Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The Powwow for Child Abuse Prevention

It was a ton of fun to go to Wellpinit for this family event to raise awareness concerning child abuse. The dancers were all children and even kids with no costumes were included in most of the competition dances. There was a nice dinner, a Native musician to sing and speak about the pervasiveness of child abuse, and then there was the drumming and dancing.

Elise found a happy dance partner in Josiah, the pastor's son from Westend. They ran around an laughed and danced, even during the dances that were reserved for the real competitors.

The kids made a train and hopped and danced in a circle.

Emmitt and Elise are mesmerized by the procession.
That quickly turns into careless fun.

Silas made friends with a very pretty princess. She was so charming, still Silas says, "She was ni-ice."

1 comment:

butters said...

I love the surfer dude with cowboy boot look that Silas is rockin. He looks so big, it's amazing how their faces mature so quickly. And the twins are adorable, Elise has such long hair now. It makes me miss you all.