Date Night Out for Weird Al

Yesterday Nick and I left the kids behind and headed off to Darien Lake Amphitheatre to see Weird Al in concert! This was Nick's first time there, and first outdoor concert. 

In true Darien fashion, we arrived early to tailgate in the parking lot before heading inside. I cooked us up some delicious pasta on my camping stove, plus brought chips and dip and brownies. Yum! 

Around 7pm we headed inside to grab our spot on the lawn and kill time watching the sun set.

The opener was "Puddles Pity Party" which we had never heard of.....however he did have a great voice. His songs were part parody, part oddity and his fan base was unusual to say the least....

Weird Al finally came on and after 2.5+ hrs of going strong he quite possibly covered every single song he's ever done! Including movie bits and TV spots. 

We got home late but had a great time! 

Jacob's Week at Church Camp

Last Sunday we dropped Jacob off in Delevan NY for his first time at church camp! He was very excited to go (without big brother) and he had a great time. He had the same counselor that Brad had in 2018/2019! And the counselor works at the college Brad is going to and remembered him. 

I helped get him settled in and unpacked before we said goodbye and drove back home. Thankfully the camp posted pictures each evening of the day's activities, so we were able to keep up on how he was doing over the 5 days.

They swam, played games, rafting, fishing, did crafts, caught tadpoles, tie dyed shirts, roasted marshmallows, sang songs, and lots of other fun camp things. He said he loved it!!

Brad Is 16!

My baby boy has turned 16 years old!! I can't believe how time has flown, and he is a young man now. School is finished so now he is a senior in high school AND college. This time next year will be pivotal for him!

We had a small family party at home for him, and I did all I could to make him feel special. He requested his birthday dinner to be grilled burgers, Mac and cheese with BBQ pulled pork, and dessert was carrot cake and moose tracks ice cream. I made everything from scratch and he loved it all!

That afternoon I took him to the DMV and he got his permit!! We went right to a parking lot and he got his first lesson how to drive a manual. 

His only gift request was to go to a trampoline park. His friends couldn't go...so he was agreeable to his little brother going. I took them both for 2 hrs and they had a blast

Happy birthday Bradley!

Fathers Day and Summer Fun

For Father's Day Nick requested a picnic by the lake! So we packed a lunch and me and him headed off to the Lake Ontario shore for a nice quiet picnic by the water. 

For his special meal he requested butter chicken and black beans brownies. It was all so yummy! He loved it and had a fun day, we are all very thankful to have him.

I finally made another batch of homemade ginger ale! This is the real stuff, naturally fermented for carbonation.

Delicious butter chicken

My work had a fundraising gala for which I volunteered to help with. I was there about 6hr and stayed pretty busy! The food was good, and it was a fun reason to dress up