Mumford & Sons is one of Matt's favorite bands, and I have grown to really like them too - they are a British band that plays an indie folk rock style. Lots of talent in this band - they have members who play multiple instruments - violin, banjo, cello, trumpet, trombone and of course guitar, piano and drums. I guess in England, country and bluegrass music is really popular - this group is more a mix of bluegrass and rock, I'd say.
Anyway, I have been watching for years to see if they would come to Las Vegas and finally, they came when we could go too - it was a bit of a splurge but I had even thought about traveling to see them, so we saved money staying in town, right? Cross this one off the bucket list!
Henry loves babies! He sees a little baby at church or at the store and he uses this cutest little squeaky voice to say "baaaabby!!!" This love of babies applies to anything small - small tomatoes at Sam's Club are his favorite. He was hardly able to eat this little one, it was so dang cute. But, he got over it somehow and swallowed it down! :)
Claire and I had our monthly date - we went to Jason's Deli for lunch and then shopping at the mall for some summer clothes. She was a fan of the free ice cream cones :) We had dropped off Miles at a birthday party and made good use of the time we had, then joined Miles at a new pizza/games place, kind of like an amped up Chuck E Cheese.
Watching Matt play volleyball is like a flashback to when we first met - I talk him into playing even though his shoulder bothers him after he plays.
Miles had a fun birthday party - he misses his friends, I think.
A much-needed haircut at our favorite neighborhood barber shop - most of the barbers don't speak much English but they are very thorough and do a great job! Thank goodness for photos to communicate what style I want. Miles looked a bit nervous - this was a new barber for him, our favorite was out of town.
RECORD HEAT! Earliest in the summer to hit 118 in Las Vegas, EVER! It's amazing how much hotter 118 feels than just a measly ole 100 degrees.
Our backyard has been transformed from dirt and rock pit to a really nice lawn, paver trail and retaining wall with new plants and vines. It is a night and day difference. Add in our trampoline and tetherball pole and it's actually fun to go in the backyard now.
Jonelle did a lot of work to get it installed. We also redid the tortoise habitat, moving it behind the workshop and digging a larger and deeper area for Oogway to roam. But we do let him out to enjoy the grass too. Henry follows him around and picks Oogway up when he thinks we aren't looking.
A friend asked me a few months ago to be in a photo shoot for Wet n Wild, and she would get us season passes for our time. Well, we already had passes, and I wasn't sure I wanted to be in a photo shoot... though the kids were super excited about it. We decided that they would catch us on a trip to the water park another time and do some photos for social media. Well, I forgot.
We went to the park and we say Lacy out front with a camera crew. She said, "Oh perfect, you can be in our shoot today. Are you cute?" Well, we weren't at our best, that's for sure. Penelope was getting over a case of hives due to an allergic reaction to the penicillin she took with a recent bout of strep throat that four of us had... Miles needed a haircut desperately, and Henry fell down and was super grouchy. But the kids were game, so we let them follow us around for a few hours and take photos/video.
Lacy and me - Lacy does advertising for Wet n Wild
Penelope went on this slide over and over for the photos
Henry fell asleep within minutes of sitting down in the shade
And everyone else joined in for the nap on the way home
This award ceremony was less ceremony and more award - we were 5 minutes late and missed the whole thing. Miles was waiting with his awards when we walked up - and we took a few photos, hung out for a second and that was that. Miles received several fun awards, but I especially liked the Nerds Award, for good grades all year.
Schools out!! We took the kids out to lunch after the half day and I noticed the car was slow to start... and sure enough, after our lunch, the van wouldn't start at all. A walk across the parking lot to WalMart later, we were on our way. I was very glad Matt was with us.
Last day of fourth grade
Last day of second grade
Last day of preschool
Our carpool with Talon - finally we had a friend from church who also went to our school!
