SCHOOL'S OUT!

I, along with most parents on the planet, have very mixed feelings about school being out. I love the unstructured freedom that comes with summer, but not all the boredom and trying to keep kids busy that tags along as well. Summer never seems long enough though, so I must love it more than I dread it.

3x3 Tournament

Sqwad FC- C Man's 3x3 tournament team and coach. (C Man in the Qatar jersey).

Princess P plays a purple cello at Arts Night.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

Princess P is having a great time playing the cello. She always tells me that orchestra is her favorite class and she loves her teacher. Mrs. M had them dress up differently for each song and it was really cute.

Princess P and her friend A with their crowns- ready for the first song.

Princess P and her orchestra friends!

HALLOWEEN CONCERT

Princess P has started playing the cello this year in Middle School. She is actually pretty excited about it and I am thrilled! She's always been so good to practice piano, that's why I let her do two instruments. So far, so good...

Princess P as a witch for the Halloween Concert and her teacher as the good fairy from Wizard of Oz.

Princess P playing in the orchestra.

Two of her good friends are in orchestra with her, so that makes it doubly fun!

WARPED TOUR 2014

Big C and I were blown away, but our sweet, little, newly-returned missionary wanted to go to Warped Tour this year! She hadn't even been home a month! She said it was a huge shock at first, but then she loosened up and had a great time. I have very mixed feelings about the 'loosening up' part...

Friend, Awesome A and Sister S.

They always come home with lots of free swag from these concerts and have a great time talking with the band members. This year they each got these awesome glasses.

A with the lead singer of his new favorite band- Icon for Hire.

Two A's in the mosh pit!

A and another band member from Icon for Hire.

A and the drummer from Icon for Hire.

UPROAR

My kids just went to a concert called 'Uproar' on a school night! Hell must have frozen over. I have no idea how it happened. I usually don't even let my kids go hang out with friends on a school night. I must have gone mad. *NOTE: Their grades were in good standing (A's) or they would NOT have gone.

The main band they went to hear is called Avenged Sevenfold. NOT my favorite group, but then, I'm sure my parents weren't impressed with my choice of music either and they let me go to multiple concerts growing up. I do have to admit I have one Avenged song on my iPod. It is called Fiction (click to listen). A can play it on the piano, so I've actually learned to like it.Here are S, J & C (sister-in-law & husband), A and D. They had SUCH a good time.

Here is their favorite band on stage. The skull with the bat wings is their symbol. Yuck. Maybe their taste in music will improve as they get older? ;)

GOTTA KEEP ROCKIN' & DAY 13

I got to go relive my 80's teenage years last night. My sister and her husband had tickets to see Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger and her husband couldn't go, SO I GOT TO!

We had so much fun! I am sure I was entertainment for those around me, but I was cheering and clapping and fist pumping with the best of 'em!

Night Ranger was even good. I hadn't realized how many of their songs I knew. BTW, I am counting this photo as my DAY 13- YOURSELF WITH 13 THINGS photo. Definitely 13 things in there.

These last 3 photos were taken by a friend sitting up above us. She took this photo of my sister and I. She got some awesome pictures!!

Foreigner was to die for! I LOVE this band! They have been a favorite since I was 12. They ROCKED!!

But there is no one like Journey. Their lead singer is amazing!! I was blown away again and again! Talk about memories... *sigh* We had SUCH a great time! I want to go to another concert!!