Andrea Sarti - Galileo's little friend...

Dylan has been enjoying 3 weeks of play rehearsals for Galileo now. He's doing amazingly well remembering his lines/cues/actions. I honestly wouldn't have ever thought this would be something he enjoyed just because he's my out-doorsy guy with a passion for bugs and rocks...okay really anything OUTSIDE. So a stage is not exactly where I pictured him spending his time. He gets along great with all of the other cast members - though I'm pretty sure he thinks most of them are crazy! That group sure does have fun though!

This is a picture I took last week while he was in rehearsal. This is a shot from scene 4.
I'm not sure who all of this group is playing but I'll try to explain a little.

~Dylan is playing Andrea Sarti, Galileo's housekeepers son/an inquisitive little boy who wants to learn all about Mr. Galilei's idea's on the sun, stars and space.
~Galileo is the gentleman in the brown sweater and red kool-aid shirt with his back to Dylan.
~Lady on the far left is Mrs. Sarti - the housekeeper and Andrea's mother.
~Director is the gentleman walking off stage in front of Mrs. Sarti
~Gentleman in the army green shirt on the mid-right of the picture is going to be the one playing the older version of Dylan's character. I must be honest - it's a bit freaky how much Dylan favors this kid! Yes I say kid because he can't be over 21!!... But he and Dylan look sooooooo much alike and this was NOT planned durring casting!

I can't remember who the others are, but that at least gives a little info...

Dylan is in scenes 1, 2, 4, 8, and 14 if I remember correctly with 8 being only to switch with his older self and 14 being a different roll as another child.

Fun Stuff! :)

Aydan is growing like a little weed these days! He's getting to be quite the mouthy little dude with huge opinions on everything, but still as sweet as they come. He's very helpful too! Right now he's practically counting down the days until his birthday and tells everyone it's in November then proceeds to ask if they are coming to his party.

Dylan and Ryan are now in Cub Scouts. So far they have been very much enjoying all of the fun activities! We've gotten to go to a day camp that included a fishing tournament, learning to use a crossbow, and shooting bb guns.
We also enjoyed Scout Day at a local aquarium as well!

They just finished up popcorn sales and both did reasonable well! (Considering how little time we had to work on it.) We will be getting it in soon to start deliveries!

Right now we are looking forward to a full weekend camp out called Spook-o-ree. They are super excited since this will be their first time to camp in a tent. I on the other hand dread it because I HATE being cold and the weather doesn't look like it's going to be giving me much warm support...   :/
As long as they have fun is what matters though!