First season tickets to the opera

 

We saw Rigolotto yesterday afternoon.    Our season tickets are for Wednesday evening, but I moved them for this show to Sunday so that Tatiana could go to Camp Grandparents.  
It was lovely.  She wore one of her new dresses, the white one with little sparkly things on it.   We liked having the parking underneath.   It was also nice in that we barely had to go outside.  It was raining a little.  It had three acts and the first act was a little long.   We think she dozed on my arm a few times during it. We think she was a bit tired from Camp Grandparents.  I'd brought some Gouda Baby Bel so we had those during first intermission.  The second and third acts were much shorter.  During second intermission we were going to check out some different seat locations.   We down some stairs.   She was so focused on flying down the stairs that she went too far and I lost her.  I waited for a bit then looked at the other seats.  Then I went back to our seats.  She came back there too.  She said she'd looked for me, but she chose the elevator to go up and it took awhile.   We both loved the Women are Fickle famous song from that opera.  When we got to the car we were both very eager to get home. 

 

Camping last weekend

 

We have greatly enjoyed the AHG camping trips, but the one this last weekend was by far the best.   The girls got the idea to have their own tent and have a sleepover camping.   Fortunately, Kristen's family has two tents so they put up the big one for the girls.  They had soooo much fun.    The giggling went on late into the night.  The next day I noticed that the zipper was open, which just invites bugs so I went to the tent to close it.  I looked inside.   It was funny how entirely messy that was.   We had bought a bag of candy and they had it in there.   There was candy wrappers in piles on the tent floor.   I took a photo. 

Friday morning I started my first fire ever.   Patty joked that us moms needed badges too and that I should get the AHG Mommy Fire badge.   Since I wake up early, I will probably be starting lots of fires in the wood stove.  Likely let the house get cold at night and then heat it up in the morning,  

 

Day at her friend's farm

 

 Wednesday Tatiana and Scotland went over to our friend's farm.   Scotland was helping to install some kitchen cabinets.   They were gone all day.  They were hungry when they got home and wanted to go to The Stable.  I had eaten but went along to be with them.  Once we got there I asked Scotland how his day was and he told me that when they left to go to Home Depot (as all projects start) at the far end of the street they found police and all of their sheep.   So, they had to go back and get food to get the sheep back into the yard, and quick-fix the fence.  Then they installed the cabinets and it was a bit of a struggle because the cabinets weren't quite the right size for the kitchen. 

Then I asked Tatiana.  I so wish I'd taken a video.   I got a complete explanation and it was adorable!   They were on the trampoline but then Elisa needed it and she was babysitting one of the little kids who could't be on with multiple kids.   So then they played like they were on old men on the moon and Diana was Darth Vadar.    Then the old men won and they played something else.  Then their mom wanted Diana and they got Willa to play with/watch.  She was big enough for the trampoline, so then all of them went to the trampoline.   Then later they played the old men game again.   Frances was an old man in a wheelchair and he couldn't leave a certain area because his wheelchair couldn't go over the step.   I think she said the old men lost that time.   Then they got hot and went inside and played a four player video game together.