No this isn't Thomas S. Monson - but it kind of looks like it, doesn't it? Dallin was President Monson in the 4th grade wax museum. It is an activity where the kids choose someone famous who came from Utah, a Utah hero. They do research on the life and contributions of their hero and write a little paper, make a poster, design a brochure and prepare a short monologue. And then the parents are invited to the wax museum. Each student comes to school dressed as their Utah hero and pretends they are a wax sculptor of that person. They have a little "button" near them that if you push the "sculpture" comes alive and gives you their monologue. You can also pick up a brochure and read all about the hero. It was a very interesting assignment that Dallin loved. He wanted a suit so he could look like President Monson. I just didn't really want to go and buy one for this one event but he persisted until I compromised and took him to DI. We found one that looked pretty nice, he slicked back his hair and he became President Monson. After the wax museum the 4th graders sang some songs and then showed us the square dances they have been learning. Each student then came and ask someone to dance with them. Luckily Rachel came with me and got to be Dallin's dancing partner. She loved it at first and then when they started stitching partners around and a strange man grabbed her arm to swing her around and promenade her she got a bit nervous- but she made it through the dance. Dallin did a great job dancing with her and being Thomas S. Monson.
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