Theatre Wall of Fame

Check out the poster wall Tracy got up in the family room! For all kinds of info about our theatre adventures, check out our Theatrics page. Compound dwellers (sometimes up to 4 at a time) have been involved in all of these shows. And this isn't all of them.

Bye Bye Birdie Cookies

Check out the fantastic "character cookies" that MJ Johnson made for the cast and crew of Bye Bye Birdie! Labor of love, and lots of hours. You should have seen everyone buzzing around these pans, marveling. Here's more on Bye Bye Birdie.

Graduating Audition Class of 2016

Serafina had a great week at Mini Melodies Audition Summer Camp. Nana and Tracy said her final "test" (an audition run in a what-it's-really-like manner) was quite impressive. Sometimes she even surprises us - and we're big fans to begin with.

Drive-In

Getting summer started ASAP. Finding Dori. Front row. Popcorn and candy galore. Dead battery. Great family outing!

Johnny

13 days after David came home from the NICU, Jonathan busted out! This boy has made the last 4 years quite a ride, can't wait to see where he takes us this year.

Summer Hike

Sunday morning. With the dog. At the beach. Last bit of cool for a while - it's heating up.

AJ Takes a Dive

And not his usual kind of "takes a dive". No blood at the end. Or broken bones. Nailed it!

Season Finale for Science After Dark

Matteo, Lynn, and I went to the season finale of the Science After Dark program (run by the Central Coast STEM Collaborative). We got to check out a few critters at the El Chorro Outdoor School and raise a toast to the SciAD presenters over the years. I presented a session back in February on the science and romance of diamonds.

"Retirement"

"It was so hard to make the decision to step down from my position at the church mainly because I love our staff sooo much!! Love their sweet words of appreciation mean the word to me! I have been missing working with each everyone of them. Love you all Grace Central Coast!!" Tracy

End-of-Year Thank You Cookies

For teachers and bus drivers!

Well, He's not Claustrophobic

I'm guessing. Does appreciate safe spaces, however.

Sunday Funday

At the Gibs.

Bye Bye Birdie

"At last the run has come; the run has come at last," with apologies to Mae. Today's show marks the end of the first weekend of the run! What?! Upon turning the show over to the SLO Little Theatre after the final dress rehearsal, our director Heidi told us to "make every moment of every show count, it'll be over before you know it." She was right. And every moment has been worth remembering. Thanks to Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography for photo-documenting our show (her photos are noted below). And then there are a few selfies, from backstage, where there's another whole show going on... And did I mention cotton candy grapes?!...

The photos get more recent as you scroll down, including shots from closing day.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

Courtesy of Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

A practice run-through of Talk To Me
became serenading Pam!

Whiteboard in the green room.

Love getting these glasses! (That's not colored water.)

When warm-up call happens mid hair work.

And then it happened.

Epic Cast Selfie (that someone took)

Last batch of MJ cookies (see the rest).

Boys will be Boys

Yikes!