Swimming at the Robinson's

Chet's parents have an awesome swimming pool in their back yard! Today was the first day we got to go swimming in it. The kids had a blast! We look forward to a summer filled with lots of pool time and bonding with the grandparents! :)

"That's awesome!" says Harris.



Liv jumping in as soon as we got there.


That is pure joy on Harris' face!


My kids could stay in the water all day!

Paramore concert with Liv

So, last night Liv and I went to the Paramore concert at the Ecenter in West Valley (yes, we wore bullet proof vests...). Some people might tell you it was the No Doubt concert, but for me and Liv it was all about Paramore.

It was cool to be able to provide Liv with her first Rock and Roll experience (Jaime taking her to see Hannah Montana last year does not count!). It is both weird and gratifying that Liv's musical tastes are gravitating toward mine (as opposed to Jaime's, it would be hard to say what her tastes are exactly). Most kids Liv's age are into the whole tween scene of Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus (maybe even Taylor Swift, who falls into that same category to me) but Liv is into Paramore (she doesn't mind The Killers or Pearl Jam either). Last week Liv's class did their annual show-and-tell, Liv brought her karate sparring gear and my autographed bandanna from Paramore. There wasn't a single kid in her class that knew who Paramore was! In a way I guess I am glad that one of my favorite bands isn't especially popular amongst the 2nd grade crowd...
Which brings me to another point, Paramore is in fact one of my very favorite bands. Big props to Jeff Big Poppa Johnson for cluing me into them a couple years ago. And just for the record, I have never been shy about my goth girl tendencies (other favorite bands include Garbage and Evanescence) and I am not ashamed of how girly it sounds to say that I love Paramore. So, how was the show you ask? Way too short! But so awesome! Paramore was only on stage for an hour (so some OTHER band could take the stage...whatever) but they did perform my favorite song, Let the Flames Begin, and they also performed 2 brand new songs! Worth the price of admission right there. Alright, on to pics and vids...




This is Hayley, there is something about female lead singers of rock bands...


Check out the hair!



So intense!

Sweet video of "Decode", to close the set. Watch for Liv cheering near the end of the vid.

Anyway, that's it. We had a great time and look forward to our next concert!

Last Day of Preschool

Today was Harris' last day of preschool. It was a rough afternoon for him. He has become very attached to his teacher Mrs. Chamberlain. I remember one day getting him ready for school and he shyly said to me "I love Mrs. Chamberlain". It was very sweet. So today when he had to say "goodbye" once wasn't enough. We had to go back so he could say "goodbye" once more. As we were driving home he started to cry because he was "going to miss Mrs. Chamberlain". (It was so sad!) What a difference from the beginning of the year when he would cry because he didn't want to go! I am glad that after a rough start he ended up having a great first year!