Day Before.

An hour before.

During the cut, squirting Ms. Michelle

Transformation Complete!

I am a lover of LIVE performances. I do a lot to pass that love on to my boys. Jacob was a pirate captain for his drama performance and a cockroach for his end of year BugZ play. This love also involves being in the audience! We had tickets to see a community theater performance of  'Annie', on an outdoor stage with the gorgeous Red Rock Canyon as a backdrop. It was a 'warm and fuzzy' moment, seeing my sons singing along and dancing to the same songs I enjoyed as a kid. Charlie may have a very limited vocabulary but 'Tomorrow' was heard loud and clear!

Jacob and his bud Aurora

 Next on our list was a visit to the circus! This is a first for all three of my boys! Something this BIG was meant to be shared and we included the grandparents. Barnum and Bailey Circus host a pre show event for the kids (grown-ups kids too!). From the animals outside to the arena floor, we were able to meet and greet all the performers and even try out some of the acts!

The two oldest elephants were 56 and 57! Wow!

Jake was excited to walk the tightrope!

A happy Snuggle with grandpa and some popcorn!

Fun to see it through his eyes and hear his 'oohs and ahhs'

The tightrope act

Tigers!

I was lucky  enough to grow up seeing the circus every year. I loved the horses the best, and second were the elephants. This was a neat family night for us and something I know we will doing again soon!

I was a Daisy and then a Brownie. I went to a few summer camps, a couple of p.j. sleepovers, all cabin or indoor camping. Shot a few arrows, made a few lanyards, and even memorized the standard camp songs. Fast forward to.... I married an Eagle Scout. My first born is now in Cub Scouts. They do SERIOUS camping. Outdoors. On cots. In tents that shake in the breeze. Bugs, dirt, and BB guns. School ended on a Thursday, and Friday morning we head for the hills. Cedar Glen, California to be exact. Camp Pollack was the destination for Pack 383, Den 12! We dropped off our little cub (aka Charlie) in Big Bear with the grandparents and were looking forward to some special one on one time with Jacob and the great outdoors.

We set up camp, snuggled on camp chairs, and then ran around like wild Indians! Or kung fu masters come to find out. The boys disappeared into battle behind the trees and down by a creek, leaving the parents to...enjoy nature? It was a beautiful campsite and we were surrounded by scout families, trees, and some of the coolest camping gear I cannot wait to get my hands on! A weekend of rock wall climbing, ice cream making, BB gun shooting, handicraft making, arrow shooting, dutch oven cooking, that we will NEVER forget!












If more of this is in my future, BRING it! This former girl scout is ready to rough it!