Week in Oz

I spent the first week of August in Melrose with the boys. Jacob and Maddie went to Theatre Camp put on by the GREAT Theatre Company out of St Cloud, where we are season ticket holders. This year the play they put on was "The Wizard of Oz". Jacob got the part of Ozian 2 and Maddie was the Wicked Witch. Jacob thought he looked like a leprechaun. They only had 5 mornings to put together this 30 minute play. The costumes were so fun and the kids appeared to know their lines really well. Only problem was that it seems they were told they'd have microphones, but they didn't. The only lines you could hear were your own kid's because you'd practiced them and knew what they were saying. Plus during the show, Wyatt was about the loudest one there (on or off stage) and in the middle of the play I felt this familiar warmth soak thru my shirt (meaning I'd been peed on).

Jacob as Ozian 2

The Wicked Witch and the Ozian

We did have a fun week in Melrose though. We had lunch at the bowling alley and bowled one day. Ate at the pizza buffet in town. Saw the smurfts movie. Swam in the Rosenbergers pool. Spent another day at the lake with the Feldewerds. Went to McDonalds playland for lunch one day. And enjoyed time with family. Fred missed us, next time I'll leave him a list so he doesn't get so bored.

Gavin with a Mario mustache from the bowling alley.

Gavin with crazy "Shark Boy" hair.

On the 5th of August Adrea, Alyssa and I went to Glamorama, a fundraiser for Children's Cancer Research.We went out to Crave before hand for sushi and appetizers. The show was at the Orpheum, it began with a video about a MN family whose 2 children both had a rare form of cancer, but now are cancer-free, so we started out in tears. Then the fun came, the show starred Far East Movement and Bruno Mars, they performed during a fashion show of a number of designers, the last one being a men's underwear designer. After the show, we all hearded over to Macy's to their 8th floor for appetizers, desserts, drinks, dancing, and activities. We got some body art painted on our shoulder and had some fun photos taken of us. We ate and drank to our best abilities and tried not to look too old on the dance floor. It was such a fun evening, I hope we can do it again next year.

On the 11th of August we went to St Paul's Rice Park to help set the world record for most simultaneous somersaults. Adrea came with us. Adrea, Jacob, Gavin and I somersaulted for the record. We also got to see Kerri Strug and Petey the Pea Cup (a HealthPartner's mascot).

It was a challenge to try to get a picture of us.

Here we are with Petey.