Beauty and the Beast- Vive Les Arts

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Tonight Ian and I went to see Vive Les Arts production of Beauty and the Beast. It was fantastic! The sets were awesome, the cast was awesome, and the show as a whole was awesome. They even had it rigged for characters to fly around the stage! Pretty awesome! LOL. Ian really enjoyed the show this time, but was especially attentive because he had a red rose that lit up and the audience was told to wave the rose to help revive Beast and change him back into the Prince at the proper time. There was a lot of rose waving, some smoke, some flying and a Prince emerged! Have I said Awesome??? hee hee. Ian was one of a very few boys that I noticed walking through the character line afterwards. He was noticed by several characters who took the time to say hello to him and offered to let us take a photo with them. Ian LOVED that! Even Belle stopped Beast to have him be in the photo with her and Ian. How sweet! Knitter's theatrical daughters were in the show, too! They were townspeople and then reappeared in the dinner line as the Salt Shaker and a Fork and I think a tablecloth though I stand to be corrected. They were all sorts of wonderful to Ian after the show as always. When I asked Ian about his favorite part of the evening, he said it was meeting the kids after the show! That's a huge compliment considering how much he liked that silly red rose!! So if you live in the Killeen area and you get a chance, go see Beauty and the Beast at Vive Les Arts! You won't be disappointed!

Wordless Wednesday

 

Sesame Street Live-- USO

 

Saturday we took the kids to see the Sesame Street Live Show sponsored by the USO at Ft Hood. The boys had a grand time! Ian and Aaron both danced up a storm and really enjoyed the show. They were given Elmo spinners and wore their USO bandanas on their heads. It was a really nice time and we were so thankful that the USO brought the show at no cost to us.

July At the Park

 

Happy Birthday, Hugga Bugga!

 


Oh my goodness! How did this happen? How did my baby grow up so fast? Where did the time go?

Aaron celebrated his second birthday today and I think he really enjoyed himself. He woke up this morning to find his big present from Mommy and Daddy and got right in to take it for a spin. We got him a Fisher Price Happy Songs Coupe, which is like a Cozy Coupe. HE LOVES IT! Then it was pretty much an ordinary day until 4:30 pm when our friends met us at the splash park for a birthday party pizza bash ala Sesame Street theme. Aaron was decked out in his new Elmo swimwear and shirt and enjoyed his pizza and the company. He liked the water, but also liked to just run around the park. He DID NOT like getting Happy Birthday sung to him and spent the whole time we were doing that screaming NOOOOOOO and putting his head down on the bench. Such a little drama bugger! The cake was a bit of challenge for me. My friend Laura made the cutest little Sesame Street characters to go on it, but was out of town and unavailable to make the actual cake so that was left up to me. I managed. It wasn't as pretty as it would have been had she done it, but it tasted pretty good. I made a three layer 10" round cake with the layers all in different colors: red, yellow, and green. The decorations were awesome and the cake tasted really good so it was a success in spite of its shortcomings. There wasn't even a slice to bring home so it must not have been bad, eh? We came home and the kids were bathed and then Aaron got go open the rest of his presents. He loved it all and wasn't too keen on sharing with his older brother. I guess we need to learn that lesson here in the next month or two.

So here we are in the Terrible Twos again. Wish us luck! And send us a dose of patience and sanity while you are at it!

Happy Birthday, Aaron! Mommy loves you so much and is so proud to call you her little boy! Continue charming everyone with that crazy grin and keep on giving Mommy lots of hugs and kisses. Mommy cherishes each and every one!

What Would You Do For Free Food?

 
 


I'd torture my kids with cow costumes! How about you?

1st Cav Horse Barn Tour

 

We had a great morning touring the 1st Cavalry Division Horse barn on Ft Hood this morning. It's a free tour and the kids had a wonderful time. Well worth the time and energy to get out there. I only wish I had brought a bag of carrots with me.

We were first shown the offices before visiting a few horses and mules. The soldier gave the kids horse treats to feed them and said that they love apples and carrots so next time we go we will take some with us. After seeing a few horses, we went to see a few horses getting pedicures. When Caitin, our little friend, asked if they got their nails painted she wasn't disappointed. The civilian manning the horseshoeing area went to the cabinet and pulled out horse nail polish. :) too funny!

From there we visited the boot making and saddle making area. We were told about making boots and saddles and then continued on to see the tractors and wagons. The kids were allowed to climb up on the equipment and into the wagon. Then we fed a few more horses before stopping up front for a picture on the mascot horse. He really isn't supposed to be ridden on, but the soldier said our kids were light enough that he'd make an exception. :)

So if you live in the Ft Hood area and have never taken advantage of going to the 1st Cav Horse barn, you really should stop by. You don't even have to go through the security check point so it is easy access to both military and civilian families!