Vegas/Chicago

At the end of July I went to Las Vegas with one of the owners of the salon that I work at. I was just overwhelmed with the busyness of the city. It took a little time to get used to the time change. The first night we went to see Mystere, Cirque De Soceil. It's a acrobatic show. It was awsome. I got to see John Paul Digoria, who together with his partner created Paul Mitchell Systems. The whole trip was a educational adventure. I learned about building buisness and coloring techniques. I had left Sunday for that trip and came home Wendseday at 2:00 in the morning. I worked from 12:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. I was home all day Thursday to play with the kids, wash clothes, and repack for my trip to Chicago. I left Friday morning on a train with a friend to Chicago for a wedding of another friend. The train was fun and hope to do it again someday. The only problem was trying to go to the bathroom;) The first night we went to see Jersey Boys the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. That was a wonderful show, lots of good music. The wedding on Saturday was very beautiful and we had a great time dancing. Sunday we saw the Sears Tower which is now called the Willis Tower. The skydeck was amazing. We could see out 50 miles. Then we went to the Hershey store, that was yummy! From there we walked down the Magnificent Mile. Then we almost missed our train by 2 minuets, Yikes! The adventures was an experience, but I was glad to be home! In this slide show are the pictures from both places I went.

Summer Events

Summer is here and we are feeling the heat. We, as in Matthew's family, have already done some camping this year. Megan and Michael just love it, and Mom and Dad would love it more if they would take a nap willingly. Yeah right huh! Thursday; Megan, Michael, myself and a friend and her son went swimming at the new pool in town. It goes from zero depth on up. The little end have sprinkler area, an umbrella water feature, and a slide for little tykes. The other end has a big double slide (that Megan and I went on) and a curvy slide. It also has a basketball area and swim lanes. It's really cool. Megan liked the little water slide, Michael was happier playing with his spin toy. Matthew has been keeping busy with, well everything. He is trying to find the best place for a shed as we speak. I am booked at the salon the next couple of weeks. If there is any free time, I have worked with some training skills on Lucky, or just been trying to catch up on everyday chores. This summer still brings, Karla and Brandon's baby shower tomorrow, a trip to Vegas in July, and possibly a wedding in Chicago the first of August, along with Michael's 2nd Birthday. I will have to keep you posted as my summer happens.

Here are some pictures of the kids and myself riding horses with Brandon and Karla. As you can see Megan thinks she is an expert. Doesn't she look cute in her get-up?! The brown horses' name is Comet and the lighter colored horse is Chica. I think someday Karla will teach Megan how to ride well. One day here a while back Matthew's brother came over to get the saddle and briddle to move another horse, and Megan precided to explain to him how to make the horse go. It was so cute; she is such a fast learner. Megan got her own horse for her 3rd birthday. It is a paint and is only 1 this April. Next year Lucky (as she calls him) will be old enough to ride; only after Karla trains him. Lucky will get as big a Comet once he is full grown. I think Mom is more excited than she is right now about that.