Hawaii anyone?

Via the virtual world, that is?

I've been amassing a list of "virtual field trip" sites - will post the list as soon as it's complete...but in the mean time this one is rather cool, considering that Hawaii is rather difficult and expensive to get to...HAWAII

Have a great trip!

Vegas Caricature

Our trip to Las Vegas was a BLAST! Will post more later...We had this caricature done on Fremont Street (Old Las Vegas) and I think the artist did an amazing job of capturing the kiddos...Now I have to figure out where to get the cash to have it framed, since we didn't win big...

Check out my Slide Show!

The little girl's designs

Our little girl was working feverishly today, designing these "cheerleader" costumes for her and her cousin. The skirts were made from an old sheet and the tops from one old undershirt, some scrap fabric & more sheet fabric.

We're off to Sin-City!

We board a plane for Vegas tomorrow at 9:25 am!!!

The in-laws have a gorgeous house (ok...the second gorgeous house for those of you who know us well...) in Lake Las Vegas and we, as usual, are the lucky recipients of their hospitality & graciousness!!!

This time tomorrow I'll be feeling like the movie star/rock star I always thought I would be!!!

Will post photos etc. as soon as I can!

We're planning to spend most of the week poolside, but will also trek out to Valley Of Fire State Park and hopefully Red Rock Canyon too!

No offense, but I hope the May weather in Illinois is miserable until the 13th when we return!!!

The Boy's First Communion

Our young man made his 1st Holy Communion on Saturday!

The ceremony was beautiful, if not the weather...the beautiful looking weather photos are cheat shots taken Sunday after mass...Communion Day was very cold & drizzly!

We had a great party at home afterward with all of our in-town friends & loved ones & a great time was had by all (and I think I may have made my most-delicious-cake-ever!)

He's growing up so fast...sigh...another milestone passes!

Knute Rockne All American - A New Musical!

The kids & I had the pleasure of attending a performance of this really fine new musical!

A friend of mine from highschool (Stef Tovar) is playing Knute...and graciously provided us with comp. tickets for today's matinee! We also got a behind the scenes tour - which was really cool & so nice of Stef to provide! H & H were quoting lines from the show, and attempting to re-create the dance scenes for the remainder of the evening...

If you're willing & able to drive to Munster IN, you won't regret it! It may go far & you can say "I saw it when..."

You can see clips from the show by clicking HERE

Incidentally, the show is pretty kid-friendly - a few cuss words here & there, and some rather sexy dancing in the speakeasy scenes (two of them) - but my 7 & 9 year olds, plus my theatre-savvy even younger niece, truly enjoyed the show!

"Aren't sports and musicals supposed to be oil and water? Not here. "Knute Rockne All-American" ... makes the two seem profitably symbiotic."
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

"a fast-paced, sophisticated world premiere"
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

"See this show before it goes to Broadway."
Tom Williams Chicagocritic.com