Be proud of her, she did it all by herself (be a little proud of me too for letting her do it-- there were moments when I literally had to put my hands in my pockets. I worked hard at letting go of how I thought it should look. And, like her mother, she made a terrible mess. Flour everywhere! This is Emma's Blackberry Pie that she submitted to the baking contest at school today. They were celebrating Reformation Day and honoring Martin Luther. We did not win...but participating was the emphasis- we were beat out by Strawberry Rhubarb.
Her costume was fun and fairly easy to make. The goal was a 15th century peasant. Or as Hannah would say "she is a pheasant". Emma was trying to look poor in this picture...thus the somber face. (Red eyes again! Anyone know how to adjust this in photoshop? I don't think that my camera has that option. I hate using my flash...but there is so little daylight anymore.) At 1:00am this morning as I was finishing off her apron, I wasn't sure it would all be worth it. Funny enough, she won 3rd place for "Best Period Representation" in the Elementary Division. That sweetened the deal to some extent.
Lots of lovely gowns like these. The children also took part in a lavish feast featuring medieval-ish food.
Check out these girl's archery skills.
Also some action packed sword fighting!
All in all a glorious day, remembering important and courageous people.
Even as solemn and impoverish as she looks, she is still the fairest “pheasant” in all the land. That is quit a pie too. I am pretty sure someone made a terrible mistake when it came to the pie tasting contest. I think someone must have bought the judges off!
Posted by: jim hickman | October 31, 2007 at 07:52 PM
This is great! We celebrate reformation day too. Great job on the Pie! I wish I could taste. If its anywhere near as good as it looks, I wouldn't be disappointed. Two thumbs up!
Posted by: grace | November 01, 2007 at 06:35 AM
What a great costume... and the pie looks delicious! Great job Emma!
Posted by: julie | November 01, 2007 at 10:54 AM
The somber "poor" face is darling. I thought that was the "after finding out the pie didn't place" face.
I was thrilled that someone in their class placed...not that I'm competitive or anything, but I just want representation. ;)
great pics of all the activities!!
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Posted by: Bobbi | November 02, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Ohh, I love it! Girl Power. I know what you mean...I have tried to keep my hands at my sides and just give little advice and watch my so clean kitchen get destroyed in a matter of minutes, BUT that doesn't matter does it. What is going on inside her DOES matter. Lovely outfit, Lovely day!
Posted by: Cindy | November 03, 2007 at 06:41 PM