The last two weeks before school let out were busy and filled with lots of fun. If these weeks are any indication, summer's going to be great!
Owen is officially ready for Kindergarten... he graduated preschool - hooray!
The kids above are his carpool buddies: Maggie, Sam, Owen, Chase, & Luke
Here are Bradley's lacrosse pictures I mentioned. The season is over and yes, they were officially the worst team in the league. ;-)
Will earned his first scouting badge - now he's a wolf! He commented loud enough for everyone to hear when he gave me the pin, "Why is my mom getting an award too? I'm the one that did all the work!!" It got a good chuckle from the crowd. :)
For Lauren's birthday she received Taylor Swift concert tickets... here is realization of that gift...
It was an amazing night - I loved it just as much as she did! She chose Chuck-a-Rama for dinner. We parked at City Creek and did a bit of shopping before the concert, buying her that cute fedora. The line to get into the concert was HUGE. Luckily I saw a friend from high school and we jumped in line with her. (For my hometown peeps, that girl was Jennifer Heusser Ballard, she's standing to the left of Lauren.)
Ed Sheeran was the opening act. We really liked him.
This show was unbelievable!!! It did not disappoint and I was really impressed with Taylor. (I know Kim - she's cursed in your home, but seriously - she puts on an amazing show!!) I love how she does pop music that teen girls love but she hasn't gone off the deep end like so many other stars - her show and costumes were in good taste she was so positive and upbeat. I could not believe how many costume changes there were and how much Taylor was going and going... it seemed like she never got a break. It would take a lot of stamina to put on a show like that and stay smiling. Lauren and I were singing at the top of our lungs (along with thousands of other people) and we had a fabulous night together.
On the last week of school I decided to take Owen on lots of mom-dates. Since Lauren was being home-schooled this year I'm afraid he's gotten a bit of the shaft (WAY too much screen time). I've been promising him 'forever' that I'd take him on the train so that's what we did the first day. We rode the front runner to the Gateway, got some lunch and treats, played in the fountain and then headed back home. You'll notice these dates were also with his good buddy Sam. Sam's mom is one of my good friends (Hilary) and she was helping her husband get a home ready for the parade of homes so we got to have Sam come with us on our adventures... great fun!
On day two I took the boys to get "the biggest hot dogs in the world!" Translation: I was trying to get them excited about grocery shopping at Costco with me... it's nice when simple exciting phrases make a grocery store magical. ;) After we at our HUGE hotdogs we went to the splash pad near our home. Our city built this park last year and this was our first time going there - super fun! I read a book the whole time the boys played and it was quite enjoyable.
Day three, the final day of our adventures, we went swimming at Oakridge. Lauren came along with us this time and we all enjoyed ourselves while Bradley and Will slaved away at school. (Just kidding, Bradley and Will were having Boondocks day and Field day at their schools - we needed some fun just like them, right?!)
And last, but not least, Lauren had a Disney medley performance for her CentreStage Theatre group. It was so fun to watch her smiling face on stage. She's in this group with her best friend Emily (in the first and second pictures she's on Lauren's left - she's got glasses and naturally curly brown hair). And once again, for the hometown crowd... the girl that's second in from the right in the first picture is Misti Zundel Stevenson's daughter. I didn't know she was in the class till I saw Misti at the performance - small world. Anyway, it's been a great year with CentreStage and Lauren's excited to continue on with this group. Great job Lo!
And there you have it... it is now officially summer break. Can you believe I didn't get any pictures of the kids on the last day of school? Oh well, we made it and we're excited for lots of sleeping in and enjoying ourselves. We hope you had a great 2012-2013 year as well! Bring on summer!!!
What fun end of school year festivities. What a great experience for you and Lauren to share together. It seems like she is so in her element with the performing group. Fun! What a fun trip on the train for Owen. Hello, yummy snow cone. I'd be all for that and not the ice cream! That's too bad Bradleys team didn't do very well, but it is the experience that counts so hopefully he had a lot of fun. Congrats to Will and "you" as well for "helping" him gain his scouting award. So funny.
ReplyDeleteWow, it looks like you had loads of fun! I love the picture of you and Owen near the beginning of the post. So cute!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that the mom's get scout pins as well. I agree with Will, what the heck?! ;)
The Taylor Swift concert sounds like it was amazing. I don't like the way she sounds live, but she is an incredibly talented writer, and I agree, a positive role model compared to others. I'm so glad you had fun!
I say it every time you post, but you are such a fun mom:). Love the pics and how everyone got there own section:)).
ReplyDeleteShe who must not be named is not a good word in our house because of logan...'nuf said:)).
Loved Willer's comment on the award for mom...classic!
It is funny that you met up with so many homies while out and about, that must be fun. I talked with Natalie Udy's sister at LTC this week and she talked all about your group of friends; you all tended to leave an impression!
Love ya!