Summer Of Fun - Fremont Street

I have declared this to be "The Summer Of Fun." We have made a list of a bunch of places to visit, and hope to tackle most of them. Let me know if you want to join! I am hoping to do at least one excursion a week. And all of you with pools, if you would organize pool days I would be grateful. And in return you can come to my house and jump on the trampoline with the sprinklers. Ok?

So for our first excursion I chose Fremont Street. We have not been in a few years, and Jackson and Sadie couldn't remember ever going there.

First we watched the light show:

It was a little loud for Sadie at first.

After it ended I noticed that the first concert of the night was starting just a couple of minutes later, so we high-tailed it to the stage, and were able to get right up front.

The entire show was based around music from the 80's. It was great.

It took Megan and Jackson about 30 minutes to get into it. But when they did, they were dancing and singing with the rest of us.

Sade loved it from the beginning.

Black Spider Man was really feeling the music.

After the show we picked up some beads:

Eric and Sade dancing on the sidewalk:

Now prepare yourself. I have saved the best picture for last.

That's right! Bret and I finally met. Unfortunately Pee-Wee had to sneak in on the picture, and slightly defile it.

It's The End Of The School Year As We Know It.....

And I Feel Fine. Extra points if you can guess the song that inspired my post title.

Well it is finally the end of the school year! And the thing I am looking forward to most is banishing all polo shirts from my house for the next few months. I am sick to death of seeing them 5 days a week. I have spent A LOT of time at the school this past week. And therefore have lots to document.

I attended two awards assemblies. Jackson received an award for Principals Honor Roll:

Megan received an award for Honor Roll, and Great Attendance:

There was once again a problem with her report card! Oy Vey! I don't know if I have any fight left in me.

Megan also graduated from 5th grade! She is officially a middle schooler now.

After the graduation ceremony we headed over to her classroom for refreshments. The scene was quite sad. Girls were crying. Boys were crying. Her teacher was crying, which made me cry. These kids have loved being together this year, and they truly loved their teacher. There was quite a bit of sadness that they would not all be going to the same school next year. Heartbreaking.

Ms. Tucay. Megan's awesome teacher.

Some of Meg's friends:

And this has virtually nothing to do with the end of school, other than it happened yesterday, BUT, I am once again a winner. This time I won tickets to:

Rihanna

In case you don't follow her music, a few lyrics from her latest signal are:

Sticks And Stones My Break My Bones

But Chains And Whips Excite Me

Oh my.....I am a bit worried that given my advanced age, I may not fit in. But I'm always up for a new experience. And did I mention I am now in the running for a trip to New York City! I will freely admit that that was my main motivation for calling the radio station. Woo-Hoo!

Cheerleading!

Little Sade just finished up cheerleading class. I'm not going to lie: It was majorly cute, and she LOVED it!

She excelled at the forward roll:

Tried her best to master the cartwheel:

Spent lots of time working on back roll-overs:

Worked on her back bends:

And I have to say (bragging moment) really excelled at hand stands:

I mean come on. Check out that form!

The class also involved learning cheerleading jumps:

And of course dancing!:

Check out her little hand on her butt. They were supposed to rest their hands on their backs, but not one of them could ever remember. It was unbearably cute.

Wee Bit Wednesday

{one} how many times have you been a bridesmaid/maid of honor?

Never. Not even once.

 {two} what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night?

Read. Unless I am otherwise occupied. J/K

{three} you just won your dream vacation, all expenses paid. where are you going?

Anywhere. But I would love, love to tour all parts of Europe.

{four} what is your favorite outdoor activity?

Bike riding. We have been riding with the kids at least a few nights every week.

{five} as a child, what did you want to “be when you grew up”? did you end up there?

I always wanted to be a news reporter. I truly never imagined myself as a stay-at-home mom, but now I can't imagine not being one. Today I am spending the majority of my day at my kids school watching awards assemblies. I feel so incredibly grateful that I can make every single one of these events.

{six} what are 3 things your dream home would have that you don’t currently have?

More space, more character, large outdoor space.

{seven} what’s for dinner tonight?

I have been on a quest to cook dinner everynight, however tonight, since I am so busy, and Megan has Activity Days, and I have Young Women's, I am thinking the kids may have kids meals from Sonic (they are half price on Wednesdays), and I may have Chipotle (My Fav).

{eight} if someone stopped by your house unannounced on a typical Saturday night, what would they find you doing?
If someone came to my house on a Saturday night, they would not find me at home. Saturdays are my night to party (with the kids and Eric of course).

{nine} what’s your average monthly water bill?

Hmmm...I don't know exactly how much we spend on water, since the bill is combined with sewer and garbage. But that bill is usually between $75 and $90 a month.

{ten} what do you do to relax?

Watch T.V.

Talent Show

Last week Megan participated in her schools talent show! It was a process that involved try-outs, and multiple after school practices. They ended up having 50 (that's right I said 50) different acts, which resulted in a 2 hour and 15 minute show. Luckily most of the acts were highly entertaining, so the time flew by.

My little creative spirit Megan, made up her own lyrics to the song Dynamite.

I do not know how to transfer the video performance to blogger, so I will have to make due with pictures.

The first verse of the lyrics she composed are:

I Throw My Sandwich In The Air Sometimes

Saying Ay-Oh Wheres My Mayo?

I Need The Mayo To Eat My Sandwich

Saying Ay-Oh Got No Mayo

She did a great job, and exited to a rip-roaring round of applause.

The teachers also did a fabulous job.

Lady Ga-Ga was one of the hosts.

And the D.J. was pretty stellar.

Not to mention all of the parent volunteers, including ME. See all of those stars decorating the backdrop. I cut everyone one of those out. I will take my accolades now. Thank you.

Megan's entire class also did a performance. It was to the song Walking On Sunshine, along with a song from Glee that I am unable to remember the name of.

It was impressive.

The talent show was dedicated to their Principal who is retiring this year. So for the final act, the teachers did a performance based on the popular you-tube video of the wedding party dancing down the aisle. If you have never seen it, you can watch it here.

It was all-around wonderful, and I had a hard time staying in my seat! I wanted to dance down the aisle too, but somehow restrained myself.