Summer adventure #4

We went to a "free" concert at the Galven Center in downtown Salt Lake City this week. Imagining that I am a music critic...here is my review of the night :)

 The opening act was "Allred" one of our local favorites.  They did an amazing job as always.

The kids always need to go and say hi and take a picture (Miss. S was at a friends house, so she missed out)

 They have some really fun "water ways" that the kids loved to play in.

It is worth the trip down town just to play in the water.

There were 2 more "opening acts" before Parachute played, but they didn't impress me enough to even remember their names.

 And here they are...PARACHUTE....my thoughts: they were just OK. I have only heard 1 of their songs played on the radio, not a big deal. So I went to their Facebook page and listened to some of their stuff and they sounded really good. I was excited to see them in person. But then when they played, the music was too loud, you couldn't really hear their voices. When you could hear them, it didn't sound anything like their CD. They are a band that is better on the radio then in person.  I was glad I didn't pay money to see them. They also seemed kind of "full of themselves" and fake.  Maybe that is what happens when you get signed by a record label...you lose the "real" sound and become "fake". I guess I am spoiled with the local bands we go and see.  They haven't been "made over" to seem more marketable, they are raw. You get what you see and hear. Way more my style.

Even though the music wasn't as good as we had hoped we still had a great night.  Food, games, and good weather. What more could you ask for?

Summer adventure #3

Summer Adventure #3 starts off with a tour through Taffy Town! (Located in down town Salt Lake City, you have to have an appointment, just so you know) My kids loved it...lets be honest, the parents loved it to, who doesn't love taffy :) A million different flavors and not enough time to try them all. My favorite that day was "Cinnamon Roll", super good.
They make you wear hair nets, the kids thought that was pretty cool.

Then over to Gate Way Mall for a little fun in the sun. My kids always love to play in the water here. We also had lunch at Jason's Deli. (kids had free kids meal coupons from school, SwEeT!)

To top off the day we went to the Church History Museum.  My kids love the Children's area that is on the 2nd floor. They got to dress up and learn some Mexican dances. There are so many activities that we could have spent almost 3 hours there. 

It was a fun day, but I was exhausted. I enjoy doing activities around town that don't cost a lot of money. A FULL days worth of adventures for the cost of a little extra Taffy and lunch for Hubby and me...not too bad!

We had a baby....ok I didn't have it my sister did, but after the labor was over I needed medication (haha just a little Advil, but still)

This is the beautiful little boy that joined our family early this morning. My sweet (and maybe a little insane) sister had her 4th little boy...ALL NATURAL. She did an amazing job. My mother and I got to be a part of the delivery team (which really means we rubbed her back for about 8 hours straight, my mom has the blisters to prove it). Her husband did a great job at helping her "stay focused" and pushed up those knees. I think we all deserve a massage!

Here is the happy family.

Mr. K loving on his new brother!

Mr. B practicing to be a Doctor...he looks good!

And Mr. E the true biggest brother :)

And the new arrival weighing in at 8.6lbs and 20 inches long. The biggest of her 4 boys by 1.6lbs, good thing he was 2 weeks early.

Summer adventure #2

 Maybe we should start calling it "the summer of music". We went to Wingers to have dinner and they have started a new thing where they spotlight local musicians.  This is Travis Van Hoff. He did a great job singing. He is on facebook, so you should check out his page and listen to some of his stuff.

More music adventures to come!

Girls Camp

 My sweet little girl went to Girls Camp this year....how can that be?

 She was doing the "Iron Rod" challenge.

 And surprise, surprise, who should be at the end of the rope.....her Daddy!! He was scheduled to come up on that day, she just didn't know when. Lets just say that some tears were shed (kind of wish I could have seen that:) 

 The good old zip line!

Sort of looks like she had a good time. When she got home I asked her if she wanted to go back to Girls Camp? She said "sure it was fun, but not for a little while...I missed my bed". Glad she missed her bed!

She really did have a great time, we missed her.  We are glad she is home.

Our first summer adventure.

 We went to the "Concert in the Park" at Brigham Young Historical park downtown and saw the Bagpipes. It was so much fun. It was a little windy but well worth it.  The concerts are on Tuesdays and Fridays all summer long.  They are free (love that). We took blankets to sit on, but there were chairs set up and it wasn't too crowed when we got there so we got a seat.

 They played for about 1 hour. They had 4 girls dance to a couple of songs, they were fun to watch.

My favorite song was "Amazing Grace".  They had a lady sing the first verse and then they played the rest. I have decided I want someone to play that song with Bagpipes at my funeral....not anytime soon, but just thought you all should know my desires :)

So go and check out the other concerts that will be coming this summer (FM100 web page, Concerts in the Park), there are a few really good ones. Let me know if you decide to go to any of them and we can meet up. The kids loved just sitting on the blanket playing games, listening to music, and eating treats (we always have treat:).

She is all done with preschool.

 Miss K. graduated from Preschool, a few weeks ago and I forgot to post the pictures...oops!

This is her preschool-boyfriend, he's a friend, and a boy :)

 What a cute grad!

 This is one of her teacher helpers-Shelby.

This is her other teacher helper-Zach (she had a slight crush on him!)

We did the preschool that the local High School runs. They have Juniors and Seniors that are teachers helpers. There are 2 official teachers that over see everything. Miss. K loved every minute of it. They really worked well with the kids and did some amazing projects. I would highly recommend it!