BYU Fan Fest

BYU had a Fan Fest at the new Gilbert Regional Park that was just built near us. Michael, Andrew, and Jonny had a fun time!

Andrew's Last Day of School

Today was Andrew's last day of high school so we had to go out and celebrate! We had a fun dinner at Texas Roadhouse. His finals are done and he will graduate on Tuesday! 

Andrew's Track Banquet

Andrew had a fantastic track season! He has come so far since he first started his freshman year! 

Way to go, son!

Andrew's Senior Awards Ceremony

We are so proud of Andrew! He is a hard worker who loves to help and serve others, and he always strives to follow the Lord. I am so glad that he is being recognized for his intelligence and exceptional grades. All of his hard work has paid off!

Great job, son!

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! 

On Saturday night, we went to Lauren Williams's wedding reception. I have been looking forward to it because I wanted to see Teresa. We also got the added surprise of seeing the Memorys there and we were able to talk to them for a little while. It was a lovely reception. 

At church on Sunday, the musical number was the primary and the young men and young women singing "Love Is Spoken Here." It was really nice. Relief Society was great. They had yogurt and fruit for us. Erin Greene taught the lesson and all the class one young women were in there. After church, they handed out Nothing Bundt Cakes. They've been doing that for the last few years and I love it. Michael grilled steaks and the boys made the sides. Emily and Nathaniel both called me today. While they cleaned up, I went upstairs to take a nap. When I woke up from my nap, we had family home evening. Michael gave the lesson. He talked to the boys for a long time about how grateful he is for me. He also talked about how when I gave birth to Nathaniel, he remembers me lying there after they put me to sleep again after Nathaniel was born. They insisted that he go with Nathaniel but he felt bad leaving me. He said that when he looked back and saw me lying there, it looked like I had given my life for Nathaniel. If it weren't for modern medicine, I would have. He said so many nice things and I really appreciate it. We played Taboo, my favorite game. Daniel and I won. Then we helped Andrew a little bit more with his Capstone and he did one more practice. Daniel went to bed right after the game because he has his AP exam in the morning.

Derek Hough Symphony of Dance Concert in Mesa

I had so much fun at the Symphony of Dance concert! When I went to buy tickets, it was almost completely sold out but I got one ticket and went by myself. It was fantastic! Here is a sampling of some of the amazing performances:

He did this same stunt at his show in Las Vegas. He can jump over all these people!

Benson Boone Concert

Jonny and I had so much fun at the Benson Boone concert! Jonny even got to meet him in person!

We arrived right on time and waited in line for the meet and greet. I went in with him for just a minute to scan the ticket and use the bathroom. I'm glad I had gone to the bathroom because Jonny said they were having trouble scanning his ticket to get his wristband so I was able to help with that really quickly before I went back outside. Then I had to entertain myself for the next hour and a half. I sat down for a little while and talked to some people. I walked to Chipotle and I had some pork tacos. I walked back and the line to get in was insane. It was like the line to get into the Eiffel Tower. I walked up and I saw the Barzees so I talked to them for a minute and then I went to sit down on a bench. I went up to the security guy to explain that my son was already inside and asked him where I should go and he led me to go in the short line so that worked out great. Jonny was already in our seats. He had a great experience at his meet and greet. He had to wait in line for his turn. Benson Boone gave him a hug and the people used Jonny's phone to take some pictures. Jonny had wanted to ask him why he wanted to become a singer but he never got the chance. It was pretty quick, I guess. He said he was really nice. After the hug and the pictures, Jonny asked if he would sign his shoe. He had seen a video of somebody getting that done by him before and he had brought a silver and a black sharpie. He used the silver sharpie on his black shoe and it looks pretty cool. 

After that, they went back out to the main area by the concession stands and they had a little stage set up and he played a couple unreleased songs and had a listening party. Jonny also got a handkerchief and a lanyard with a signed VIP badge. I'm so glad he got to do that! We had so much fun at the concert! It was so loud. The opening act was on for about 45 minutes or so, I think. She was very good but I didn't know any of her music. She was from London and her name is Mimi Webb. I kept asking Jonny if he wanted anything to eat or use the bathroom and he said no but he did say he wanted a soda so I got him one and brought it back. I saw Cole McClure on my way out. We waited a while for Benson Boone to start and I think it was a little after 9 PM when he came out. 

He's a fantastic performer and everybody had a great time. The audience was so loud! I had a headache by the time it was over and I was super tired. He played all of his great songs that Jonny loves. I wanted to tape "In the Stars" for him but it was before that song that he asked everybody to put their phones away so I didn't get to record it but it was fun to sing with Jonny. His final song was "Beautiful Things." 

When the concert was over, I got a picture of Jonny with the stage in the background and we went to the bathroom and headed out. We had a little trouble finding the car but Jonny figured it out. We got out of the parking garage pretty quickly and there was hardly any traffic once we got out so we got home in the regular amount of time. It was midnight when we got home. It was an amazing experience and I know that Jonny and I will both remember it forever!