  Katherine is the horse, and I was surprised at how confident she was.  She's come a long way from the little shy baby last year to being outgoing and having a lot of friends this year.

Happy Trails is the song they sing at the end of the school day every year, and it never fails to make Emily and me cry a little bit, especially this last year and seeing how earnestly Kate is singing all the words.  Sweet girl.

I got this great picture from Facebook of the hard-working, patient, and very much fun-loving teachers.  We're so lucky to have the girls be taught and loved by these ladies.