Getting ready

Next week, my sister Kay and all her kids and grandkids are coming to us for a Disneyland trip. Also, my mom and my niece and another sister-in-law and her 2 girls are tagging along. Grand total of 18 people - 8 of them will be bunking with my brother in Westlake - but the rest are bunking with ME! YAY!
So this has given me the excuse to clean out all the closets, organize all the sleeping arrangements, and get rid of extra furniture and other items. We had a great garage sale last Saturday (I made almost $300!) which was lots of fun. And I have made three trips to the Goodwill so far.
I am so excited! This is going to be great!

Happy 10th Birthday, Sam!

Sam requested pizza at the park for his birthday dinner. Apparently Megan forgot to put on make-up because she hid her face in most of the pictures. After cookie brownies, we went to Menchies for frozen yogurt. Then, in true Sam fashion, I was thanked again and again and told that I made his birthday the best ever. I love that kid. And he likes to snuggle too!

Adam's 8th grade Promotion

Adam graduated from Middle School on this week AND received the President's Gold Award for straight A's. So stinking proud of that boy! The experimental 1 1/2 yrs of homeschooling worked! Megan was a supportive sister and attended the Promotion ceremony in spite (or because) of the fact that she had a ton of studying to do for finals. Cute sibs!



And yes, Adam is officially the same height as his dad.

Wright girls' night out

On Saturday, Megan and I went to a Lady Antebellum/Tim McGraw concert. Mainly, we went to see Lady A, and they were fabulous, but we ended up really liking Tim McGraw too. Which was very cool. But the things I think that we will remember the most are:
1) All the beer. And how drunk people act so stupid. I've seen it all before, but it was a real eye-opener for Megan. We watched people being escorted out of the venue for doing some pretty horrible stuff. Are all concerts like that, or just redneck ones?

2) Long lines just to get into the bathroom. What?

3) Smokers everywhere. In a state where people can't even smoke on the beach, this was a bit disconcerting. Not to mention smelly.

So we did sneak out a little early because the negatives began to outweigh the positives, but Megan was happy because she got to see Lady A, AND we got matching "American Honey" T-shirts. That picture will have to come later...
And, we got some awesome chatting time in the car on the 1 1/2 hr. drive there and back. Priceless! I love my little country-loving blondie daughter! She is growing up too fast but I am thankful to have bonding moments like these. Especially when they are educational too.

Sophie: student of the month, and dance recital

Sophie got Student of the Month (for Trustworthiness) on Friday, and had a dance recital on Saturday. Lots of fun!

Memorial Day boating

Memorial Day is always our first boating day of the season. It is a day to take the boat out and make sure all the bugs are worked out after storing it all winter long. Our boat (new to us last summer) worked perfectly (if you are a boat owner, you will understand that miracle)! So happy! We are all ready for the summer boating season now, and with trips to Lakes Nacimiento and Powell in the works, that's a very good thing. *Note to self: always wear a hat while boating. that hair is awful!

Disneyland

The Friday before Memorial weekend, we took our kids out of school and invaded Disneyland. The kids and I were really looking forward to it! We had a great day, aside from all the time we spent waiting in line...
Although, the lines weren't outrageously bad...at least they kept moving. We have lots of "Waiting in line is so boring!" pictures. The worst thing that happened was the closure of Space Mountain (after waiting in line there for about 20 min. what is it with that stupid ride? it is closed every time I go to Disneyland!) and my having to buy some flip-flops because my shoes were killing me. The best thing? Pirates of the Caribbean (Sophie sat on Megan's lap the whole ride), The Haunted Mansion (Sophie and Sam thought it was hysterically funny that there was a ghost sitting on their laps), and the food! Bengal BBQ!
It was an awesome time!